According to an exclusive story by People magazine, Anna Kendrick, the Pitch Perfect actress, has been in a relationship with American stand-up comedian Alex Edelman for months. Anna Kendrick and Alex Edelman were recently spotted in a car together, sparking dating speculations.
According to People, a source tells them that the couple has been together for several months now and Anna recently celebrated Edelmanβs birthday together, meeting his mum in the process.
βIt doesnβt seem casual. Annaβs very private, though. They enjoy date night at low-key restaurants that are not your typical celeb hangouts,β the source added, as reported by People.
Who is Alex Edelman? Anna Kendrickβs seemingly new flame
Alex Edelman is a 36-year-old American stand-up comedian born and raised in Boston to a modern Orthodox Jewish family. Alex found an interest in stand-up comedy when he was fifteen years old, and this interest continued even when he was in school.
He made his UK debut in 2012 and first performed in Australia in 2015. In 2014, he won an Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. Alex has also won a Herald Angel Award, an Obie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2024, Edelman was honored with a Special Tony Award.
Alex has toured three shows since his debut, including Millennial, Everything Handed to You, and Just for Us. During a performance on his Just for Us tour, Adelman mentioned that he would have identified as bis*xual if he had not been raised in a religious environment.
βIf I was raised secular I would consider myself bis*xual. But because I was raised religious, I consider myself straight with some secrets.β
Before his rumoured relationship with Anna Kendrick, Alex Edelman had been in an on-and-off relationship with Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan.
Anna Kendrick dated Edgar Wright, the director of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,βfrom 2009 to 2013. She was then in a relationship with Ben Richardson from 2014 to 2020. Most recently, Anna dated Bill Hader; they began their relationship in 2020 and broke up in 2022 after dating for over a year.
In 2022, Anna Kendrick reportedly spoke out about her experiences in an abusive relationship. She compared this experience to her character's story in the 2023 movie Alice, Darling.
βI was in a situation where I loved and trusted this person more than I trusted myself. So when that person is telling you that you have a distorted sense of reality and that you are impossible and that all the stuff that you think is going on is not going on, your life gets really confusing really quickly.β
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Anna Kendrick and Alex Edelman have yet to confirm or deny their rumored relationship.