Lil Nas X says he found ‘the right one’

Lil Nas X is in love.

The rapper, 22, revealed in a new interview that he believed the unidentified person he was dating was “the right one.”

“I’ve had good boyfriends and bad ones,” he told Variety of his romantic past in the 2021 issue of Power of Young Hollywood magazine, published Wednesday. “A lot of them were emotionally unavailable or had a lot of insecurity and so on.”

However, the “Industry Baby” singer said her love life has improved since then.

“I have found someone special now,” he shared. “I think that’s the one. I can’t explain it – it’s just a feeling.

Although Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Hill, has not disclosed who he is dating at the moment, there has been speculation that he is in a relationship with his backup dancer Yai Ariza since the couple. packed his bags on the PDA in various television appearances. .

In May, Ariza licked Lil Nas X’s neck during a performance of “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” on “Saturday Night Live”.

The Colombian-born dancer proudly shared the moment on his Instagram, writing, “This moment here Yes, it’s me licking @lilnasx Neck 👅😈.”

The duo went on to break the internet by becoming the first male performers to share a lip kiss on stage during Lil Nas X’s performance at the 2021 BET Awards in June.

“Thank you so much @lilnasx & @itsbankhead for including me in this historic and iconic moment for our community! Ariza wrote on her Instagram afterwards.

Lil Nas X admitted in May that coming out gay on Pride 2019 – with the hit song “Old Town Road” topping the charts – was one of the “scariest moments” of his life.

“I was scared because I knew the world was watching,” he said, “and all I ever saw for boys like me was judgment and ridicule, but it was is because the world was watching, that I knew I had to stay true to my truth. “

Representatives for Lil Nas X and Ariza did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.