Anthony Kiedis and Eileen Kelly Continue Their Romance Despite Age Gap Attention

Anthony Kiedis’ girlfriend, Eileen Kelly, has become the center of growing public interest as the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman continues his relationship with the writer and podcaster. Kiedis, 63, and Kelly, 30, have a 33-year age difference, something Kelly has openly discussed rather than avoided. 

Who Is Anthony Kiedis Girlfriend Eileen Kelly?

Eileen Kelly is a Seattle born writer, podcaster and social media personality who is now based in Los Angeles. She began writing about relationships and personal experiences as a teenager through her blog Killer anKiedis’eet Thang. That project later expanded into a Seattle-based company connected to her podcast, Going Mental, where she has explored topics including identity, relationships and mental health. Her career was established well before her relationship with Kiedis became public.

Reports suggest Kiedis and Kelly were being seen together publicly by November 2025. Kelly had previously spoken about being in another relationship during an interview published earlier that year, meaning the exact date when she and Kiedis began dating has not been publicly confirmed. What is known is that the relationship became increasingly visible as the two started appearing together and Kelly began speaking more openly about dating someone much older. 

Kelly explained in a Vogue essay that she met her boyfriend at a birthday party. They began talking after discovering a shared connection to a small town in Hawaii. Kelly had regularly visited the area, while Kiedis had owned a home there for more than two decades. Their conversation continued, they exchanged numbers and eventually made plans to meet for coffee. Kelly said the difference in their ages was not the first thing on her mind when they met. 

The same point was highlighted when Kelly discussed how naturally the connection developed before she began thinking more seriously about their age difference. She initially thought she had simply met someone interesting and assumed they might become friends. Only after agreeing to meet again did she call a friend to talk through the fact that the man she was considering dating was in his sixties. 

Eileen Kelly Addresses Their 33 Year Age Gap

Kelly has acknowledged that dating a man more than twice her age naturally attracts opinions from strangers. She has described situations in which people mistakenly assumed Kiedis was her father. In her writing, she also addressed common concerns about power differences in relationships with large age gaps, while explaining that she has her own career, home and financial independence.

Their relationship has also been discussed because of Kiedis’ dating history. In August 2026, podcaster Vogue Williams criticized the singer’s previous relationship with Australian model Helena Vestergaard, whom he began dating in 2013 when she was 19, and he was 50. The Independent also noted Kiedis’ previous relationship with Heather Christie, with whom he shares his son Everly Bear. The publication identified Kelly as his current girlfriend at the time. 

Kelly, however, has made clear that she does not believe age alone defines the quality of a relationship. She has acknowledged that differences in experience and financial security can create problems in some couples, but argued that those concerns should be considered in the context of each individual relationship. Her comments have made the couple’s age difference a major part of the public conversation surrounding them. 

As of September 2026, Anthony Kiedis and Eileen Kelly appear to remain together. Their Beverly Hills outing in August showed the couple openly affectionate several months after Kelly first wrote publicly about dating an older man. While their 33 year age difference continues to attract discussion, Kelly has presented their relationship as a personal connection between two independent adults rather than something defined only by their ages.