News | Entertainment
18 Jan 2026 12:30
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon have made their relationship Instagram official

    The 25-year-old singer - who ditched his music career to focus on competitive swimming - has finally confirmed his romance with the 28-year-old swimmer with a series of photos on the social media platform


    Sharing snaps from a trip to Barcelona, Spain, he wrote: "A brief rendezvous in Barcelona with my love, Emma."

    Cody is in the city while he trains for the Commonwealth Games, and his post comes days after they were pictured together at a local cafe.

    The pair started dating several months ago after becoming training partners, and appeared on the red carpet for the Australian premiere of 'Elvis' last month.

    The 'La Da Dee' hitmaker is no stranger to star-studded relationships, as Kylie Jenner was his "very first girlfriend" when they were both teenagers in 2011.

    Meanwhile, Cody has also been linked to Gigi Hadid and Miley Cyrus, and he previously admitted his romance with the latter ended because of his swimming ambitions.

    He explained: "It was kind of a mutual decision between us knowing that we were going in different directions in our life. I had just started training at that point.

    "So, my life was changing and I knew I was going to have to move back to Australia to do it properly and professionally and she was just going into her whole new album was gonna be going out on tour.

    "It was a fork in the road kind of scenario really."

    But Cody was keen to stress there were no hard feelings between him and Miley.

    He added: "We were in different places. We had a great amazing year together and everything, we lived together during all the COVID lockdown stuff."

    After the pair split, the 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker insisted she and Cody would continue being friends as they had been pals for a long time before their relationship turned romantic.

    She said at the time:"For right now, two halves can't make a whole, and we're individually just working on ourselves, becoming the people that we want to be. Like everybody else at this age, we're just deciding who we want to be with our lives, what we want to do with our lives.

    "And so, don't make it some drama story if next week we hang out and we're getting pizza. We've been friends for 10 years, and we're going to continue to be friends."

    © 2026 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     18 Jan: Tom Brady doesn't "have much time for a personal life"
     18 Jan: Carol Burnett wants to quit acting now she's in her 90s
     18 Jan: Ne-Yo is in "one relationship with three people"
     18 Jan: Tish Cyrus was "not functioning" as she battled "absolutely horrible" anxiety following the death of her mom and the breakdown of her marriage
     18 Jan: Lala Kent suffered "disgusting" boils after being bitten by an insect
     18 Jan: Kerry Katona has made "millions" from OnlyFans
     18 Jan: Reese Witherspoon has warned fans to be vigilant about scammers impersonating her on social media
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Former All Blacks wing Grant Batty is being remembered for his bravery on the rugby field and ability to energise a crowd More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Revelations New Zealanders faced a 200-percent spike in E-shop scams over the festive season More...



     Today's News

    Auckland:
    Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Auckland's Wesley, which sent its sole occupant to hospital 12:27

    Entertainment:
    Tom Brady doesn't "have much time for a personal life" 12:23

    Politics:
    A return to running candidates in the Maori seats isn't on the cards for New Zealand First in this year's election 11:57

    Entertainment:
    Carol Burnett wants to quit acting now she's in her 90s 11:53

    Politics:
    Iranian protesters are calling on Trump to intervene — but the shadow of 1953 still haunts the US 11:47

    Entertainment:
    Ne-Yo is in "one relationship with three people" 11:23

    Health & Safety:
    Auckland University is taking aim at New Zealand's biggest cancer killer - by opening the country's first lung cancer organoid bank 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Tish Cyrus was "not functioning" as she battled "absolutely horrible" anxiety following the death of her mom and the breakdown of her marriage 10:53

    Environment:
    Torrential downpours in parts of Northland overnight have seen residents wake up to floodwaters 10:47

    Health & Safety:
    Auckland University scientists have received one million dollars to advance skin cancer treatments 10:27


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd