Jacob Elordi’s mother, Melissa Elordi, discovered herself on the middle of an ungainly Golden Globes second after a backstage interplay with Leonardo DiCaprio that performed out in actual time, and was all caught on digicam. In a TikTok clip posted by the official Golden Globes account, the “Euphoria” star is seen introducing his mother to Sean Penn and DiCaprio. Melissa enthusiastically headed towards Penn first, and the change instantly had individuals speaking after Penn appeared to take away gum from his mouth earlier than shaking her hand.

Moments later, Melissa greeted DiCaprio, who saved issues well mannered and heat as he stated, “Hi there, good to fulfill you,” earlier than gesturing towards his personal mom, Irmelin Indenbirkin, who was standing close by. “My mother,” DiCaprio informed Melissa, clearly attempting to make the introductions official.

However the second went sideways quick. Melissa appeared to maneuver proper alongside and resumed talking with Penn as an alternative of turning to acknowledge DiCaprio’s mother. Elordi then tried to redirect his mother again towards DiCaprio’s mom, however Melissa continued chatting with Penn because the clip rolled.

The awkward backstage second didn’t simply play out on the Golden Globes TikTok as a result of it instantly lit up the feedback, with viewers zeroing in on what appeared like DiCaprio attempting to do a well mannered mom-to-mom introduction… and getting brushed previous.

One consumer summed up the temper bluntly, writing, “The way in which that Leo tried to introduce his mother and was ignored,” whereas one other added, “I really feel so sorry for Leonardo DiCaprio when he exhibits his mother they usually ignore him.” Others have been simply surprised by the secondhand embarrassment, with one commenter posting, “I’m so heartbroken for Leo.”

And whereas Elordi’s backstage mother second was busy racking up secondhand-awkward reactions on-line, it didn’t take lengthy for the dialog to shift to one thing followers obsess over much more.

Jacob Elordi’s love life is again within the highlight, and it seems to be like issues could also be circling proper again to Olivia Jade. Days after Elordi sparked chatter on the Golden Globes because of a viral second “cozying” as much as Ana de Armas, the “Frankenstein” star was noticed in New York Metropolis along with his on-again, off-again girlfriend Olivia Jade Giannulli, fueling contemporary hypothesis that the pair might have quietly reunited.

On Wednesday, Elordi and Jade have been photographed leaving a Manhattan lodge collectively earlier than stepping right into a ready SUV with Elordi’s canine, Layla, proper alongside them. Neither has confirmed the place they stand, however the sighting was sufficient to reignite chatter.

The timing raised eyebrows as a result of simply days earlier, Elordi was photographed sharing what appeared like a candy second with Ana de Armas on the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills. Contained in the Beverly Hilton, the pair have been seen holding palms whereas chatting among the many crowd, with de Armas smiling as they talked and Elordi frivolously touching her arm as they laughed earlier than the ceremony kicked off.

And if Jacob Elordi’s courting timeline has the web speaking, Leonardo DiCaprio’s love life is all the time lurking within the background, even when he’s not making it the principle occasion. The actor has been linked to Italian supermodel Vittoria Ceretti since 2023, and the 2 have saved issues comparatively beneath the radar.

Regardless of how critical they appear, DiCaprio and Ceretti have by no means made an awards-show look collectively, sticking to their low-key method even throughout peak Hollywood season. And in December 2025, DiCaprio alluded to why, telling Time his private philosophy for staying personal whereas nonetheless being one of the crucial well-known faces on the planet.

“I believe my easy philosophy is simply get on the market and do one thing when you’ve one thing to say, or you’ve one thing to point out for it,” he stated. “In any other case, simply disappear as a lot as you probably can.”