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Olivia Dean is taking the world by storm with her dreamy and romantic lyrics on The Art of Loving, but when it comes to her own love life, she keeps things rather private. The Man I Need singer appears to be coupled up boyfriend Eddie Burns, but what do we know about him?
Who is Olivia Dean’s boyfriend?
Olivia’s American beau Eddie Burns is a fellow musician, best known for being the drummer for indie pop singer Clairo.
He’s also worked with some big names in the music biz including Lana del Rey, Frank Ocean, SZA, and Macy Gray, and even opened for stars such as Dua Lipa and Khalid.
While the pair reportedly started dating in April last year, it wasn’t until Wimbledon in July that they hard launched their relationship.
Dressed in matching yellow, Olivia and Eddie were snapped hand-in-hand at the tennis grand slam tournament.
Apart from some sneaky likes on Instagram, they’ve kept their love on the down low.
When Olivia won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Eddie publicly supported her by sharing a photo of his girlfriend with the caption, “People’s champ!”
Olivia Dean claims romantic love ‘is not the most important thing’
Olivia has spoken openly about how her black and white view of love has changed over the years, and how being in a relationship isn’t the be all and end all.
“Romantic love is not the most important thing in my life, and I don’t think that’s cynical to say,” she told Harper’s Bazaar in 2025.
“I love my friends, I love my family. There’s so much to pour into there. Also, I don’t need to be in a relationship. How about just existing? If one comes and it’s amazing, that’s so good. And if it doesn’t? I still love my life.
“It took time to get there, though. You’re told as a woman constantly, ‘Why don’t you have a man? Make yourself more beautiful so that you can get a man!’.
“How about I need to work? How about I love my friends? And if one comes, that’s amazing for me. If one doesn’t, I’ll survive. Listen, I could be Tracee Ellis Ross. She is thriving. Maybe I want to be cool auntie without a stress in the world.”
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