Shailene Woodley confirms she's engaged to Aaron Rodgers

Posted February 23, 2021 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

Shailene Woodley confirmed that she's engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on 'œThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'ť on Monday, saying they got engaged 'œa while ago.'ť The 37-year-old Rodgers mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancÃ©e while accepting his third career MVP award on Feb. 6 but didn't say her name.

'œYes, we are engaged,'ť Woodley said. 'œWe are engaged. But for us, it's not new news, you know, 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.''ť

The 29-year-old Woodley said she still hasn't attended one of Rodgers' games, noting the attendance restrictions caused by the pandemic this past season. Woodley added that she'd never even seen a football game before meeting Rodgers.

'œHe's first off just a wonderful, incredible human being, but I never thought I'd be engaged to somebody who threw balls for a living,'ť Woodley said. 'œLike I never thought as a little girl, I was like, '~Yeah, when I grow up, I'm going to marry someone who throws balls, yeah!' But he's really just so good at it.'ť

Woodley said she realized Rodgers was a football player when they met but didn't know much about his career. She said friends now try to get her to watch Rodgers' highlights on YouTube.

'œI don't know him as a football guy,'ť Woodley said. 'œI know him as like the nerd who wants to host '~Jeopardy!'. That's the dude I know. He just happens to also be very good at sports.'ť

Rodgers was announced last month as a celebrity guest host for the long-running game show. Longtime 'œJeopardy!'ť host Alex Trebek died of cancer on Nov. 8. Rodgers' guest hosting stint begins April 5.

Woodley was talking to Fallon on Monday to promote her movie 'œThe Mauritanian.'ť Her previous credits include the HBO series 'œBig Little Lies,'ť 'œThe Fault In Our Stars'ť and 'œDivergent.'ť

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FILE - Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers warms up before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Green Bay, Wis., in this Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, file photo. Shailene Woodley confirmed that she's engaged to Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, saying they got engaged 'a while ago.' The 37-year-old Rodgers mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancÃ©e while accepting his third career MVP award on Feb. 6 but didn't say her name. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File) The Associated Press

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