Why Dua Lipa Spent a Lot of Time ‘Being Guarded’ Before Relationship with Fiancé Callum Turner

Dua Lipa opened up about her love life before Callum Turner.

In a cover story with Harper’s BAZAAR published on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the pop star reflected on her relationships before meeting her fiancé, 35.

Lipa, 29, who met Turner through the poet and singer Mustafa, discussed how incredible falling in love has been for her.

“I love love. It is a beautiful thing,” she told the publication, adding. “It’s a really inspiring thing. You find yourself so intensely falling all the time in the best way possible.”

Added Lipa: “That vulnerability is so scary, but I feel so lucky to get to feel it. I’ve spent a lot of time being guarded or protecting my heart, and so I’m letting go of that feeling and just being like, ‘Okay, if I’m supposed to get hurt, then this is what’s going to happen.’ I have to just allow love.”

Of her relationship with Turner, the “Training Season” musician said she was “happier than ever.”

“So it feels like I’m doing a disservice by not talking about it,” Lipa said of their romance.

She noted that her personal life is “very vulnerable” as a public person. “It’s not like I don’t want to share it,” said Lipa.

The “New Rules” hitmaker confirmed her engagement to Turner in a June interview with British Vogue. “Yeah, we’re engaged. It’s very exciting,” she told the outlet at the time.

Lipa also told the publication that her engagement ring was made after Turner spoke with her best friends and her sister.

“I’m obsessed with it. It’s so me,” she said. “It’s nice to know the person that you’re going to spend the rest of your life with knows you very well.”

At the time, according to Lipa, the pair hadn’t begun wedding planning.

“I want to finish my tour, Callum’s shooting, so we’re just enjoying this period,” Lipa said. “I’ve never been someone who’s really thought about a wedding, or dreamt about what kind of bride I would be. All of a sudden I’m like: ‘Oh, what would I wear?’”

The “Levitating” artist didn’t understand the “weight” of getting married before it happened.

“This decision to grow old together, to see a life and just, I don’t know, be best friends forever – it’s a really special feeling,” said Lipa.

Lipa and Turner initially sparked romance rumors in January 2024 when they were first spotted together at the Masters of Air afterparty following its London premiere. At the time, the duo were captured in a video slow dancing.