All About Camille Summers-Vali, Charles Melton’s Girlfriend
THE RUNDOWN
- Camille Summers-Valli is a filmmaker, director, and photographer whose work spans music videos, fashion campaigns, and documentary film.
- She has collaborated with major brands and publications including The New York Times, Burberry, and Hermès.
- Summers-Valli is currently expecting her first child with actor Charles Melton.
Charles Melton is preparing for a major new chapter in his personal life. In early January 2026, his girlfriend, photographer and filmmaker Camille Summers-Valli, confirmed that the couple is expecting their first child together.
Summers-Valli shared the news via Instagram on January 2, posting a carousel of intimate maternity photos, including images of Melton kissing her stomach. While the pair has kept their relationship largely private, the announcement offered a rare glimpse into their life together.
Here’s everything to know about Summers-Valli, her creative career, and her connection to Melton.
She announced her pregnancy in January 2026.
Summers-Valli confirmed she is expecting her first child with Melton through an Instagram shared on January 2. The post, captioned “making a lil family ????,” included a mix of editorial-style portraits and candid moments, including Melton lying beside her during a doctor’s visit.
She and Melton have kept their relationship out of the public eye.
Despite Melton’s high profile, neither he nor Summers-Valli has spoken publicly about their relationship.
Melton has previously addressed public scrutiny around relationships. In a March 2019 interview with Hunger magazine, he said, “People need to mind their own fucking business, honestly.”
“I don’t have Twitter, and it’s one of the reasons why I don’t read through all my comments on social media, because people are always going to talk,” he continued. “No matter what, people have always talked, even before this age of Instagram, but back then, you were less inclined to hear about someone talking about you, and honestly it’s not their place to have any authority over my relationships. Not everyone is going to be a supporter or a fan of your relationship, and people need to remember that opinions aren’t facts.”
She is a director, filmmaker, and photographer.
Summers-Valli is a multidisciplinary director and visual artist whose work spans music videos, fashion campaigns, and documentaries.
Her commercial and editorial collaborators include The New York Times, Burberry, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, and others.
One of Summers-Valli’s most widely recognized projects is the music video for Haim’s 2025 single “Relationships.”
In addition to music, Summers-Valli has built a substantial portfolio in fashion filmmaking. She shot Burberry’s Highgrove Gardens campaign, featuring actors Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael, and Sopé Dìrísù.
Daniel Lee, Burberry’s chief creative officer, said of the campaign, “Asking these esteemed actors to wear the collection was the best way to make the clothes come to life.”
She also has deep roots in documentary filmmaking.
Summers-Valli’s breakout project was Big Mountain in 2015, a documentary exploring the lives of Navajo families in Arizona. According to It’s Nice That, she spent years embedded with the community before filming.
Reflecting on the project, Summers-Valli told the outlet, “My relationship with them started as a sheep-herder and a supporter. I would herd their sheep and help them chop wood and do whatever they needed because they always need young people around to help them keep up their workload.”
“For the first three years I really didn’t pick up a camera, and I was already part of the furniture when I started filming,” she added. “It meant there was already a level of trust, and I think they loved the fact that I would herd sheep and then come back and film them. They knew that my intentions were in the right place.”
The documentary premiered in collaboration with the ICA and MoMA, per One Point Four.
She studied at Central Saint Martins.
Summers-Valli studied Video Art at Central Saint Martins and graduated in 2014, according to Lark Creative. Her early work was exhibited at the ICA, and her films have screened at festivals including Cannes Lions and Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Her work has received industry awards.
Summers-Valli has earned multiple accolades for her directing. Her music video collaborations have won Ciclope Festival awards, including a Grand Prix, as well as Music Video of the Year at the 2023 U.K. Music Video Awards.
In 2022, Ad Age named her a Director to Watch as part of the outlet’s Creativity Awards, recognizing her influence across advertising, fashion, and film.
She has lived and worked around the world.
Summers-Valli was born in Bangkok and raised in Nepal, according to One Point Four. She has lived and worked across Europe and the U.S. and is currently based between Paris and Los Angeles, per Shots.