Lana Del Rey's Surprising Love Life: From Musicians to an Alligator Tour Guide

Lana Del Rey appears to lack a conventional “type” when it comes to relationships. Over the past few years, she has been romant linked to a police officer, gotten engaged to a man from a YouTube band, dated another musician, and then became engaged again, this time to a musician and talent agent. You might assume she has a preference for musicians, but Del Rey often surprises us. Her latest rumored partner is someone who leads alligator tours on an airboat in Louisiana.

Recently, Del Rey was seen holding hands with Jeremy Dufrene backstage at the Leeds Festival in the U.K. An enthusiastic fan captured the moment, seemingly uninterested in Dufrene himself. The Daily Mail reported that the couple was also seen shopping at Harrods in London and dining at a local pub. The r/LanaDelRey subreddit shared photos from their outing and quickly offered comments about the singer's new partner and his looks (he embodies the image of a Louisiana alligator tour guide).

One commenter remarked, “I love her, but her taste in men is really odd.” Another added, “She’s cosplaying swamp so she has a reason to use this for the album,” alluding to Del Rey’s forthcoming country album, titled Lasso.

So, how did Lana Del Rey meet someone who gives alligator tours? Beyond the obvious fact that she seems drawn to that type of person, the answer is fairly straightforward. In 2019, Del Rey took part in an alligator tour led by Dufrene. A Facebook post from that time shows her writing, “Jeremy lemme be captain at Arthur’s Air Boat Tours,” alongside a picture of her at the helm of the boat with Dufrene sitting beside her (the company is known as Airboat Tours by Arthur, but that's beside the point). It appears that their connection is not new.

The couple seems to have reconnected this year, as Del Rey revisited the alligator tour in May before her performance at the Hangout Music Festival in Alabama. She even tagged him in an Instagram post, referring to him as “my guy.”