Ananya Panday, who made her debut back in 2019, with the film, Student of the Year 2, is now a well-established name in Bollywood. Recently, she worked with Akshay Kumar and was featured in the film, Kesari Chapter 2. However, the actress is again making headlines for securing a position in the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Actor, Ishan Khattar also made his place in the list. While Ananya achieves a milestone in her career, someone dear to her, is clapping hard seeing her success. The person is Ananya’s rumoured boyfriend, Walker Blanco.
Ananya Panday’s rumoured BF, Walker Blanco reacts to the former’s entry in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Forbes unveiled the 10th Edition of its 30 Under 30 Asia list. The Kesari Chapter 2 actress, became one of the only four Indians featured in the entertainment category in 2025. This year has been a great year for Ananya as she recently became the first Indian brand ambassador of the French luxury fashion house, Chanel. Now, as she made her name in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, her rumoured boyfriend, Walker Blanco, reacted to the news. Taking to his Instagram Stories, he shared the news with a clapping emoji.
Ananya Panday was recently spotted with her rumoured BF, Walker Blanco during a lunch date
Earlier on April 23, 2025, the alleged couple was spotted when they were on a lunch date. The duo was accompanied by Ananya’s BFF, Suhana Khan. For the lunch date, Ananya wore a baby blue top and paired it with white pants, on the other side, Walker donned a white tee and khaki pants. Suhana Khan chose to wear a white crop top paired with a blue shirt and jeans and was seen twinning with BFF, Ananya.
Ananya Panday and Walker Blanco’s dating buzz
The dating buzz between Ananya and Walker began back in 2024, when the duo was spotted together at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding. According to a report by Bombay Times, Ananya introduced Walker as her partner at Anant’s wedding. A source revealed that the alleged couple was seen performing to a romantic number at the wedding.

Then, on October 30, 2024, Walker took to his Instagram Stories, shared a cutesy picture of Ananya and wrote a short, heartfelt note wishing her ‘happy birthday’. It was Ananya’s 26th birthday. The heartfelt note written by Walker can be read as:
“Happy Birthday Beautiful!!! You are soooo special. I love you, Annieee.”
This special birthday wish for Ananya from Walker further reignited the dating rumour between the two. As per a Bombay Times report, Ananya Panday has been seeing former model, Walker Blanco since her breakup with Bollywood actor, Aditya Roy Kapur. The duo reportedly met at the pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.
Ananya Panday and Aditya Roy Kapur’s love story
As per multiple reports, Aditya met Ananya for the first time at Manish Malhotra’s event, back in 2018. Since then the celebrity duo hasn’t been vocal about their relationship. The couple was often seen together when they went out for cosy romantic dinners and movie dates. However, as per a report by Bombay Times, the duo broke up in March 2024.
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