Phoebe Gates, who is dating Paul McCartney’s grandson, answers whether she’s a Beatles fan

2025-05-01T15:47:31Z

Phoebe Gates, the daughter of Bill and ex-wife Melinda French Gates, revealed her thoughts on The Beatles when she first started dating Arthur Donald, Paul McCartney’s grandson.

Gates was asked if she was “a Beatles person” by host Alex Cooper on the April 30 episode of “Call Her Daddy.”

“Oh man, it’s so bad, I’m so bad at music,” Gates replied. “I mean my family, we’re so nerdy. So, I knew nothing about music. Like I knew about tech stuff growing up, not music stuff.”

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Gates and Donald first sparked dating rumors in October 2023 but weren’t officially confirmed as boyfriend-girlfriend until June 2024. On “Call Her Daddy,” Gates insisted that she really didn’t follow musicians, providing one surprising example of being unaware of a well-known fact about a music icon.

“I remember early on (Donald) was so excited, he thought he was going to rizz me,” Gates said on the podcast. “He took me to an Elton John concert and Elton John comes out in like a bedazzled track suit and I’m like, ‘Is Elton John gay?'”

“His entire family starts dying laughing. Now we’ve been dating almost two years. Almost every time I see them, they’re like, ‘Is Elton John gay?'” she continued, mimicking Donald’s family slapping their knees.

“‘This girl went to Stanford. Is Elton John gay? Oh! Are you kidding me?'” she continued to mimic.

Gates graduated from Stanford in 2024 with a degree in human biology after three years.

Phoebe Gates with her boyfriend, Arthur Alistair Donald. @phoebegates via Instagram

Although she doesn’t follow music closely, Gates still wants to hear some from her boyfriend.

“Unfortunately, Arthur does not have any musical talent,” she said. “I’ve been trying to get him to serenade me for a very long time, but it has not happened.”

Gates also spoke about what it’s like to introduce boyfriends to her dad, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Phoebe Gates in 2024. Taylor Hill / FilmMagic

“I think terrifying for the guy,” she said.

“For me, (it’s) hilarious because my dad’s pretty socially awkward,” she continued. “To me, it’s so funny. But for guys, I think they get really wigged out.”

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