What You Need to Know About Benson Boone's Dating Life (and Who Inspired "Beautiful Things"

Hello there, this article is for you if:

1. Your previous experience with "Beautiful Things" was watching couples attack your algorithm with the "please stay" sound on TikTok.

2. Had no idea what Benson Boone even looked like until the Grammys.

3. Are now completely obsessed with Benson Boone and his little blue jumpsuit, flipping around the stage and straight into your heart.

Great! Now that we're all on the same page (weirdly obsessed with Benson Boone), it's obviously time to do some digging into his personal life. Specifically, inquiring minds want to know if he's in a relationship. The answer? Yes. Meet Maggie Thurmon, Benson's girlfriend of just about a year. Here's what you need to know about her in the interest of Benson Boone related nosiness.

They've Been Official Since March 2024

This is the fated month that Benson and Maggie made their first public appearance at an event. Look how cute!

Though they started teasing their relationship several months prior. Ahem.

And they've been verrrrry public ever since.

Maggie even accompanied Benson to the VMAs in September, and they had this PDA moment:

And Benson recently gushed on the carpet that Maggie's "whole personality" lights his world on fire, calling "the sweetest and the kindest."

"Beautiful Things" Is (Probably) About Her

Benson told Billboard that the song "was inspired by a relationship that I had just gotten into — for the first time in my life, I felt like I was extremely out of control of the way this relationship would turn out. Meaning like, in the past, I feel like I’ve always known that I could be the one to end a relationship. This one felt very different. It was the first time that I’d really been actually, genuinely terrified to lose something."

The interview was conducted in February 2024, after Benson and Maggie started dating, so putting two and two together...

She Got Famous Through Modeling and TikTok

According to Maggie's bio on the podcast she runs with her dad (more on him in a minute), she "began her social media career in high school as a brand ambassador for Hollister." Apparently she then made it big on social, and "'started a campaign to post 'one new video each week of her senior year,' to capture and share the experience as a high school senior, graduating in 2020."

She's an Actor

Maggie's starred in The Other Zoey with Drew Starkey, which is obviously huge news for those of us who are dedicated to the Drew Starkey cause (the cause is...being huge fans of Drew Starkey).

She and Her Dad Are Very Close

He's a frequent collaborator on her TikTok, and honestly the vibe is sweet.

She's, Like, Absurdly Good at Juggling

Just leaving this here:

Okay, now that you're all caught up, as you were! (Watching Benson's performance at the 2025 Grammys.)

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