{"id":163591,"date":"2026-07-23T22:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/163591\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:18:19","slug":"kai-trump-replaces-outer-banks-star-drew-starkey-as-celebrity-crush-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/163591\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai Trump Replaces &#8216;Outer Banks&#8217; Star Drew Starkey As Celebrity Crush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, usually makes headlines for her social media content and <a data-ylk=\"slk:golf;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/golf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">golf<\/a> skills. That being said, she&#8217;s trending this week for a completely different reason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in January 2025, Trump revealed that &#8220;Outer Banks&#8221; actor Drew Starkey was her celebrity crush. Fast forward 18 months later, and Starkey is no longer at the top of her list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During an interview with Fox News Digital, the University of Miami commit revealed that &#8220;The Gentlemen&#8221; actor Theo James is her new celebrity crush. The 41-year-old actor has appeared in a plethora of popular movies and shows, including &#8220;Divergent&#8221; and &#8220;The White Lotus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think Theo James now, yeah, Theo James, I would say, so it&#8217;s changed,&#8221; <a data-ylk=\"slk:Trump told Fox News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/kai-trump-reveals-new-celebrity-crush-after-ditching-outer-banks-star-drew-starkey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump told Fox News.<\/a> &#8220;I mean, like, I still like him [Starkey], but it&#8217;s just changed a little.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Nov 12, 2025; Belleair, Florida, USA; Kai Trump plays in the Annika Pro-Am golf tournament at Pelican Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_spun_articles_751\/270c29f8eb84838b4a231d57bd281343.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nov 12, 2025; Belleair, Florida, USA; Kai Trump plays in the Annika Pro-Am golf tournament at Pelican Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>What does the future have in store for Kai Trump?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kai, who made her LPGA Tour debut at The Annika last November, already has an NIL valuation of $2.25 million. She&#8217;s expected to generate a ton of buzz while at Miami.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for a potential career in politics, it sounds like Kai isn&#8217;t interested in following her grandfather&#8217;s path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Honestly, I kind of stay out of politics completely \u2013 it&#8217;s just not my thing,&#8221;\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:she told Sportico at the 2026 ESPY Awards.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sportico\/status\/2077556286992867431\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">she told Sportico at the 2026 ESPY Awards.<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;But I think the UFC event was great and it was really cool being there. Having veterans in the stadium is how you can combine the America 250 [with sports].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Time will tell if Trump develops into a LPGA-level golfer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story was originally published by <a data-ylk=\"slk:The Spun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/golf\/kai-trump-has-revealed-her-new-celebrity-crush\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Spun<\/a> on Jul 22, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Golf;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/golf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Golf<\/a> section. 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