In the latest single from Lil Nas X’s new album, “Montero,” he sings, “I want someone who love me / I need someone who needs me.” And he found just that with the man who starred alongside him in the music video for that track.
At least he found that for a while.
This week, the 22-year-old entertainer confirmed recent rumors that he’s been seeing actor-dancer Yai Ariza, his “That’s What I Want” co-star. But at the very same time, he offered an update on their romance — it’s already over.
“We were dating, and we are still on very good terms,” he revealed during an interview on SiriusXM Hits 1 Thursday. “You know, we may date again, I’m sure.”
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He went on to acknowledge that he still loves his now-ex and that Ariza "is amazing." And when hosts Tony Fly and Symon noted the undeniable chemistry the two shared onscreen, Lil Nas X added that Ariza is “the best person I’ve ever dated.”
And he could be the best person Nas dates again, too.
“I am still very much in love,” the singer-rapper explained. “I’m like trying to manage. ... If it’s meant (to be), it’ll happen in the future, you know.”
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As for why it couldn’t happen now, it’s all about the timing.
“I wanted to kind of focus on my music right now,” the two-time Grammy winner said.
In fact, in a visit to SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live,” Nas made it clear that, despite singing about the kind of relationship he wants in his current hit, he's really not looking for a serious one at all.
“I don't want to ruin anybody's perception of this song, but I don't think I want any guy right now,” he told Cohen. “Maybe I'm floating around right now. ... I just want to work on music and every now and then, you know, maybe I'll kiss a guy every blue moon."