In early 2018, Lionel Richie described daughter Sofia Richie and Scott Disick‘s relationship as “just a phase”. But these two proved Lionel (the legend that he is) and their doubters wrong for three years, before news of their split broke in May 2019. Here’s a look back on Scott and Sofia’s dating history, starting with the most recent update:
July 15, 2020: The pair are rumoured to be back together after ending their relationship in May. According to US sources, the pair are “taking things slow” this time around as they spend more time together. “[They are] trying to make things work while taking things slow,” a source told People magazine.
A day earlier, another source told Us Weekly they were giving things another go after Scott had time to focus on “any issues he has”. “They are hanging out again romantically. It’s back on,” the insider commented, explaining that they used the time apart for Scott to work through some things. “Sofia wanted Scott to get through and overcome any issues he has and Scott wanted to put a bigger focus on himself and his family before any sort of romantic relationship.”
The source added, “Scott has been much more calm and responsive to people outside of his family over the last month or so.
“Whatever issues that were bubbling up between Sofia and Scott at the start of the pandemic have simmered down and Scott has returned to a place where Sofia feels comfortable being around him and being in his life again.”
Check out the rest of their dating history here:
May 28, 2017: Sofia, 21, and Scott, 36, are pictured together on a swanky yacht in Cannes with a big group of pals as they celebrate Scott’s birthday. According to TMZ, the pair are “super flirty”.
May 29, 2017: Sofia decides to shut down any romance rumours via social media. She tweets: “Just so everyone can get their panties out of their asses, Scott and I are just homies #relax.”
June 9, 2017: But the pair do little to dispel the whispers as they’re spotted walking arm-in-arm while leaving dinner at celeb hotspot Nobu in Malibu.
August 8, 2017: Writing on Twitter, Sofia asks her followers if they fancy going on “one of those little boat rides in Italy” with her. And guess what? That’s precisely what she does with Scott a few months later.
Someone want to date and go on one of those little boat rides in Italy.
— Sofia Richie (@sofiarichie) August 8, 2017
September 7, 2017: The pair are spotted looking very cosy while grabbing food with friends in New York City.
September 24, 2017: After making a number of short appearances on each other’s Instagram Stories, the pair make their relationship Instagram official while on holiday in Miami. They share a video of their dessert which features this message on the plate: “Congratulations Scott and Sophia [sic].”
October 3, 2017: Sofia posts her very first IG grid picture of Scott, which means they’re super official now.
October 17, 2017: They go on one “those little boat rides in Italy” that Sofia talked about just months before.
November 4, 2017: Sofia’s dad Lionel is asked what he thinks about their relationship, and his answer is pretty brutal.
“Have I been in shock? I’m the dad, come on,” he tells Us Weekly. “I’m scared to death, are you kidding me?”
November 7, 2017: The model appears to respond to rumours the pair are heading for a split.
The internet is always so wrong.. #amused
— Sofia Richie (@sofiarichie) November 7, 2017
December 29, 2017: Proving there’s no trouble in paradise, the couple hop on a private jet to Aspen to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
January 27, 2018: According to various reports, Sofia meets Scott and Kourtney’s three kids, Mason, Penelope and Reign, for the first time.
February 16, 2018: Scott buys Sofia an adorable sausage dog, who they name Hershula.
February 17, 2018: Welp. Lionel Richie describes their relationship as “just a phase”.
“She’s 19,” the singing legend told the Daily Telegraph. “When you’re 19, you know everything. Is it going to be for life? I don’t know. But for right now it’s just a phase and I’m going to stand real still in the corner, get me a good drink and not make too much noise.”
March 27, 2018: Another day, another holiday. Sofia shares a picture of them boarding a private jet.
April 28, 2018: The model posts a photo of Scott lying on a bed with a heart made from petals in front of him.
May 26, 2018: Sofia wishes Scott happy birthday with a snap of them together. “Happy Birthday babe! Thank you for being you,” she captioned it.
