Drake and his viral “goth baddie” Pinkchyu may have turned an internet dating-show moment into something more — but she isn’t ready to tell the public exactly what that something is.

Pinkchyu, the Texas-based content creator whose real name is Lin Lamar, was directly asked this week whether she and Drake are officially dating after the pair continued spending time together following their viral August encounter.

Instead of shutting the speculation down, Pinkchyu laughed.

When a TMZ photographer asked whether there was now an official title on her relationship with Drake, Pinkchyu looked toward the friends standing beside her. Her friends began laughing as well.

“They know and are telling me not to say anything,” Pinkchyu responded.

She then reiterated that her friends had told her not to reveal anything.

It wasn’t a confirmation.

But it certainly wasn’t a denial.

And after more than a month of public flirtation, private dates and another on-camera reunion between Drake and the woman he famously selected as his “wife” during a livestream dating competition, Pinkchyu’s refusal to answer has only added another layer to the question surrounding them:

Are Drake and his “goth baddie” actually dating? (Complex)

Pinkchyu Won Drake’s Dating Show

The unusual story began on August 8 when Drake participated in a “20-v-1” dating event streamed on Kick.

Twenty women competed for Drake’s attention, but Pinkchyu immediately stood out.

Her gothic appearance caught Drake’s attention almost immediately, particularly because the rapper had previously joked publicly about wanting to end up with a “goth baddie.”

During their interaction, Drake told Pinkchyu he found her intriguing and appeared fascinated by her Texas background, tattoos, gothic aesthetic and fangs.

Then came the moment that went everywhere.

Pinkchyu asked Drake if he would bark for her.

Drake obliged.

Multiple times.

The clip exploded across social media and instantly turned Pinkchyu into one of the biggest viral personalities connected to Drake’s increasingly unpredictable livestream era.

By the end of the competition, Drake had to make his selection.

He picked Pinkchyu as his “wife.” (Complex)

Then Drake Offered Her Anything She Wanted

Winning came with a prize.

Drake told Pinkchyu she could choose essentially anything she wanted and he would buy it for her.

Instead of asking for jewelry, a car or something for herself, Pinkchyu asked whether Drake would purchase a house for her mother.

Drake agreed.

“Oh yeah, I’d love to,” he told her during the stream. (Complex)

At first, viewers understandably questioned whether the extravagant promise was simply part of the entertainment.

Pinkchyu later insisted it wasn’t.

She told TMZ that Drake intended to follow through and that the arrangement was essentially for her to find a property and send him the listing.

Drake would then cover the purchase.

Pinkchyu also filmed herself telling her mother what had happened, explaining that she had used her prize to ask Drake for a home because of everything her mother had done for her and her sisters. (TMZ)

Now, more than a month later, Pinkchyu says the house is still happening.

Asked this week whether Drake had followed through, she said the purchase was “in the works” and expressed excitement about the process.

That suggests the connection between Drake and Pinkchyu did not simply disappear when the original livestream ended. (Complex)

At First, Pinkchyu Said She Was Single

That is where the timeline becomes particularly interesting.

Only days after the dating show, Pinkchyu was much more direct about her relationship status.

When another major musician reportedly sent her a recording of himself barking in her DMs — apparently copying Drake’s viral interaction — Pinkchyu told TMZ she was single.

She also said she wasn’t particularly focused on finding a relationship because she was concentrating on her career.

At that point, she and Drake had not publicly defined what happened between them as an actual romance.

Pinkchyu had also previously said she and Drake did not hook up after the dating show, although she acknowledged that they had conversations at the after-party and suggested something could potentially develop. (TMZ)

That was August.

Her answer in September sounds noticeably different.

When asked now whether she’s officially dating Drake, Pinkchyu isn’t saying she’s single.

She’s saying she can’t say.

Drake Flew Her to Toronto

The dating speculation intensified after the pair reunited away from the original livestream.

According to TMZ, Drake flew Pinkchyu to Toronto and arranged a private date at Casa Loma, the historic castle overlooking the city.

The outing wasn’t exactly a casual dinner.

Drake reportedly rented out the massive landmark for the occasion, with the property otherwise cleared while the pair enjoyed sushi with only limited staff and security present.

Casa Loma contains nearly 100 rooms and is one of Toronto’s most recognizable landmarks.

