Antoni Porowski and Trace Lehnhoff have Instagram to thank for their happy romance.
The reality show stars — Porowski of Netflix’sQueer Eyefame and Lehnhoff, an alum of Bravo’sFlipping Out —have been dating since last summer, the pair often sharing photos together on social media. And as Porowski revealed on Wednesday’sWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,their relationship first started in their direct messages.
“We met on Instagram,” said Porowski, 35, who ended things with his longtime boyfriend of seven years, Joey Krietemeyer, before making it official with Lehnhoff. “It’s like, the 2019 way.”
He remained smiling as Cohen said sweet things about Lehnhoff, who worked forJeff Lewison season 5 of the house-flipping series. Later, Porowski detailed the first meal he cooked for Lehnhoff.
“I know exactly what it was,” Porowski recalled. “It was a pappardelle with crumbled sausage and white wine parsley lemon zest sauce.”
It should come as no surprise that Instagram is where Porowski and Lehnhoff found one another. The platform is where the couple first made waves with their pairing.
Back in December 2018, the food and wine specialist announced their relationship with a sweet picture of the two wearing matching gray suits and holding hands. “11 is my favorite prime number,” Porowskiwrotealongside the photo.
While that marked the first time that the pair appeared on each other’s Instagrams, it was not the first time they stepped out together.
For the Dec. 6 event, the couple coordinated in gray suits, with Lehnhoff opting for a white undershirt while Porowski wore a black turtleneck.
Trace Lehnhoff and Antoni Porowski.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Since then, Porowski and Lehnhoff have been flirty on social media, often liking and commenting on each other’s photos.
They’ve traveled a bunch too, with stops in Puerto Rico and Mexico (as well as a visit to see some horses withGigi Hadid).
“Happy birthday, Popo ♥️” Lehnhoff captioned a sweet photo of the two last week, for Porowski’s birthday.
Porowski said onWWHL’s After Showthat he’s had more relationships with women than he has men.
Last May, Porowski explained more on that topic when heopened up about his personal lifeand sexuality for a cover story withGay Times.
“Some people want to define themselves, and they should as it’s part of their identity,” Porowski said. “For me personally, I’ve never really had a label for myself. Today I’m gay, I’m in a gay relationship, and that’s where I am. That’s good enough for me.”
Though Porowski was dating Krietemeyer at the time, he admitted that he’s always considered himself a “little more fluid along the spectrum.”
“So even being called bisexual … I remember in my early twenties I was like, ‘But bisexual means I can only like girls and guys, what if I like something else?’ ” he said. “Maybe it’s just my rebellious nature. I’m me, I’m Antoni, and I’m all these things.”
The Canadian native also revealed how hesitant he was about saying the popular Netflix show’s title before it aired. “I would embarrassingly catch myself whispering ‘queer’ as though … I don’t know if I was embarrassed or I had some kind of shame, but it still felt taboo from childhood,” Porowski said.
source: people.com
