Kate Beckinsale might have a type … comedians. Before the “Serendipity” actor dated Pete Davidson, she had a brief fling with another comic, Matt Rife. The couple dated in 2017, although not much was known about their relationship because Rife wasn’t as famous as he his today. After the two split, Rife gave some insight about the relationship to TMZ in March 2019, revealing he met Beckinsale at the Laugh Factory, a famous comedy club. He explained, “We dated for a year and it was uh — complicated for sure. A lot of ups and downs, but she’s moved on.” The comedian didn’t go into the details about their whirlwind romance too much, but it seemed like Matt Rife and Kate Beckinsale’s relationship didn’t end well.
Rife also offered some harsh advice to Davidson, who was seeing Beckinsale at the time. He told TMZ he would advise the “SNL” actor to “run.” Rife continued to be a bit controversial, seemingly telling Davidson, “Enjoy it while you can.” Yikes! However, Rife later apologized to both Beckinsale and Davidson during a 2023 interview with Elle, “I told ’em to run because I was being a petty a**hole. I regret saying that. Pete, if you’re out there, sorry I said that. Kate, I also apologize that I said that.” Out of all of Beckinsale’s exes, Rife was the one who didn’t seem to have the best experience with the actor.
