Singer Dua Lipa, 30, has spoken publicly for the first time about her marriage to actor Callum Turner, 36, describing their wedding day as magical in a new interview with Vogue Italia published on Monday, August 24.
Opening up about the start of married life, the pop star told the magazine that the couple received plenty of advice on how to handle their wedding day, but decided to follow only two suggestions. Expressing her devotion to Turner, she added that she feels at home wherever her husband is.
Lipa shared with Vogue Italia that the first piece of advice they followed was to experience the day as if they were guests themselves, which allowed them to feel less anxiety and have more fun. Their second rule was to look for one another constantly in the crowd and never lose sight of each other, an approach she said left the couple with many memories together.
Ceremonies in London and Palermo
Lipa and Turner first exchanged rings in May in London, England, during a private ceremony attended by family and friends. A few days later, in early June, they hosted a lavish party at a castle in Palermo, the capital of the southern Italian island of Sicily, to celebrate their union with a larger group of guests.
The singer's wedding dress, one of the details most anticipated by fans, was made public only a week after the celebrations when she shared previously unseen photographs on her Instagram profile. In her interview with Vogue Italia, the Italian edition of the fashion magazine Vogue, Lipa also discussed her relationship with social media and the anxiety around sharing memories from the party.
She explained that she has a clear idea of what to share online and what to keep to herself. When she goes a few days without posting anything, she said, she sometimes becomes a little anxious, so she picks the photos that look nicest and posts them without overthinking, before closing the app and forgetting about them.
Relationship timeline and career background
Together since mid-January 2024, the celebrity couple first made their relationship public in July of that year through a joint post on social media. One year later, Lipa confirmed their engagement following months of speculation that began when she was spotted wearing a sparkling ring.
Born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents, Lipa is a multiple Grammy and Brit Award winner known for global pop hits such as New Rules, Don't Start Now and Levitating across her studio albums Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia and Radical Optimism. Turner, also from London, began his career as a fashion model before starring in the Fantastic Beasts film series, the BBC drama War and Peace, the sports film The Boys in the Boat and the Second World War television series Masters of the Air.
New direction for Dua Lipa and her songwriting
Looking ahead to her new romantic chapter alongside Turner, the singer said she is moving away from writing songs about failed relationships. She noted that singing about heartbreak is very common, and that when she was younger she found much more inspiration in searching and longing for true love.
Now that she is married, Lipa told Vogue Italia that she wants to discover what happens after a person finds love, explaining that she is interested in the everyday complexities of a relationship, in its quieter moments and in the small things.
