Zoë Kravitz addresses Channing Tatum breakup for first time: 'I care for him very much'
Zoë Kravitz is "grateful" to look back at her romance with "Blink Twice" co-star Channing Tatum.
In an interview with Elle published Tuesday, Kravitz opened up about her one-time fiancé and her gratitude for Tatum.
"I love this thing that we made together, and I care for him very much," Kravitz told the outlet about collaborating with Tatum. "Even when you bring up how great his performance is, it warms my heart to hear that, and I'm so happy that all of it happened. I just feel so grateful that we got to go on that journey together."
Kravitz continued, telling Elle that she is excited for her ex-fiancé Tatum to reveal more dimensions in his acting.
"He has so much more coming, and I think he's in a place as an actor where he's feeling really confident and people are seeing different sides of him," Kravitz added. "He's got a lot to offer, so I'm excited for people to keep witnessing that."
According to Elle, the pair started dating during filming for "Blink Twice" and were engaged by fall 2023. But after the film's release in August 2024, Kravitz and Tatum split. In an interview with Paste BN last year ahead of their breakup, Kravitz opened up about filming with Tatum and growing in their relationship.
Kravitz said she got encouragement from Tatum, 44, and that they grew as a couple in making the movie: learning when to offer constructive feedback and when to simply give love and support.
"Chan's instinct is to try and fix everything," Kravitz said. "He wants to take care of me, so if I'm upset or freaking out, he would always want to fix it. Sometimes that would make me madder where I was like, 'I just need someone to listen!' But we got so good at asking, 'What do you need right now?' We're so much closer because we had that experience."
Kravitz and Tatum unveiled "Blink Twice" last August at the film's Los Angeles premiere, where she cheekily thanked her fiancé for "trusting me to female direct you."
"It's stupid, like calling a woman who's a doctor a 'female doctor,'" Kravitz said. "I like honoring women who take that leap because it is more difficult for us to get into the director's chair. But I would prefer if people would just call us directors – it feels superfluous."
Contributing: Patrick Ryan