- Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi first sparked dating rumors in 2021.
- They went public with their engagement in April 2023.
- Brown says the two are now wedding planning, but intend to keep things private.
June 2021: Jake Bongiovi posed with Millie Bobbie Brown in several pictures on Instagram, sparking dating rumors.
Millie Bobbie Brown and Jake Bongiovi began dating in 2021.
In November 2022, Brown explained on WIRED's "Web's Most Searched Questions" YouTube series that she met Bongiovi on Instagram.
"We were friends for a bit and then, what can I say?" the "Stranger Things" star said.
Rumors the pair were dating began swirling in June 2021 after a series of Instagram posts by Bongiovi, the son of the rock star Jon Bon Jovi.
In the first post, Bongiovi shared a picture of the pair in the back of a car with the caption: "bff <3."
In the following months, Bongiovi shared two more posts featuring Brown — one of the couple on a CCTV camera and another of them drinking tea together.
November 2021: Brown and Bongiovi's relationship became Instagram official through a blurry photograph.
In November, the pair finally became Instagram official with a post on the "Enola Holmes" star's account.
Brown shared a blurry image of Bongiovi kissing her on the cheek while they were on the London Eye, indicating that they were more than friends.
Neither party released a statement about the relationship but the picture was proof enough.
December 2021: Brown and Bongiovi appeared to spend Christmas together.
A month later, Brown shared another photo of the couple as they celebrated Christmas.
"Happy holidays ❤," Brown captioned the post, which was shared on Christmas Day.
In January 2022, Brown told Seventeen that Bongiovi gifted her a vinyl of Olivia Rodrigo's hit album "Sour" for Christmas.
"I love '1 Step Forward 3 Steps Back.' It makes me wanna cry every time. I think my boyfriend's gonna kill me if I listen to it around him anymore," the young actor said while discussing the album.
February 2022: Brown and Bongiovi dressed up as Barbie and Ken for her 18th birthday.
In February 2022, Brown and Bongiovi celebrated Brown's birthday after the "Stranger Things" star turned 18.
The celebrity couple shared images of their outfits for the celebration on Instagram. Brown channeled the popular doll, Barbie, by wearing a blonde wig, while Bongiovi dyed his hair blonde to transform into Ken.
"Hey ken! 🎂," Brown captioned her post.
Bongiovi wrote in his post: "Happy birthday barbie ily <3."
March 2022: The couple made their red carpet debut at the BAFTAs.
A month later, Bongiovi joined Brown as she walked the carpet at the 2022 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony in London.
The pair both wore black outfits and Bongiovi wore a pin with the Ukrainian flag in support of the country following the Russian invasion in February 2022.
May 2022: Brown shared a birthday tribute to her boyfriend.
May 2022 was a busy month for Bongiovi and Brown.
Brown shared a birthday tribute on May 7 after Bongiovi turned 20.
"Happy birthday baby, can't wait to fly to the moon and back with you! (Schroobie noobie)," the 19-year-old star wrote alongside an Instagram slideshow post.
May 2022: Bongiovi supported Brown at the premiere of "Stranger Things" season four.
A week later, the pair attended their second red carpet together for Brown's hit series "Stranger Things."
The couple went to the New York premiere of season four together, wearing similar cream and black outfits.
Afterward, Bongiovi captioned an Instagram post of pictures from the event: "Congratulations babe u deserve the world love you 🥳."
Later, that month, Brown also revealed on Instagram that her boyfriend had visited her on-set during the filming of season four.
Sharing an image of herself, Bongiovi, and her "Stranger Things" costar Finn Wolfhard, Brown captioned the post: "when two worlds collide🤯 @strangerthingstv."
May 2022: Brown and Bongiovi went on vacation together.
After the "Stranger Things" buzz, the celebrity couple went on vacation together, sharing photographs of their trip later in May.
It appeared that they went to Spain because Brown shared photographs on Instagram of the pair posing separately in front of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain.
She also captioned the post "te amo," which is Spanish for "I love you."
Meanwhile, Bongiovi referenced Harry Styles' latest album, "Harry's House," in the caption to his own holiday post: "Alexa play late night talking by Harry styles."
June 2022: Brown appeared to label Bongiovi the "love of my life."
In June 2022, the pair continued to show their love for Styles by attending his Love On Tour concert at Wembley Stadium in London.
The "Godzilla" star later shared a PDA picture on Instagram and captioned the post: "alexa play love of my life by harry styles."
July 2022: Brown and Bongiovi appeared to go on a date to a bee farm.
Across the summer, the couple continued to go on more dates and share their adventures on Instagram.
In July 2022, Brown shared an image of the pair going to an apiary, a bee farm, together.
"I love adventures with you ❤️ what a beautiful experience, understanding the importance of bees! 🐝🐝🐝," Brown captioned a post of the pair in their beekeeper outfits.
September 2022: Mariah Carey enlisted Brown and Bongiovi to help her recreate her "Honey" music video.
In September 2021, Brown and Bongiovi made a surprise appearance on Mariah Carey's TikTok.
The celebrity couple helped Carey, her boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, and Carey's twins, Moroccan and Monroe, recreate the opening to the music video for Carey's 1997 single "Honey."
The original video, which is spy-themed, opens with Carey held hostage in a mansion and the singer then pretends to speak Spanish to trick her captors. In the TikTok video, Brown and Bongiovi play Carey's interrogators.
October 2022: Bongiovi joined Brown for the premiere of "Enola Holmes 2."
Brown brought Bongiovi along with her to the "Enola Holmes 2" premiere in New York.
After the event, Brown shared a series of pictures taken at the premiere. She captioned a slideshow of pictures of Bongiovi: "The man !"
