Sophie Lloyd boyfriend Christopher Painter is a drummer and sound engineer. Sophie is best known as Machine Gun Kelly guitarist.
Born on October 22, 1996, Sophie hails from London, United Kingdom. She has been playing guitar since she was 10 years old after being inspired by rock bands like Led Zeppelin through her father.
She spent much of her youth practicing the guitar instead of socializing as she was obsessed with becoming a better player. To that end, the guitarist also started a YouTube channel to show off her guitar skills on September 26, 2011.
Her passion for guitar led her to join the prestigious BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music) Institute in London. She graduated in 2018 with First Class Honors and promptly started a career in music.
She has recently gained fame and scrutiny after being embroiled in singer MGK and actress Megan Fox’s breakup.
Christopher Painter Drummer Bio
Sophie Lloyd boyfriend Christopher Painter has been her drummer since 2018. Christopher was born on October 21, 1989.
The drummer was raised by his parents Russell and Marion Painter in London like his lover Sophie. He studied at Broomfield School in London for his secondary education.
Following that, he studied at the University of Hertfordshire where he graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Sound Design Technology. He started working at BIMM London in August 2016 in the Senior Estates and Facilities department.
Since 2018, Christopher has been working as a drummer for Sophie Lloyd. He is the drummer for her personal band outside of her affiliation with Machine Gun Kelly.
Christopher also has a YouTube channel with over 1.94K subscribers. There he posts drum covers and talks about hair loss and growth.
Sophie Lloyd And Christopher Painter Dating Timeline
Sophie and Christopher started dating on January 20, 2018. Shortly after, Christopher officially became Sophie’s drummer.
As stated above, Christopher started working at BIMM in 2016, right around the time Sophie was studying there as well. They have a common connection through BIMM and got to know each other there.
The drummer officially announced they were dating on his Facebook page. Since then, he has not been shy about sharing their relationship updates with his friends and family on his Instagram page.
The pair love to travel and have been to all corners of England and beyond like Paris, Egypt, and more. However, what has endeared the drummer to Sophie’s fans is the fact that he has been nothing if not supportive of the guitarist’s growth and evolution as an artist.
Even before he officially became Sophie’s drummer, which she announced in a Facebook post on August 17, 2019, Christopher has been one of her staunchest allies. He is also one of the administrators of Sophie’s Fan Club on Facebook.
The drummer has also been very supportive of the guitarist’s newfound fame as Machine Gun Kelly’s guitarist. He personally took the time to thank the rapper-turned-singer on an Instagram post for not only giving Sophie the opportunity to tour with him but for looking out for her during the tour.
Now that Sophie has embarked on making music as herself after years of being a touring and session musician, Christopher has stepped up as not just a drummer but a bandmate too. Their song, Do or Die, was voted number 1 by Classic Rock Magazine.
Sophie and MGK Relationship
Sophie and her relationship with Machine Gun Kelly has become subject to media scrutiny. This comes at the heels of MGK and Megan Fox breakup.
Famed actress Megan Fox recently set the internet on fire when she deleted all pictures with her then-boyfriend Machine Kelly on her Instagram page.
She then posted a picture in a revealing black outfit with the quote “You can taste the dishonest/it’s all over your breath” from Beyonce’s song, Pray You Catch Me, from her album Lemonade.
The album, and the song, were about Beyonce’s husband, Jay-Z cheating on her. These two actions from Fox led to the internet believing that she and MGK had broken up because he cheated on her.
What brought Sophie into the mix was a comment from a user stating, “He probably got with Sophie” to which Fox replied, “Maybe I got with Sophie.” Since Fox has now deleted her account, the rumors only escalated.
Sophie became MGK’s guitarist in May 2022 when they both made an announcement on Instagram. She joined him for his Mainstream Sellout tour after the album of the same name.
She toured with him for the better part of 2022, and nothing untoward ever happened. Megan Fox was also a part of many of the tour dates, and as stated above, Sophie’s boyfriend also had a good relationship with MGK.
As such, much of the rumor has to do with the fact that Sophie is a physically attractive woman. Since neither party has confirmed or denied any cheating done by any of the people involved, and Fox has exited the conversation, the rumor mill has been speculating and wondering without any facts to back it up.