For Pinkchyu, it was quite an escalation from meeting Drake across a table during an internet dating game.

The pair were no longer simply interacting because a livestream format required them to.

They were spending time together afterward. (TMZ)

Pinkchyu later described the experience in almost fairy-tale terms, saying she “felt like a princess.” (Complex)

Pinkchyu Then Appeared in Drake’s FOMO Project

Their connection didn’t end at Casa Loma.

Pinkchyu subsequently appeared alongside Drake in his FOMO project, the self-funded visual film Drake released in September.

Her appearance brought the viral “goth baddie” storyline directly into Drake’s creative world.

The pair went through a Hot Topic makeover during the project, extending a running joke that began with Drake’s previously expressed fascination with goth women.

For anyone who assumed Pinkchyu would disappear from Drake’s orbit after one viral livestream, the opposite happened.

First came the dating competition.

Then the house promise.

Then the Toronto castle date.

Then FOMO.

And now Pinkchyu is being asked directly whether they’re actually together — and refusing to answer. (Complex)

So, Are Drake and Pinkchyu Dating?

At this point, the most accurate answer is:

Neither of them has publicly confirmed it.

Pinkchyu’s latest comments are suggestive, but they are not an announcement that she is Drake’s girlfriend.

Laughing, looking toward her friends and saying they know the answer but have told her not to reveal it naturally fuels speculation. It does not establish what their private relationship actually is.

Drake has also not publicly announced Pinkchyu as his girlfriend.

What can be established is that their interaction has continued beyond the original dating show.

They have spent time together afterward.

Drake reportedly arranged an elaborate private date for her in Toronto.

She appeared in his FOMO project.

And his promise to purchase her mother a home remains active, according to Pinkchyu. (TMZ)

Those developments make this substantially different from a contestant simply winning a celebrity dating game and never hearing from the celebrity again.

Something continued after the cameras stopped.

Exactly how Drake and Pinkchyu define it remains private.

The “Goth Baddie” Joke Has Taken on a Life of Its Own

The entire situation is particularly notable because Drake seemingly predicted the aesthetic long before meeting Pinkchyu.

During a 2025 conversation with Bobbi Althoff, Drake described his ideal future partner in unusually specific terms, saying he could imagine ending up with a heavily tattooed goth woman.

When Pinkchyu walked into his dating competition months later, viewers immediately connected her appearance to those comments.

Drake himself appeared captivated by the coincidence.

Pinkchyu had the tattoos.

She had the goth aesthetic.

She had fangs.

And she managed to convince one of the biggest rappers in the world to bark on command within minutes of meeting her. (Complex)

The moment could easily have remained a meme.

Instead, it became an ongoing storyline.

The House Could Be the Biggest Sign This Wasn’t Just Content

The most concrete unfinished business between them may have nothing to do with their dating status.

It’s the house.

Drake made an enormous promise on camera, and Pinkchyu continues to say he’s following through.

Shortly after the original stream, she said the arrangement was real and that she needed to select a property.

Now she says the purchase remains “in the works.” (TMZ)

There has not yet been public confirmation that a home has actually closed or that ownership has transferred, so it would be premature to report that Drake has already purchased the property.

But Pinkchyu’s latest comments indicate the plan remains active.

That alone gives their unusual relationship a continuing connection long after the dating show ended.

Pinkchyu Is Keeping the Answer to Herself

Pinkchyu had an easy opportunity to end the rumors.

She was asked directly whether she and Drake were official.

She could have said no.

She could have called them friends.

She could have said the entire thing was content.

Instead, she laughed, looked at the friends who apparently know what’s happening privately and said they told her not to talk.

That response is now generating another round of speculation around Drake’s personal life.

Still, until Drake or Pinkchyu explicitly defines the relationship, calling her Drake’s confirmed girlfriend would go further than the available evidence supports.

For now, the public knows the two have continued seeing each other.

It knows Drake took her on an elaborate private date.

It knows she became part of his FOMO project.

It knows the house he promised her mother is apparently still being worked out.

What the public doesn’t know is the one thing Pinkchyu was directly asked.

Whether Drake’s “goth baddie” has officially become Drake’s girlfriend.

Pinkchyu appears to know the answer.

For now, she’s keeping it to herself.