Who is Jeremy Dufrene? Lana Del Rey gets cosy with rumored new boyfriend before her concert

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Fans of Lana Del Rey are having a meltdown after rumors claimed that the singer is dating a man named Jeremy Dufrene currently.

The apparent love birds were photographed together on Sunday, August 25, as they held hands before Rey’s performance at the 2024 Reading & Leeds Festival, as reported by Daily Mail.

They also shopped at a Harrods store in London before going to a local pub.

Who is Jeremy Dufrene?

Dufrene, a born Louisianan, is reportedly an alligator hunter who works as a tour guide as well as a captain at Arthur's Air Boat Tours, a small business based in Des Allemands, Louisiana.

The man is also a father of two children from his previous relationship. In comparison to the 39-year-old singer’s Instagram millions of followers, Dufrene has only a following of 4,533 on the social media app.

He has kept his profile private but as per Daily Mail, his social media page is all about his interactions with the wild alligators.

Dufrene has also boasted about being the guide of Kate Hudson, Emma Roberts, and Glen Powell.

According to a July 2019 Instagram post, he thanked Hudson “for coming and trusting me with your family.”

Also in 2015, Powell posted a picture with Dufrene with a caption that said, “J-Bone and G-Trash. We're both single and ready to mingle. Find us on the swamp or at the Daiquiris To-Go place next door or on Craigslist Personals. Sorry for partying. (Not sorry).”

When did Lana Del Rey and Jeremy Dufrene meet?

Rey reportedly first met Dufrene in March 2019 while she was in Louisiana for a concert at the BUKU Music + Art Project festival. However, at the time, there was no romantic relationship between them because later in 2019, Rey was dating 'Live PD' hunk Sean Larkin.

Then she reportedly got involved with singer Clayton Johnson before allegedly beginning flings with Salem rocker Jack Donoghue and musician Evan Winiker.

From the 2019 trip, the ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ singer posted some photos on her social media. She wrote in the caption, “Jeremy lemme be captain at Arthur’s Air Boat Tours x.”

One photo showed her posing with Dufrene while the others were with her friends.

Daily Mail reported that Dufrene also shared a picture with Rey as he wrote, “I never know who I can run across on my tours but always a pleasure @lanadelrey.”

And most recently in May, Rey shared a photo with her rumored boyfriend on Instagram.

She stated, “‘Family w my guy @jeremy.dufrene 📸 @codyjay’ - Lana Del Rey via her honeymoon Instagram account ❤️ To stay up to date on all of the latest Lana news, visit LanaBoards.com!”

Netizens say they are happy for Lana Del Rey

Meanwhile, people have shared their opinions online about Rey-Dufrene's apparent relationship.

An Instagram user commented, “Jeremy Dufrene was fined holding hands with Lana in Leeds UK tonight. Looks like he may be Mr March. Why else would an airboat tour operator be traveling with her?”

The second user said, “He looks so much like Manson! I’ll give him points for that.”

A person on X tweeted, “Whatever makes her happy.”

Another user shared, “Wtf happened to Quavo? They were cute together.”

“What!!!!!!”, the third one just remarked.

The fourth one added, “I'm so happy for her.”

The fifth one noted, “I'm really excited for this cause she’s gonna be in my city more.”

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