June 3, 2018: The pair are hit by split rumours after Scott is pictured at Kanye West’s album release party looking cosy with a woman who isn’t Sofia. A source tells People magazine they have broken up. “He cheated on her, and she confronted him,” the source claims.
June 4, 2018: Scott shoots down the report. “We had no idea we even broke up but thanks for thinking of us,” he captioned a picture shared by TMZ which reports their (non) split.
July 11 2018: What split rumours? The pair look pretty in love during a trip to Greece.
August, 2018: In an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Scott opens up about his relationship with Sofia. “This is the first time I’ve ever been with anyone other than Kourtney, so it’s definitely different. But it’s been a really good thing for me,” he says.
August, 2018: Kourtney and Scott get into an argument after he introduces their kids to Sofia. “I make sacrifices all the time and you’re not following through with the things that you say you’re gonna do. Then you just go and do whatever you want and I’m not okay with it,” she tells her ex.
December 23, 2018: Scott, Sofia, Kourtney and the kids all go on holiday together to Mexico. “I know that we don’t have to travel together and I don’t think that we will take every trip together, but it was totally not awkward,” Kourtney later says of the holiday. “I feel like we are doing our best to make everything feel super normal for the kids… So, I think as long as we’re all OK with it, I think it’s really amazing to be able to all travel together.”
April 25, 2019: In news no one sees coming (apart from maybe ratings queen Kris Jenner), Kourtney reveals she wants to have another child with Scott during family trip to Bali (Sofia wasn’t there).
April 29, 2019: After Scott and Kourtney are told by a healer in Bali that they’re “soulmates”, he explains on KUWTK: “I mean, Sofia knew going into this that I was extremely close with Kourtney. She was like, ‘Listen, I will never get between you and your family and your children. Just speak to me and make me comfortable.'”
October 6, 2019: Sofia makes her first appearance on KUWTK. They go on another family trip, this time to Finland. In one scene, Sofia tells Scott: “You’re a lot more sophisticated with me when Kourtney’s around. You turn into a five year old when it’s just us.” Ouch.
November 1, 2019: Sofia and Scott nail their Halloween costumes.
February 6, 2020: Sofia reveals she won’t be appearing on KUWTK this year because she wants to focus on her acting career.
February 10, 2020: Scott follows Sofia on Instagram for the first time after the model mysteriously unfollowed (and then refollowed) Kourtney.
March 3, 2020: Sofia covers Cosmopolitan US and opens up about her relationship with Scott. Speaking of the judgement surrounding their romance, she reveals, “[I have] this weird thing where I just don’t care what people think. [It] doesn’t bother me because I’m very happy,” she said. “Why would I let someone from the middle of nowhere ruin that for me?” Preach, Sofia!
May 28, 2020: news of Sofia and Scott’s split breaks.
A source told E! News that “there wasn’t a fight or anything bad that happened between them,” but Sofia wants to “do her own thing” while Scott “take[s] care of his health.”
The split comes just under a month after it was reported Scott checked into rehab to work on “past traumas” after losing his mum and dad within months of each other in 2013.
July 4, 2020: Sofia and Scott, who have been apart for over a month, reunite for 4th July. According to pictures published by The Daily Mail, the pair reunited to to celebrate the Fourth of July, heading to lunch at Nobu in Malibu before going to a friend’s party on the beach.
July 7, 2020
News of Sofia and Scott’s split broke at the end of May, with a source telling E! News “there wasn’t a fight or anything bad that happened between them,” but Sofia wants to “do her own thing” while Scott “take[s] care of his health.”
And while Scott has since been linked to Kourtney Kardashian (rumours of their reconciliation reportedly left Sofia feeling ‘gutted’), things are looking up for Sofia and Scott shippers.
As well as being photographed together on 4th July, Sofia has also just shared an Instagram snap wearing Scott’s merch. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? “Hoodies at the beach” she wrote to her 6.4 million followers and tagging @talentless.
The brand replied with a fire emoji, before regramming the photo to their Stories. We have questions that need answers.