American actress Shailene Woodley, who came to TV prominence as Amy Juergens in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, surprised fans after confirming her engagement in February 2021. Her fiance is none other than 3-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers; he is currently the quarterback for Green Bay Packers.
The news of the engagement came up a couple of weeks after Rodgers mentioned that he had a fiancee at NFL Honors, but didn't open up the identity of his lover immediately. In the mid-2020, romance rumors between the two sparks but neither of them confirmed their relationship then.
Prior to Aaron, Woodley already has experienced love failure & but never got engaged with any until now. Let's explore more about her dating story & past relationships.
While the San Bernardino, California-born actress kept her romance with the NFL star Aaron Rodgers low-key, she seemed head over heels as she revealed their engagement this 2021.
In the Monday night episode of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, on February 22, 2021, Shailene Woodley confirmed to Jimmy Fallon that she and Aaron Rodgers were engaged & told:
"So it’s kind of funny. Everybody right now is freaking out over it and we’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ve been engaged for a while."
While speaking of Aaron, she also confirmed that the duo began dating during the COVID-19 pandemic:
"He’s, first off, just a wonderful, incredible human being. But I never thought I’d be engaged with somebody who threw balls for a living.
We met during this whacky, whacky time and all the stadiums were closed that he was playing in, so I have yet to go to a football game."
The news of engagement confirmation came after 3 weeks when the 37-year-old quarterback revealed that he has a fiancee & paid her a tribute during a speech at the NFL Honors on February 6. However, he didn't immediately reveal the name of his lover.
On February 3, 2021, a source close to US Weekly confirmed that Shailene and Aaron were dating. They reportedly started as friends and turned their bond into a romantic relationship. The sparks of their relationship first came in July 2020 but kept their love-life pretty low yet strong amid the long-distance relationship before the big news-break.
Trademarked for her brown almond eyes, the Divergent film series actress was in a relationship with Australian-Fijian rugby union player Ben Volavola. They began dating in 2018, but after 2 years, Woodley confirmed their break-up in April 2020.
Recalling her split with Volavola, the 5 feet 8 inches actress admitted that they were on a 'road to marriage & kids' but couldn't fully commit. Moreover, Shailene added that she thought of relationships as a way to “distract” from her getting better acquainted with herself.
Previously, she was in an alleged relationship with Divergent costar Theo James in 2014 after they were spotted kissing over lunch back. However, in 2016, James admitted in an interview with The Fresno Bee, that their romantic build-up was all part of the enhancement of on-screen chemistry.
From 2014 to 2016, Shailene Woodley was romantically linked to musician Nahko Bear.
On the other, her current fiance Aaron Rodgers had 3 years of relationship with actress Olivia Munn (from 2014 to 2017) before dating former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick. Rodgers and Patrick confirmed their relationship in January 2018, after being spotted together at a restaurant in Green Bay in December 2017., They broke up after 2 years in 2020.