Shailene Woodley confirmed that sheās engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on āThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonā on Monday, saying they got engaged āa while ago.ā The 37-year-old Rodgers mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancĆ©e while accepting his third career MVP award on Feb. 6 but didnāt say her name.
āYes, we are engaged,ā Woodley said. āWe are engaged. But for us, itās not new news, you know, so itās kind of funny. Everybody right now is freaking out over it and weāre like, āYeah, weāve been engaged for a while.āā
The 29-year-old Woodley said she still hasnāt attended one of Rodgersā games, noting the attendance restrictions caused by the pandemic this past season. Woodley added that sheād never even seen a football game before meeting Rodgers.
āHeās first off just a wonderful, incredible human being, but I never thought Iād be engaged to somebody who threw balls for a living,ā Woodley said. āLike I never thought as a little girl, I was like, āYeah, when I grow up, Iām going to marry someone who throws balls, yeah!ā But heās really just so good at it.ā
Woodley said she realized Rodgers was a football player when they met but didnāt know much about his career. She said friends now try to get her to watch Rodgersā highlights on YouTube.
āI donāt know him as a football guy,ā Woodley said. āI know him as like the nerd who wants to host āJeopardy!ā. Thatās the dude I know. He just happens to also be very good at sports.ā
Rodgers was announced last month as a celebrity guest host for the long-running game show. Longtime āJeopardy!ā host Alex Trebek died of cancer on Nov. 8. Rodgersā guest hosting stint begins April 5.
Woodley was talking to Fallon on Monday to promote her movie āThe Mauritanian.ā Her previous credits include the HBO series āBig Little Lies,ā āThe Fault In Our Starsā and āDivergent.ā
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