01of 10The Big Revealgetty images (2)Upon winning MVP of the NFL in 2021, Rodgers made a virtual appearance during the NFL Honors broadcast to accept his award — andmade a surprise announcement.“It’s an honor to win this award for the third time. 2020 was definitely a crazy year filled with lots of change and growth, some amazing memorable moments. 180 straight days of having my nose hair scraped, playing for very little fans or no stands the entire season,” he said on Feb. 6, before revealing the big news: “I got engaged.“Rodgers went on to thank his loved ones, including his then-nameless bride-to-be.“Off the field, I got a really great group of people that support me. So I’d like to thank my team,” he said, also thanking “my fiancée.“Two days after Rodgers shared his engagement news, a source who knows Rodgers and Woodley confirmed to PEOPLE thatWoodley was Rodgers' bride-to-be.
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The Big Reveal
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Upon winning MVP of the NFL in 2021, Rodgers made a virtual appearance during the NFL Honors broadcast to accept his award — andmade a surprise announcement.
“It’s an honor to win this award for the third time. 2020 was definitely a crazy year filled with lots of change and growth, some amazing memorable moments. 180 straight days of having my nose hair scraped, playing for very little fans or no stands the entire season,” he said on Feb. 6, before revealing the big news: “I got engaged.”
Rodgers went on to thank his loved ones, including his then-nameless bride-to-be.
“Off the field, I got a really great group of people that support me. So I’d like to thank my team,” he said, also thanking “my fiancée.”
Two days after Rodgers shared his engagement news, a source who knows Rodgers and Woodley confirmed to PEOPLE thatWoodley was Rodgers' bride-to-be.
02of 10Highlight of the YearSplash; GettyDuring an Instagram Live conversation with Zenith Watches CEO Julien Tornare in March 2021, Rodgers was asked about his past year and recovering during the off-season whenhe mentioned his engagement to Woodley. (Rodgers was named the company’s North American ambassador that February.)“I’m recently engaged, so been enjoying that part of my life,” Rodgers said.“Obviously that’s the best thing that’s happened to me in the last year,” the athlete added.
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Highlight of the Year
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During an Instagram Live conversation with Zenith Watches CEO Julien Tornare in March 2021, Rodgers was asked about his past year and recovering during the off-season whenhe mentioned his engagement to Woodley. (Rodgers was named the company’s North American ambassador that February.)
“I’m recently engaged, so been enjoying that part of my life,” Rodgers said.
“Obviously that’s the best thing that’s happened to me in the last year,” the athlete added.
03of 10Supporting Rodgers' New GigJeopardy Productions Inc.Woodley posted a video on herInstagram Storiesin April 2021 to give her then-fiancé a shout-out ahead of his stint as aguest host onJeopardy!Sitting in the passenger seat of a car as Rodgers drove them, Woodley said, “I have a very important announcement to make.““This guy right here is super sexy, super attractive … just shaved his neck this morning. Has a little man bun growing,” she continued, turning the camera to get Rodgers in the frame. “This guy is hostingJeopardy!tonight!”
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Supporting Rodgers' New Gig
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Woodley posted a video on herInstagram Storiesin April 2021 to give her then-fiancé a shout-out ahead of his stint as aguest host onJeopardy!
Sitting in the passenger seat of a car as Rodgers drove them, Woodley said, “I have a very important announcement to make.”
“This guy right here is super sexy, super attractive … just shaved his neck this morning. Has a little man bun growing,” she continued, turning the camera to get Rodgers in the frame. “This guy is hostingJeopardy!tonight!”
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Proud Moment
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TheDivergentactress then flipped the camera around to show herself beside Rodgers, as she said, “Oh, dat guy right there,” before Rodgers smiled for the camera.
05of 10Rest & RelaxationShailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers.Matt StroshaneDuring an interview for the web seriesWalt Disney World Minute, the couple was asked how they like to unwind after a long day and theBig Little Liesactress responded, “Personally, I like a bath, maybe a good glass of wine.““I was gonna say cuddle time,” Rodgers said. “But since she went with her own thing, I’m gonna sayJeopardy!and a glass of scotch.”
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Rest & Relaxation
Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers.Matt Stroshane
During an interview for the web seriesWalt Disney World Minute, the couple was asked how they like to unwind after a long day and theBig Little Liesactress responded, “Personally, I like a bath, maybe a good glass of wine.”
“I was gonna say cuddle time,” Rodgers said. “But since she went with her own thing, I’m gonna sayJeopardy!and a glass of scotch.”
06of 10’Meant to Be’Miles and Keleigh Teller out with Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers.Keleigh Sperry Teller/InstagramWoodleyopened up about the couple’s relationshipin her cover interview for the July/August 2021 issue ofShape.“I have the perspective that I would have met Aaron in any context, any space in time, because I feelwe were meant to be together,” she told the outlet.“Starting a relationship where you immediately move in with someone — because it’s a pandemic and you can’t just get on a plane and go back and forth on weekends — taught us a lot about each other very quickly,” Woodley added. “We jumped in headfirst and got some of the sticky bits out of the way early.”
