The fact that Lewis Capaldi is a songwriter about heartbreak seems almost appropriate. He doesn’t purposefully remain ambiguous or conceal himself behind mystique. He’s the type of person who will stand in front of an audience and blatantly acknowledge that his album was about a girl who broke up with him. People are intrigued by that level of candor. Additionally, it means that his private life receives far more attention than most artists of his caliber would likely desire.
Does Lewis Capaldi have a girlfriend? That’s the question that keeps coming up. The most obvious response as of mid-2025 is that it’s actually unclear. Ellie MacDowall, a Scottish actress, was his most recent confirmed partner.
The two were first seen together towards the end of 2022, and when they were pictured together at a BRIT Awards afterparty in London in early 2023, it seemed to be official confirmation. Capaldi, characteristically unguarded, called her a “lovely lady” in a BBC Radio 2 interview and said things were going well. For a while, they appeared to be a calm, fairly stable couple negotiating the peculiar circumstance of one being incredibly well-known while the other was pursuing a more modest acting career.
According to Capaldi’s Wikipedia entry, that relationship took place between June 2023 and August 2024. There was no dramatic public breakup or tabloid fallout, just a relationship that seemed to end while he was taking a break from music to take care of his health.
Paige Turley came before MacDowall. That one has a peculiar cultural footnote of its own. After briefly dating at the age of 19, the two parted ways after meeting as teenagers in Motherwell. Capaldi eventually rose to prominence as one of the most streamed performers in the UK. In 2020, Turley went on to win Love Island. Ever the good sport, Capaldi publicly wished her well from the stage. He acknowledged that “Hold Me While You Wait” probably was, but denied that “Someone You Loved” was written about her, saying it was about his late grandmother. The song tells the story of a person gradually realizing that a relationship isn’t working out the way he had hoped. Imagining the actual moment behind it is not difficult.
Early in 2020, there was also a brief connection with student Catherine Halliday, but it seems to have been fleeting and was primarily recorded through one evening out.
The intriguing thing about Capaldi’s romantic past isn’t how many relationships he had; rather, it’s how much his personal life influences his music without him seemingly attempting to turn it into something calculated. He has discussed the mental burden of unexpected fame, his own anxiety, and his Tourette’s diagnosis. In 2023, he declared a sincere hiatus. It wasn’t a publicity stunt, the Glastonbury moment that came before it, when the audience sang “Someone You Loved” for him when his tics prevented him from finishing. It was truly touching, and it just happened.
Remy O’Brien has been mentioned in recent social media posts and fan accounts, implying that Capaldi might be in a new relationship. However, this hasn’t been officially confirmed anywhere reliable. Something might be developing covertly, similar to how his relationship with MacDowall did before it was made public. Another possibility is that the internet is simply doing what it does.
It’s evident that Capaldi, who is now 28 years old and performing again following a protracted hiatus, is in a much better position than he was two years ago. In the UK, his comeback single “Survive” peaked at number one. In 2025, he returned to Glastonbury. Earlier this year, Paige Turley told a newspaper that she saw him at a get-together of mutual friends and that he appeared to be in good health. From someone who knew him prior to all of this, that is not insignificant.
The Lewis Capaldi of 2025 appears more settled than the one who left the stage at Glastonbury two years ago unable to sing his own song, whether or not he is currently dating.
