Where Are They Now? Barbara Palvin

The fashion model is thriving both personally and professionally.

Barbara Palvin / Ben Watts/Sports Illustrated and James Macari/Sports Illustrated

Barbara Palvin is well-known in the world of fashion modeling. The Hungary native has, over the years, made an impression in the industry, earning spots on the pages of coveted magazines, like Vogue Portugal, the Italian edition of Marie Claire and Harper’s BAZAAR Australia, and on the runways of the fashion industry’s best designers, including Louis Vuitton and Vivienne Westwood.

Because she’s a four-time SI Swimsuit model, we like to stay up-to-date with the 30-year-old’s impressive career. If you’ve been wondering what she’s been up to recently, look no further than the following for a brief update on Palvin’s recent moves.

Barbara Palvin and SI Swimsuit

For four consecutive years—from 2016 to 2019—Palvin was a mainstay in the annual SI Swimsuit Issue. Her brand photo shoots took her everywhere from Curaçao to Costa Rica, a series of tropical destinations that served as a stunning backdrop for the even more stunning model.

But she didn’t just make her debut in 2016—she also earned SI Swimsuit Rookie of the Year honors for her incredible skill in front of the camera in Turks and Caicos. And there’s no wonder why—Palvin looked absolutely unreal in the tropical destination.

It was her 2018 trip to the Bahamas that she considered “one of [the] best shoots” of her career. “I felt strong and confident,” she reflected after the fact.

Though she hasn’t set foot on the set since 2019, we still haven’t quite gotten over her beautiful series of photos from her partnership with the brand. And we don’t think we ever will.

Barbara Palvin was photographed by James Macari in Costa Rica / James Macari/Sports Illustrated

Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse

Palvin and Sprouse’s relationship started in 2017 with a run-in at an event they were both attending and a series of flirty banter. The story goes that the model cut Sprouse in line, which elicited a teasing remark from the actor. From there, they exchanged some words back and forth before parting ways. Sprouse then proceeded to DM Palvin, but she chose not to respond for about six months. Eventually, she did, and they began dating about a year after they first met, in June of 2018.

The pair got engaged in September of 2022, but chose not to reveal it to the public until the following summer, in June of 2023—just about a month before their wedding took place. 

Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse / Monica Schipper/Getty Images

Barbara Palvin wedding

After about five years of dating and engagement combined, the Hungarian model married Sprouse in the summer of 2023. In July, Palvin and the actor tied the knot in her home country of Hungary. The pair celebrated their nuptials with a small ceremony in a beautiful church and a reception on her parents’ property. It was, as she told Vogue, “a beautiful moment that we will never forget.” They followed up the quiet affair with a larger party in California—where they live full-time—in the fall of 2023.

Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin / Jacopo Raule/Getty Images

Barbara Palvin wedding dress

For the Hungarian ceremony, Palvin wore a beautiful custom Vivienne Westwood gown. The number featured a corseted bodice and a dramatic, trailing skirt. She paired it with a diamond strand choker from Tiffany & Co., diamond-studded pearl earrings and a gauzy, floor-length white veil.

But it was her post-midnight after-party dress that really caught our attention. “There is also a Hungarian tradition where you have to wear a red dress after midnight—it’s called menyecske ruha,” Palvin said in Vogue. “There was no question—I had to wear a Hungarian designer for this one, so I chose Mero. They created the dress of my dreams.”

Barbara Palvin Instagram

Palvin is, of course, a longtime model, which is evident by the tone of her Instagram account. Most of her content hails from brand campaigns and worldwide fashion week events, where she frequently takes the opportunity to show off her impeccable sense of fashion. But she manages to include some more personal content, too, including snaps with Sprouse from their outings at home in California and fabulous red carpet appearances.

Barbara Palvin / Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Getty Images