Bongiovi also shared his own post from the night, which he captioned: "Isn't she lovely ❤️."
November 2022: Brown shared a video of herself singing Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" to Bongiovi.
In November 2022, Brown shared a slideshow recap of the last six months on Instagram.
The first clip is a video of Brown singing along to Taylor Swift's re-released version of "All Too Well" to Bongiovi while he appears to be driving. Halfway through, he joins Brown in her singalong.
January 2023: Brown called Bongiovi her "partner for life" in her recap of 2022.
On January 1, 2023, Brown reflected on the previous year on Instagram, sharing multiple images of herself with Bongiovi.
In the caption of the post, she wrote: "endlessly in love with the year I've had! grateful for my friends, family, donkey (bernard), my doggies, my puppies teeth, and my partner for life. here's to another year with you and the wonderful people and animals around us 🤍 let's do it again but better!"
Bongiovi commented on this particular post, writing: "your year babe love you so much ❤️."
He later also shared his own post recapping the last year with Brown.
"Love is all you need. happy new year everyone 🥂," Bongiovi captioned this post.
February 2023: Bongiovi shared a birthday tribute to Brown to mark her 19th birthday.
Bongiovi returned the birthday tribute favor in February with a heartfelt Instagram post to Brown.
He captioned the post: "Another year around the sun together happy 19th to the girl of my dreams. I love you more than words can describe. Everything about you is golden down to the core ❤️."
April 2023: Brown and Bongiovi sparked speculation that they are engaged.
Brown and Bongiovi sparked speculation that they are engaged after the "Stranger Things" star shared an image of herself wearing a ring.
In the Instagram post, Brown posted an image of her and Bongiovi embracing. Brown can be seen sporting a ring on her wedding ring finger.
"I've loved you three summers now, honey, I want 'em all 🤍," Brown captioned the post, referencing lyrics from Taylor Swift's hit song "Lover."
Bongiovi shared his own compilation of pictures, in which Brown's ring finger cannot be seen, with the caption: "Forever 🤍."
May 2023: Bon Jovi addressed criticism of his son's engagement to Brown, appearing to confirm that they really were engaged.
Bon Jovi addressed his son's engagement on a May episode of Andy Cohen's SiriusXM show "Andy Cohen Live," saying that he wasn't worried about their young age.
"I don't know if age matters, you know, if you find the right partner and you grow together," he said. "I think that would be my advice, really, is growing together is wise."
May 2023: Brown wished Bongiovi a happy birthday, referring to him as her fiancé.
Brown wished her fiancé a happy birthday in a May 7 Instagram post, sharing photos of them holding hands.
"this sums us up," she wrote in the post's caption. "in bliss, exploring together. I am eternally holding your hand. happy birthday fiancé. I love you."
June 2023: Brown and Bongiovi celebrated their engagement.
Brown's hairstylist Pete Burkill posted photos to Instagram of the couple's engagement celebration, showing them posing in front of a heart-shaped balloon sculpture and sign that reads, "Mr & Mrs Bongiovi."
View this post on InstagramJune 2023: Brown and Bongiovi were spotted together at the Eras tour.
Images circulated on social media showing Brown and Bongiovi at the Eras tour stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, local news outlet WLWT 5 reported.
—Taylor Swift: Eras Tour (@TS13ontour) June 30, 2023August 2023: Brown said that she intends to keep her wedding a private affair.
In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, Brown gave an update on her and Bongiovi's wedding planning, but said they plan to keep things private.
"I think probably drawing the curtains, just because there are only so many moments in life that you get only once, Brown told WWD. "And to have everyone's opinions and eyes looking at that just feels unnatural to me."
She continued: "So I feel it's important to keep those things, those small precious moment in life, really close to your chest. I can say that the planning is going — it's so fun and it's such an exciting time in my life."
August 2023: Brown said that Bongiovi proposed to her with one of her mother's rings.
Brown told The Sunday Times that she instantly knew that Bongiovi was "the one," and that he always "made clear sense" to her.
She also revealed that Bongiovi proposed to her using an heirloom from her mother.
"I've always loved that ring, it's always stuck out to me, so she gave it to Jake," Brown said. "They were in cahoots about the whole proposal. I love that I can always keep a piece of my mum with me."
Brown said that her parents "adore" her fiancé, saying that they were an "amazing role model" for her relationship.
The actor also said that while her wedding isn't "about what I wear," designers have approached her with wedding gown options and she's currently considering her options.
October 2023: Brown said she never dreamed about weddings before meeting Bongiovi.
In October 2023, Brown told Glamour magazine that she never dreamed about getting married before meeting Bongiovi.
"My dream was to have a baby," Brown said. "I wanted to be the woman that my mom is to me and I wanted to be the woman that my grandmother was to me. So that was never my, like, intention, to be a wife."
Brown continued: "But after meeting Jake and seeing, 'Oh, I don't have to be this stereotypical wife for him. He doesn't want me to be that either. He wants me to go and do my thing and live my life, and he will hold my hand in the process of that.' I was like, 'Oh, I do want this.'"
Brown also opened up about her relationship with Bongiovi.
She told Glamour that when she met Bongiovi her idea of a relationship with men meant she wasn't allowed to take up too much space.
"I think I was so afraid to be a strong woman in a relationship," Brown said of her past relationships.
"When I met Jake. I just felt I could be loud. He embraced that and encouraged that. And I fell in love with myself while being with him," the "Nineteen Steps" author said. "He was a really big, huge part of me loving myself and becoming a woman. It was like, 'Wow, I really love this person because he allows me to love myself.'"
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