Since their first chance meeting in 2012, Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods have gone on to become one of the most recognisable friendship duos on social media.
From singing on Snapchat to celebrating Kylie’s first baby shower, the long-term best friends were regularly spotted arm in arm at a slew of Hollywood premieres, fashion shows, and events.
After many years of cementing their status as one of Hollywood’s strongest friendships, Kylie and Jordyn’s relationship came to an abrupt conclusion following allegations of cheating between Jordyn and Khloe Kardashian’s ex-partner Tristan Thompson.
Although many believed that their friendship may have been beyond repair, Kylie and Jordyn surprised fans when they were spotted together in September 2023.
As fans take to social media to celebrate the long-awaited reunion, we take a look back at the timeline of Kylie and Jordyn’s friendship.
Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods Friendship Timeline
2012: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods first meet
Before Kylie became a household name, the youngest sibling of the Kardashian-Jenner clan was friends with some of Hollywood’s most up-and-coming talent. Kylie first met her future BFF Jordyn through their mutual friend and Karate Kid star Jaden Smith.
According to People, Kylie and Jordyn were introduced during their summer break before they started high school when Jaden invited Jordyn over to hang out, and the rest is history.
“You put your name in my phone with a purple heart, and I still have that purple heart in my phone,” Kylie told Jordyn in a 2018 YouTube video.
December 2013: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods debut their friendship
In December 2013, Jordyn was invited to the famous Kardashian-Jenner family Christmas party, with the duo sharing their first snap together on Instagram.
November 2015: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods celebrate the Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kit launch
The cultural impact of Kylie Jenner’s now-iconic lip kits was felt across the world following their launch in 2015.
During the first drop of the coveted cosmetics, Jordyn showed her support for her best friend during the Kylie Cosmetics launch event, with Woods telling Jenner’s YouTube channel, “I went on the website at 8:59 a.m. [and] refreshed it at 9:00 and it immediately said sold out.”
February 2016: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods attend New York Fashion Week
The fashionable BFFs made their first joint appearance at New York Fashion Week in early 2016 and since their double-denim debut, Kylie and Jordyn have been frequently spotted sitting front row in carefully coordinated outfits.
May 2016: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods get matching friendship tattoos
The famous friends made a permanent commitment to their friendship in May 2016, with the duo getting matching red ‘M’ tattoos on their pinky fingers.
August 2016: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods celebrate Jordyn’s Boohoo fashion collection
Following the success of Kylie’s lip kit launch, Jordyn also dabbled in the world of fashion and beauty, with the socialite launching her first collection with online fashion retailer Boohoo in August 2016.
Kylie attended the launch party alongside her then-boyfriend Tyga to show her support for her best friend’s newest business venture.
September 2017: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods get ‘married’ in Peru
In the finale episode of E!’s Life of Kylie, Kylie and Jordyn complete their mission trip to Peru by taking part in a traditional Peruvian commitment ceremony.
“It’s like a marriage for friends. I want people to know that we’re more than that. She’s my girlfriend. I care for her like I care for my girlfriend,” Kylie said.
“All I want for Jordyn is to have all the success in the world and I want her to know that I’m always going to be there to support her.”
June 2018: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods share they live together
Speaking to Vogue, Kylie shared that she and her bestie Jordyn were living together at the time.
“I test out most of my [cosmetics] on Jordyn because we live together, so I’m like, ‘Jordyn, I need you.’ Everyone that comes in my house has tinted red arms from swatches and shadows.”
August 2018: Kylie Jenner celebrated Jordyn Woods’ activewear launch
Kylie was spotted at the launch of SECNDNTURE, Jordyn’s first stand-alone brand, in August 2018.
Speaking on Kylie’s reaction to her activewear line, Jordyn told People, “She was excited for me because she knows this is something that I have been wanting to do for a while and I love designing. I am always designing different things, so to finally see me do something on my own and have my own brand is exciting for her.”
September 2018: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods launch their first Kylie Cosmetics collaboration
Kylie and Jordyn launched their long-awaited Kylie Cosmetics collaboration in September 2018, with the limited-edition launch including Jenner’s famous Ky-Shadow palettes, highlighter quads, and an assortment of lip products dedicated to their friendship.
