Owen Thiele hasn’t been on dating apps recently.
\n\nHe and his boyfriend, celebrity stylist Jared Ellner, have been together for 10 years.
\n\nBut that doesn’t mean he can’t help friends find love. Thiele stars in a new ad campaign for Tinder’s Group Hangouts, which lets groups of friends meet other groups.
\n\nIn the spot, from twin sister directors Fa and Fon Watkins, Thiele channels Sir David Attenborough as he observes and narrates Gen Z dating “in the wild” and what happens when they start meeting people via Group Hangouts.
\n\nIt’s a full circle moment for Thiele and Ellner. “I’ve never told anyone this, but when Jared and I were dating for just a few months, a Tinder representative asked us to do a campaign for them,” Thiele says. “It was so strange. It was literally like three months into dating.”
\n\nThey sat for a photo shoot. However, Thiele recalls, “Our faces were cut out and it was just our hands interlocked. So our hands are somewhere on a Tinder ad.”
\n\nI caught up with Thiele recently for an exclusive chat about Tinder, Anton and Paul Baker’s future on “Adults,” the “13 Going on 30” sequel and working with Connor Storrie…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/