How Kaia Gerber's meddling parents were the nail in the coffin for her relationship with Austin Butler
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Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber’s decision to shoot a warning to daughter Kaia’s boyfriend Austin Butler may have been the death knell for their short lived romance. The young model and actress, 23, had been dating the Elvis actor, 10 years her senior, since late 2021, but they reportedly called it quits at the end of last year.
![[Kaia, 23, is blaming her parents Rande, 62, and Cindy, 58, for the split, which came in the wake of their decision to question Austin’s intentions after being left troubled by the lack of progress]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/14/93913905-14266391-image-a-2_1736431566093.jpg)
Kaia is now blaming her parents for the split, which came in the wake of their decision to question Austin’s intentions after being left troubled by the lack of progress. But the interference proved too much for the Oscar-nominated star who didn’t ‘appreciate’ the fact that they had 'butted’ into the relationship, and now wants to focus on his burgeoning Hollywood career.
![[But the interference proved too much for the Oscar-nominated star, 33, who didn’t ‘appreciate’ the fact that they had 'butted’ into the relationship, sources told DailyMail.com]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/14/93913913-14266391-image-a-3_1736431572222.jpg)
‘What really sealed the deal about the break up is the talk Kaia’s parents had with Austin about his relationship with their daughter,’ an insider told DailyMail.com. ‘He didn’t appreciate the fact they butted into their relationship. It rubbed Austin up the wrong way.’.
![[A second insider said the couple now feel ‘terrible’ that their well-intentioned meddling could have spearheaded the end of their daughter’s romance with Austin (pictured in 2018 with Kaia's brother Presley)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/14/93913917-14266391-image-a-4_1736431581290.jpg)
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber ’s decision to shoot a warning to daughter Kaia’s boyfriend Austin Butler may have been the death knell for their short lived romance (pictured in 2023). In October, DailyMail.com reported that Rande, 62, and Cindy, 58, had sat Austin down for a serious talk to address their fears that Kaia could be wasting the 'best years of her life' if he wasn’t ready to commit long term, with the pair reportedly questioning when he might propose.
![[The couple had been plagued by speculation they were on the rocks in recent months with Kaia spending her 23rd birthday without the actor in September, while he was absent from their recent family holiday in Mexico]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/14/93914281-14266391-image-a-5_1736431987920.jpg)
