THE RUNDOWN
- Lori Harvey and Damson Idris first dated in 2023.
- They announced their breakup in November 2023.
- In September 2025, they sparked reconciliation rumors when they were photographed on vacation in Mexico together.
Lori Harvey and British actor Damson Idris first dated in 2023, with their first go at their romance ending that November. They announced their breakup in a statement, saying, “We are at a point in our lives where our individual paths require our full attention and dedication. We part ways remaining friends with nothing but love and respect for each other and the time we shared together.”
Fast-forward to September 2025, and the former couple may be giving their love story a second shot. TMZ ran photos of Harvey and Idris together in Mexico, keeping close as they spent time on the beach. In one shot, Idris had his arm around Harvey.
Here, what to know about Idris and his history with Harvey.
Who is Damson Idris?
The actor was born in Peckham, an area of South London, in 1991. His mother is from Nigeria, and he has five siblings.
“I remember it was always loud in the house. People were always having conversations, people were always playing music,” he told GQ in 2022. “We were poor, but [if] things are always happening, you didn’t really know that you were poor.”
In college, Idris studied acting and was cast in the play Pandora’s Box at the West End’s Arcola Theatre when he was only 21 years old.
“I still remember the first laugh I got from the audience when I knew—I’m gonna do this,” he told GQ.
He is now best known for his role in the show Snowfall as drug dealer Franklin Saint. The show started in 2017 and wrapped up its final and sixth season in 2023. He also appeared in F1: The Movie, which was released in 2025.
When did Harvey and Idris first start dating?
Idris first confirmed their relationship on Jan. 13, 2023, by sharing a few Instagram stories of Harvey to celebrate her birthday. In one, he is kissing the model on the cheek as they embrace, and in another, he shared a photo of Harvey holding up stacks of money by her face and wrote over it “The Plug.”
Over the kissing pic, he wrote, “Happy Birthday Nunu.”
But rumors of them dating began in December 2022 when the two stars were seen out at the same restaurant and a few events.
When did they break up?
Harvey and Idris released a joint statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Nov. 7, 2023, saying they have ended their romantic relationship after a little more than a year of dating.
“We are at a point in our lives where our individual paths require our full attention and dedication,” they said. “We part ways remaining friends with nothing but love and respect for each other and the time we shared together.”
Are they dating again in 2025?
It’s unclear. They sparked reconciliation rumors in September 2025 when photos of them together on a Mexican beach vacation came out.
Who else has Damson Idris dated?
Idris has talked about dating someone for a long time, saying, “After leaving a nine-year relationship, I learned it was time to sit down and really find out who I am. Do you feel like you’ve had this epiphany now that this art is out there in the universe?”
It was rumored he was seeing rapper Saweetie because of a photo of them online, but he said they were just friends during an appearance on The Breakfast Club in 2022, according to Complex.
“No, no, me and that queen are just friends,” he said. “She’s a great piano player. And I didn’t know she could play piano—I didn’t even think the world knew. So I was like, ‘Oh, this is a cool moment [when we took the photo].’”
He added, “She’s a huge Snowfall fan. That day we were at lunch, I think, talking about how we could collaborate. She wanted to show me her new place because I love CB2, and I was going to give her some ideas about furniture and art, and then boom, we went. She was playing the piano. That’s it. I was in there for like five minutes, and I dipped out. She’s a friend of mine.”
Who else has Lori Harvey dated?
In June 2022, Harvey broke off her relationship with actor Michael B. Jordan after dating him for a year and a half. Harvey’s love life has been subjected to many rumors, which she addressed in an August 2022 interview with Teyana Taylor on Bumble’s “Luv2SeeIt” web series. She said it was all exaggerated, and she’s actually become very thoughtful about her dating choices.
“I almost got married very young,” Harvey said. “I felt like I hadn’t really experienced anything, I didn’t really know myself. I didn’t really know what I liked, what I didn’t like. I just felt like I hadn’t really experienced life. So at that point then I was like, ‘I’m about to date on my terms.’”
She added, “If it’s no longer serving me, I’m going to move on.”