“Since the beginning of [Kylie’s] business, we wanted to collab together because we’re always sharing ideas with each other,” Woods told People ahead of the launch.
“We’ve redesigned the collection at least five times because we couldn’t settle on one thing. We had multiple different [ideas] we thought it was going to be, and we finally figured out one that made sense.”
February 2019: Rumours of Jordyn Woods’ affair with Tristan Thompson surface
In an unexpected turn of events for the Kardashian-Jenners, TMZ broke the news that Kylie’s older sister Khloe Kardashian had split from her partner Tristan Thompson following his alleged affair with Jordyn.
“The whole family is furious. They were blindsided,” a source told People at the time, with sources further confirming that Jordyn had moved out of Kylie’s house shortly after the news was made public.
March 2019: Jordyn Woods breaks her silence on cheating allegations
Following her falling out with the Kardashian-Jenner family, Jordyn appeared on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk to share her perspective on the headlines.
Jordyn revealed that she had stayed at Tristan’s house overnight until early the following morning, with Woods stating, “That’s the first step where I went wrong.”
“How would I feel if someone close to me is hanging out at my ex’s house, or the father of my child? I didn’t think about that,” she shared, adding, “On the way out, he did kiss me. No passion, no nothing… He just kissed me, like a kiss on the lips. No tongue kiss, no making out, nothing.”
“I allowed myself to be in that position, and when alcohol is involved, people make dumb moves.”
May 2019: The Kardashian family speak out on Jordyn Woods’ cheating allegations
In an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the Kardashian family shared their reaction to Jordyn’s alleged affair with Tristan.
“My world got destroyed while Jordyn is doing press interviews about it? Who the f*** do you think you are… My family was ruined,” Khloe told Kris Jenner.
“I think Tristan might love me, but he has no respect for me whatsoever. I think if a man can cheat on someone so publicly… something is wrong with you. I didn’t know something was wrong with Jordyn too.”
“She’s probably the closest person to me on this planet. I just hope there’s a light at the end of this tunnel, but I just don’t see it right now,” added Kylie.
September 2020: Jordyn Woods speaks publicly on the aftermath of the cheating allegations
After Kylie unfollowed Jordyn on Instagram in July 2019, the former best friends did not publicly speak on their falling out, with Jordyn’s appearance on Now with Natalie in September 2020 offering a rare glimpse at her life following the highly-publicised drama.
“I remember just being in a very dark place… You take everything you think you know for a whole decade, the people you think you know, everything that you’ve grown up doing and you take it all away from someone. I didn’t even know how to feel,” said Woods.
July 2023: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods reunite in Los Angeles
Over four years since their friendship breakup, Kylie and Jordyn were spotted together leaving a dinner in Los Angeles.
While neither Kylie nor Jordyn commented publicly on their reunion, sources close to the friends told People, “For a long time it seemed like Kylie wasn’t sure what would happen with their friendship. It was very difficult for Kylie to just cut Jordyn out of her life.”
September 2023: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods share first post together in four years
Less than one week after Kylie debuted her new romance with Hollywood heartthrob Timothee Chalamet, Kylie also made headlines after sharing her first post with Jordyn in over four years.
The duo were spotted by fans shopping at Acne Studios in New York City, with Jenner posting a TikTok of herself and Woods in the store shortly after the news of their second reunion went viral.
September 2024: Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods reunite with friendship group
Over a year since their last sighting together, it appeared that Kylie and Jordyn’s rift has long been put to rest, with the friends joining Kylie’s fellow bestie Stassie Karanikolaou for a TikTok on Kylie’s page.
Lip-syncing to the viral audio from The Kardashians, the trio said, “Okay guys, we’re back. Did you miss us? ‘Cause we missed you.”
The trio also shared another TikTok together to Jordyn’s account, with fans taking to the comments to share their shock and surprise at the group’s expected reunion.
“This before a One Direction reunion is crazy to me,” wrote one fan.
“JORDYN AND KY 😭😍 KING KYLIE ERA IS REALLY RETURNING,” added another.
