kathryn bernardo and daniel padilla relationship timeline

Much has been said about Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. From being teen stars with oozing potential to being a phenomenal love team that gained success from their work and love from their loyal fans. Now, they have been admired not just for their craft as a love team, but also for their solo projects and their captivating real-life romance.

No one can deny the amount of success the couple has achieved throughout their love team era. They are highly regarded as one of the A-listers in the industry, and their projects prove it. KathNiel has the charisma, the chemistry, and the authenticity as a couple, which makes them an irresistible duo when it comes to fans and even to casual audiences.

Ahead, we look back at how Kathryn and Daniel, navigated through their reels-to-real-life love story.

Here’s Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla’s relationship timeline:

2011: The beginning of their love-filled connection.

KathNiel was not the plan from the get-go. In a Magandang Buhay interview, Kathryn revealed that Daniel and Julia Montes were first paired together. So before their debut project together, Kathryn already knew about Daniel, or DJ, as she would fondly call him.

kathryn bernardo, daniel padilla

It was in 2011, right after Kathryn and Julia Montes’ remarkable Mara Clara remake, when Kathryn was paired with Daniel. Still quite a newbie in the industry, Daniel was widely introduced to the viewers as Kathryn’s love interest in the teen show, Growing Up.

To some people, it may have been a simple teen drama, but for KathNiel, it was the start of their romance. Julia admitted noticing Daniel’s interest in Kathryn way back during Growing Up days.