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‘Meant to Be’
Miles and Keleigh Teller out with Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers.Keleigh Sperry Teller/Instagram
Woodleyopened up about the couple’s relationshipin her cover interview for the July/August 2021 issue ofShape.
“I have the perspective that I would have met Aaron in any context, any space in time, because I feelwe were meant to be together,” she told the outlet.
“Starting a relationship where you immediately move in with someone — because it’s a pandemic and you can’t just get on a plane and go back and forth on weekends — taught us a lot about each other very quickly,” Woodley added. “We jumped in headfirst and got some of the sticky bits out of the way early.”
07of 10Protecting Their ‘Bubble’Aaron Rodgers, Shailene Woodley.Getty (2)Woodley opened up about whyshe and Rodgers waited to share their engagement newsin an interview withThe Hollywood Reporterin July 2021.“When we announced that we were engaged, we wanted to do that only because we didn’t want someone else to do it before we did,” Woodley told the outlet. “And we didn’t do it for months and months after we had become engaged.““But the reaction to it was really a lot, and so we were like, ‘Let’s just politely decline [to talk about the relationship] for a little while and live in our little bubble,’ " the star added.
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Protecting Their ‘Bubble’
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Woodley opened up about whyshe and Rodgers waited to share their engagement newsin an interview withThe Hollywood Reporterin July 2021.
“When we announced that we were engaged, we wanted to do that only because we didn’t want someone else to do it before we did,” Woodley told the outlet. “And we didn’t do it for months and months after we had become engaged.”
“But the reaction to it was really a lot, and so we were like, ‘Let’s just politely decline [to talk about the relationship] for a little while and live in our little bubble,’ " the star added.
08of 10WAITING GAMEPascal Le Segretain/GettyMonths after their engagement, Woodley shared that the couple wasn’t rushing into saying “I do.““There’sno wedding planning happening,” shetoldEntertainment Tonightin July. “There’s no rush. We’ve got no rush.“Theactress added that she and Rodgers had simply been “enjoying” their time together as an engaged couple.
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WAITING GAME
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Months after their engagement, Woodley shared that the couple wasn’t rushing into saying “I do.”
“There’sno wedding planning happening,” shetoldEntertainment Tonightin July. “There’s no rush. We’ve got no rush.”
Theactress added that she and Rodgers had simply been “enjoying” their time together as an engaged couple.
09of 10Inspiring MomentsNBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesWhile appearing onLate Night with Seth Meyersin July 2021, Woodley chatted aboutembracing the world of footballand how impressed she was of Rodgers’ dedication to being a great guest host onJeopardy!“He had stacks of notebooks of notes that he took and highlighted and went back through. It was actually really inspiring to watch his steadfast commitment to learning every single part of theJeopardy!game,” she told host Seth Meyers. “We did a lot of rehearsing back and forth – it was fun.”
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Inspiring Moments
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While appearing onLate Night with Seth Meyersin July 2021, Woodley chatted aboutembracing the world of footballand how impressed she was of Rodgers' dedication to being a great guest host onJeopardy!
“He had stacks of notebooks of notes that he took and highlighted and went back through. It was actually really inspiring to watch his steadfast commitment to learning every single part of theJeopardy!game,” she told host Seth Meyers. “We did a lot of rehearsing back and forth – it was fun.”
10of 10Spending Time ApartAaron Rodgers.Christopher Polk/GettyThe Green Bay Packers quarterback spoke aboutspending time apart from Woodleyduring the NFL season in a September 2021 chat withHaute Living, explaining that it’s not all bad to focus on their own careers.“It’s a busy work time for her, so [my decision] probably came at a good time for both of us to be able to focus on our work. I think it’s going to be a good thing,“he told the outlet.“I mean, her work was shut down for an entire year, and she’s booked a number of projects,” he added regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. “She enjoys working and her own routine, which I obviously enjoy, too.“In February 2022, PEOPLEconfirmed the pair had split.
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Spending Time Apart
Aaron Rodgers.Christopher Polk/Getty
The Green Bay Packers quarterback spoke aboutspending time apart from Woodleyduring the NFL season in a September 2021 chat withHaute Living, explaining that it’s not all bad to focus on their own careers.
“It’s a busy work time for her, so [my decision] probably came at a good time for both of us to be able to focus on our work. I think it’s going to be a good thing,“he told the outlet.
“I mean, her work was shut down for an entire year, and she’s booked a number of projects,” he added regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. “She enjoys working and her own routine, which I obviously enjoy, too.”
In February 2022, PEOPLEconfirmed the pair had split.
source: people.com
