Dove Cameron and Damiano David Attend the Cameron Boyce Foundation’s Annual Gala (2024)

Dove Cameron’s love story with her boyfriend, Damiano David of Italian rock band Måneskin, began in fall 2023. The couple sparked dating rumors after they were seen getting close at a party. Cameron had also been spotted at one of Måneskin’s New York City concerts in September, per People.

David broke up with his last partner, Italian model and influencer Giorgia Soleri, in June 2023; they had first started dating in 2017.

Cameron, meanwhile, had been in a relationship with her Descendants co-star Thomas Doherty starting in 2017, too. She announced their split on her Instagram Story in December 2020. “In October, Thomas and I decided to part ways,” she shared. “The decision was incredibly difficult, but we still have love for each other, and will remain friends.”

Love found both David and Cameron again, as things escalated between them during the fall. The couple confirmed their dating in February 2024 with their first red carpet appearance. In May, they made their Met Gala debut.

Here, what to know about David and his romance with Cameron.

According to an Italian news outlet, Cameron and David were first linked together in October 2023, when a video reportedly leaked on social media of the pair making out at an after-party at Dirty Mondays in Los Angeles. The PDA moment came after Cameron attended a New York City Måneskin concert the month before.

It appears Cameron traveled with David during some of Måneskin’s tour, as Cameron was seen in both Australia and Brazil in November 2023. At the beginning of the month, she was photographed leaving a Måneskin concert in Brazil with David.

In late November 2023, David and Cameron were photographed kissing and holding hands on Bondi Beach, Australia, while his band Måneskin was touring in the country.

On Jan. 24, 2024, the couple was photographed leaving dinner arm-in-arm. They had been on a double date at Catch Steak in West Hollywood, according to Just Jared.

The couple walked the red carpet at the 66th Pre-Grammy Gala on Feb. 3, 2024. They stopped to share a passionate kiss in front of photographers.

Cameron was wearing a sleeveless red dress with a corset bust, and David had on a black vest over a white button down with the sleeves rolled up.

Then, at the W magazine Grammys after-party on Sunday, February 4, they were photographed gazing into each other’s eyes and smiling.

On May 6, Cameron and David made their Met Gala debut as a couple. While this was David’s first time attending, Cameron previously went in 2022.

She wore a sheer, floral-embroidered gown designed by Diesel. David, also in Diesel, wore a black suit with sheer mesh cut-outs. On the red carpet, they put their rapport on display, smiling and laughing while looking into each other’s eyes.

On Sunday, June 2, Cameron and David attended the third annual Cam for a Cause Gala for The Cameron Boyce Foundation. The event honors Cameron Boyce, her Descendants co-star and close friend who passed away in July 2019 from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

Cameron wore a pale-blue ball gown with black polka dots and a sweetheart neckline. David wore wide-leg trousers and a white button-up under a brown leather bomber jacket. He coordinated his tie to Cameron’s dress.

David started Måneskin (meaning “moonlight” in Danish) with friends Victoria De Angelis and Thomas Raggi in 2015, when they were teenagers in Rome. De Angelis told Variety that they found drummer Ethan Torchio “on Facebook.”

Of how the band formed, De Angelis explained, “I was in a punk band with Damiano. He sucked, so we kicked him out: ‘Ciao, bello!’ Then I formed a different band with Thomas, but we needed a singer and a drummer. Meanwhile, Damiano had written to me and said, ‘Can we please re-form the band?’ I said OK, and we found Ethan on Facebook.”

The band now has an enormous social following: 4.88 million subscribers on YouTube, 7.5 million followers on TikTok, and 6.8 million followers on Instagram.

One of their biggest moments came in 2021, when Måneskin represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest and won for their song “Zitte e Buoni.”

Måneskin’s discography consists of three studio albums (Il ballo della vita in 2018, Teatro d’ira - Vol. I in 2021, and Rush! in 2023), 13 singles, and two extended plays.

In 2017, the group auditioned for X Factor Italia season 11. Their performance of the song “Beggin’” by The Four Seasons went viral on TikTok several years later. They ended up getting second place. After the show, they went on to release an EP of covers, including their take on “Beggin’.”

David is a Capricorn born on Jan. 8, 1999. Cameron, born on Jan. 15, 1996, is also a Capricorn, making them a solid pairing astrologically.

According to the AstroTwins, “Two ambitious Capricorns are on a lifelong mission to get ahead. If you can reach the brass ring faster by teaming up, then why not? You certainly admire each other’s unflagging determination and crafty tactics—and you apply your business savvy to courtship, much like a game of chess.”

David is Italian. He was born and raised in Rome and speaks both English and Italian.

David spoke to The Guardian about Måneskin and hit back at public perception of them. “I think the view people have of us, and of me, it’s very off-target,” he said. “People think we behave like the Sex Pistols, or Mötley Crüe, but we’re nothing like that. We’ve got more educated on the risks of drugs and how they affect your body. I don’t even drink alcohol anymore.”