Millie Bobby Brown and her now-fiancé Jake Bongiovi recently announced their engagement with some super loved-up black and white photographs – cute!
The 19-year-old confirmed the news with an adorable photo of the pair with their arms around each other, as Millie sported a beautiful diamond ring (and what looks like a Hailey Bieber-approved glazed manicure, no less).
“I've loved you three summers now, honey, I want 'em all,” she wrote in the caption, while Jake shared his own sweet post which simply read: “Forever.”
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The couple have seemed pretty serious for some time now, with the Stranger Things star referring to Jake as “the love of her life” in a smitten Instagram image in June 2022. Read on for everything we know about their relationship.
Millie and Jake made their romance red carpet official at the 2022 BAFTAs ceremony together in March), and at the hugely anticipated premiere of Stranger Things season 4, Millie, whose name has become synonymous with the hit Netflix show since its incarnation in 2016, brought her boyfriend of one year – give or take – as her red carpet date for the season 4 premiere.
“Your instinct is always right…”
The pair wore his 'n' hers monochrome outfits, Millie in a Louis Vuitton corset gown which made her look incredibly sophisticated for her 18 years. Jake – yes, the son of Jon Bon Jovi, whose actual name is spelt like his son's but stylised as ‘Bon Jovi’ for professional purposes) – gave his black tie suit a twist by adding a high-neck white jumper underneath, in lieu of a formal shirt.
The red carpet outing came just over a week after Millie shared an adorable birthday post paying homage to Jake, featuring a slideshow of images which began which a shot of the pair jumping into the sky on a white-sanded beach together.
Millie captioned it, “happy birthday baby, can't wait to fly to the moon and back with you! (Schroobie noobie)”, hinting at an embarrassing-but-adorable nickname for Jake.
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And as for the aforementioned BAFTA red carpet debut, Millie wore a black velvet Louis Vuitton dress while Jake wore a long-line suit jacket and bow-tie. Jake was rocking a long, curtained peroxide hairstyle which we can't help thinking looks distinctly Y2K, with grown-out roots pairing perfectly with his dark tailoring.
These red carpet outings are far from the first times these pair have gone Instagram-official about their relationship. Jake has been posting cute selfies of the pair since June 2021, and Millie has followed suit. But we can't help thinking their joint appearance on the red carpet represented a significant development in their love story.
This isn't Millie Bobby Brown's first high-profile relationship: she had formerly dated social media star Jacob Sartorius – between January and July of 2018 – and more recently rugby player Joseph Robinson.
So where did it all begin with Jake? Here's what we know so far…
June 2021: Jake first shares a picture of him and “BFF” Millie on his Instagram account
The first hint that Jake and Millie might be dating came in mid-2021, when Jake posted a car photo of him and Millie together. However, he captioned it “BFF” – making it rather ambiguous as to whether the pair really were just pals back then, or whether he was being ironic. Millie commented, too, with a “BFF" and unicorn emoji, just to keep us all baffled.
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November 2021: Jake pays Millie a visit in London
Jake, who is based in the US, posts ever more couple-y shots with Millie on his Instagram account as they take a very British tea outing together in London.
Later in November 2021: Millie shares London Eye trip with Jake on Instagram
Millie posts a cute-but-blurry picture of her and Jake in a romantic embrace on the London Eye, confirming that, yes, they are definitely more than friends.
December 2021: Millie & Jake spend Christmas together
Both Millie and Jake share images of spending the Christmas holidays together – including festive shots in front of various Christmas trees – showing that the relationship is definitely getting more serious.
February 2022: Millie & Jake dress up as Barbie & Ken
Presumably taking cues from Jake's Prince Charming hairstyle, Millie & Jake donned “his n' hers” Barbie & Ken costumes in February for Millie's birthday party – complete with a long blonde wig for Millie.
March 2022: Millie & Jake make red carpet debut at the BAFTAs
Millie posted a shot of herself and her beau on the red carpet with a string of heart emojis.
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May 2022: Millie shares sweet birthday tribute to boyfriend Jake
It was suitably smooshy. “Happy birthday baby, can't wait to fly to the moon and back with you! (Schroobie noobie)," she captioned it.
Later in May 2022: Millie takes Jake as her date to the Stranger Things 4 premiere
The couple coordinated outfits once again, wearing black and white. Jake shared some photos from their night out on Instagram, adorably captioning them: “Congratulations babe you deserve the world love you.”
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June 2022: The couple PDA on Jake's Instagram
Jake and Millie looked cosier than ever in Jake's cuddly photos. Long may their love grow.
Later in June 2022: The PDA continues on Millie's Instagram
Highlighting just how smitten she was, Millie shared a snap of herself passionately kissing Jake during a Harry Styles concert.
"Alexa play love of my life by harry styles," the actress captioned the PDA-packed image, which has racked up more than 5 million likes. Aren't they the cutest?!
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October 2022: Millie and Jake appear at the premiere of Enola Holmes 2
Millie looked beautiful in a pink Louis Vuitton gown, while Jake kept it simple in black suit. He later wrote on Instagram: “Isn't she lovely.” Aww.
April 2023: Millie and Jake announce their engagement
After several loved-up posts appeared on both their Instagram pages throughout early 2023, the happy couple announced their engagement with some beautiful photographs on 11 April. It's thought Jake proposed while they were away on a tropical holiday, if the ocean backdrop is anything to go by.
Congrats to the happy couple!
