Start of Relationship with Younes Bendjima

Kourtney Kardashian and Algerian model Younes Bendjima first met on 02/10/2016 at a bar in Paris, France, during Paris Fashion Week. Their introduction happened just one night before Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room, an incident that drew worldwide media attention and triggered a major police investigation in France. According to later reports from entertainment outlets including E! News and People, Bendjima became a steady presence beside Kourtney Kardashian immediately after news of the robbery emerged. The gathering they attended reportedly ended abruptly once the family learned about the incident. During the chaotic aftermath, Bendjima, who speaks fluent French, assisted the Kardashian family by helping communicate with French authorities and others involved in the situation. Reports described him as refusing to leave Kourtney’s side during the ordeal, with his calm and supportive behavior leaving a strong impression on her. At the time of their meeting, Kourtney Kardashian had been publicly navigating life after her 2015 breakup with Scott Disick, with whom she shares three children. Bendjima, born in Algeria and raised partly in France, had established himself in the fashion industry after transitioning from a boxing background into modeling. Their initial connection remained mostly private in the months following Paris Fashion Week, with the pair reportedly spending time together away from heavy media attention. By May 2017, Kardashian and Bendjima publicly confirmed their relationship during appearances together at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Photographs of the couple vacationing in Cannes circulated widely across entertainment media, officially signaling the beginning of their public romance. The relationship became one of Kardashian’s most closely followed post-Disick partnerships and lasted until their eventual split in 2018, although reports later indicated brief reconciliations. Why This Moment Matters The timing of Kourtney Kardashian and Younes Bendjima’s meeting permanently linked the start of their relationship to one of the Kardashian family’s most traumatic public incidents. Bendjima’s role during the immediate aftermath of the Paris robbery became part of the couple’s origin story and was frequently referenced in later media coverage of their relationship.