Vape Sharing as Modern Romance: From Alwyn to Ice Spice
Sharing a vape has emerged as a contemporary love language, replacing the cigarette-lit courtships of old Hollywood. Recent sightings include Joe Alwyn and Sarah Pidgeon sharing a metallic blue vape on Hampstead Heath, London, and Ice Spice and Tobey Maguire allegedly sharing one at Michael Rubin's White Party in the Hamptons. The gesture carries romantic subtext due to saliva exchange, as seen with Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the 2016 Golden Globes. Unlike cigarettes, vapes have no distinct end, lasting hours like an endless scroll of nicotine consumption. The trend reflects the 2020s romance of sharing a toxic trait.
Key facts
- Sharing a vape is a new metric for closeness in 2026.
- Joe Alwyn and Sarah Pidgeon shared a metallic blue vape on Hampstead Heath.
- Ice Spice and Tobey Maguire were rumored to have shared a vape at Michael Rubin's White Party.
- A rep denied Ice Spice and Maguire romance, saying they were just sharing a vape.
- Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's romance was tipped off by vape sharing at the 2016 Golden Globes.
- Cigarette sharing in courtship dates back to 1942's Now, Voyager.
- Vapes are disposable with lithium-ion batteries and fruity flavors.
- Vapes last for hours, unlike cigarettes with a distinct beginning and end.
Entities
Artists
- Taylor Swift
- Joe Alwyn
- Sarah Pidgeon
- Ice Spice
- Tobey Maguire
- Katy Perry
- Orlando Bloom
- Paul Henreid
- Bette Davis
Institutions
- Madison Square Garden
- Michael Rubin
- Golden Globes
Locations
- Hampstead Heath
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hamptons
- New York
- United States