Who is Lana Del Rey dating? Meet celeb cop Sean Larkin as pair attend the Grammys together

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Summertime Sadness singer Lana Del Rey surprised the internet in 2019, when rumours began to circulate that she was dating a police officer with quite the Instagram following.

Del Rey, 34, was first spotted in New York’s Central Park with Sergeant Sean “Sticks" Larkin, 46, last September and they’ve come a long way since.

The couple have both posted cute pictures online, however they took their relationship to the next level over the weekend.

Sean Larkin and Lana Del Rey at the 2020 Grammys (Getty Images)
Sean Larkin and Lana Del Rey at the 2020 Grammys (Getty Images)

Del Rey took Larkin to the Grammys as her plus one, where she wore a dress that she proudly told Entertainment Tonight that she bought at the mall while Larkin wore an all-black suit.

Prior to the awards ceremony, they made their public red carpet debut at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammys Gala. Del Rey wowed in a black and white gown, while Larkin wore a crisp suit.

Lana Del Rey and Sean Larkin at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala (Getty Images)
Lana Del Rey and Sean Larkin at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala (Getty Images)

Del Rey confirmed to The Los Angeles Times that they were dating last year, however said of the initial paparazzi photos of the pair, “I didn't know we were being photographed. I would've worn something different.”

She additionally addressed fans who may have an issue with Larkin’s job as a police officer, with Del Rey saying, “Well, the thing is, he's a good cop. He gets it. He sees both sides of things.”

She also follows him on Instagram, where he has 241,000 followers (and that number is sure to grow if Del Rey sings about him in the future). Larkin has shared photos of himself with Del Rey on his social media, which includes a moody black and white photo of them.

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Calihoma 🦈

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is Instagram bio reads, "Full time popo 👮🏻 Part time crossfitter." Hopefully, Del Rey is ready to do some serious burpees.

Sticks has Hollywood ties of his own. He’s an analyst on A&E’s LivePD, hosts A&E’s Live PD Presents PD CAM and recently joined the cast of A&E’s Live Rescue. While he frequently films in New York, he's been on the police force in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for more than 20 years. He's also a single father.

Lana wouldn’t be the only celebrity to have a romance with a celebrity cop. Country singer Miranda Lambert married an NYPD officer in February.

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Del Rey’s relationships mostly take place outside of the public eye, though she documents them in her music, including in her most recent release, the surprisingly vulnerable Norman F***ing Rockwell.

She was previously linked to rapper G-Eazy, who went on to date popstar Halsey and is now with Victoria’s Secret model Yasmin Wijnaldum, 21.

In Moby's recent memoir, he revealed that he dated Del Rey before she was famous when she was still going by her given name, Lizzy Grant.