Travis barker girlfriend 2018

• Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian have been friends since 2006.
• The couple started dating in early 2021 and got married in April 2022. 
• Insider created a timeline of their romance.

Before Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker began passing each other handwritten love notes, coordinating all-black ensembles, and lusting over each other's skulls, they were just friendly neighbors.

The Blink-182 drummer, 46, and the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" reality star, 42, first crossed paths in 2006, when Kourtney's younger sister Kim Kardashian was working as Paris Hilton's assistant. Barker happened to be dating the hotel heiress at the time. 

For over a decade, Barker and Kourtney's relationship remained strictly platonic, even after he moved to the Poosh founder's neighborhood in 2017.

But several years, relationships, and children later, their connection took a romantic turn. The pair confirmed they were dating in February 2021, and by April of the following year, they were officially married. 

Here's a complete timeline of Kourtney and Barker's relationship. 

Ashley Simone Johnson contributed reporting to this story.

2006: Barker and Kourtney met through Kim and Hilton

Before Barker met Kourtney, he was close with her younger sister Kim. The drummer spent time around the SKIMS founder back in 2006 when he was dating Hilton, Kim's then-boss.

He was previously married to Melissa Kennedy and Shanna Moakler, with whom he shares children Landon, 18, and Alabama, 16. 

Around the time Kourtney became acquainted with Barker, she and Scott Disick were beginning their on-again, off-again romance. They went on to have three kids: Mason, 12, Penelope, 9, and Reign, 7. 

October 2015: Barker said he initially had a crush on Kim 

Barker and Kim have never been more than friends, but the drummer s

In January 2021, Kourtney and Travis spark romance rumors again when they both posted photos of the view of her mom Kris Jenner's pool at her Palm Springs-area vacation home. A source later tells E! News that the two have been casually dating since around December.

"It's been very low-key," the insider says. "They are a really good match, and Kourtney's entire family already loves Travis. They have been neighbors and great friends for years, and it just recently turned romantic."

The source adds, "Travis has always had an eye for Kourtney. The chemistry and flirtation has always been there. They have a lot in common, and Kourtney has always been attracted to how Travis is as a parent. He's an amazing, hands-on dad, and Kourtney loves that about him. They love relaxing at home with their kids, and everyone gets along. It's going well, and they aren't putting pressure on it being super serious at this point."

American drummer (born 1975)

Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has collaborated with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants, co-founded the rock band +44, and has also joined Box Car Racer, Antemasque and Goldfinger. Barker was a frequent collaborator with the late DJ AM, with whom he formed the duo TRV$DJAM. Due to his fame, Rolling Stone referred to him as "punk's first superstar drummer", as well as one of the 100 greatest drummers of all time.

Born in Fontana, California, Barker began drumming at an early age. He began playing for The Aquabats in 1996, but left to join Blink-182 in 1998, which encountered mainstream success with Enema of the State (1999). Barker established himself as a versatile drummer, producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop, alternative rock, pop, and country. He also starred in an MTV reality series named Meet the Barkers. He was involved in a plane crash in 2008, but he recovered and released his debut solo album, Give the Drummer Some, in 2011. He has continued to work with rappers, releasing extended plays with Yelawolf, Asher Roth, and Nottz, as well as with Blink-182 and the Transplants.

Aside from drumming, he founded the clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999, and the record labels LaSalle Records in 2004 and DTA Records in 2019. Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name. He released a memoir, Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, in 2015. Barker is also a vegan and has invested in the Los Angeles vegan restaurant Crossroads Kitchen.

Early life and education

Barker was born in Fontana, California, on November 14, 1975, When Barker was four, his mother gave him his first drum kit, which was the on