Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi (yes, he’s Jon Bon Jovi’s son) have been dating for two years now, and they’re as in love as ever. In fact…they are engaged, which is truly !!!! news, so we went ahead and laid out their entire relationship in a convenient timeline. Attention, pls—let’s start at the beginning!
June 2021
Amid rumors they’re dating, Jake calls Millie his BFF on Instagram, seemingly reminding everyone that people can be friends too. (Although not in this case, lol.)
This same month, the pair are spotted holding hands in photos published by People.
October 2021
Another day, another post of two “friends” to the grid.
November 2021
Millie and Jake go Insta official on her Instagram and make it clear they’re more than mere BFFs with a blurry kissing pic:
Meanwhile, Jake posts this:
December 2021
The new couple celebrate Christmas together in cozy sweaters.
January 2022
Millie subtly references Jake in an interview with Seventeen while talking about her love for Olivia Rodrigo, saying, “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.”
February 2022
Millie and Jake dress up as Ken and Barbie for Millie’s 18th birthday, and honestly, they commit to the look:
March 2022
Millie and Jake make their official couples debut at the BAFTAs. His Ken vibes? Still going strong.
And there’s also a cute video, don’t worry:
May 2022
Millie drops some cute pics of Jake on Instagram to celebrate his birthday, proving they are very much still going strong. She also appears to reveal that her nickname for him is…Schroobie Noobie. Somewhat alarming but still better than when Justin Bieber was calling Hailey Bieber “Goo Goo.”
The two also appear alongside each other at the season 4 premiere of Stranger Things in New York City before they jet off to Spain and upload a series of truly sweet pics from their getaway:
June 2022
Millie and Jake have officially been dating for a year! And judging from this pic of them kissing (which Millie captioned “love of my life”), they’re going all kinds of strong.
July 2022
Millie and Jake go on what appears to be the most fun road trip ever?
August 2022
The couple visit NYC and get papped a ton, but honestly this pic is cuter:
September 2022
Hello, time for your monthly dose of cute:
But more importantly, this happens:
January 2023
Millie kicked off the new year with an IG shout-out to all the most celebration-worthy things in her life—and clearly that included Jake, who she described as her “partner for life,” making us collectively go 😍😍😍.
“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,” Millie captioned the post. “Here’s to another year with you and the wonderful people and animals around us. Let’s do it again but better!”
Jake upped the aww factor, commenting, “Your year babe love you so much” (and posting a Millie-heavy New Year’s IG gallery of his own captioned, “Love is all you need”).
February 2023
Millie celebrated her 19th birthday at Tao in Hollywood (not not jealous, lol) alongside Jake, and the Daily Mail published pics of the duo leaving the restaurant. However (!!) the festivities didn’t end there because Jake took to social media the following day to share a sweet b-day tribute to his girlfriend.
“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,” read the caption.
April 2023
Millie and Jake seemingly announce their engagement! At least that is most definitely the vibe we’re getting from these pics:
June 2023
Millie and Jake enjoyed a summer date night in the Midwest when they hit Taylor Swift’s first Eras Tour concert in Cincinnati on June 30. The couple were spotted hanging out in the VIP tent, looking just as in love as usual.
Because she’s clearly in her own IRL Lover era, Millie appropriately went with a Lover-inspired look for the night with a pink-on-pink-on-pink ensemble that included oversized heart earrings and a pink fringe jacket. She even drew a glittery heart around her right eye, à la Taylor’s look on the Lover album cover.
August 2023
In her latest interview with Women's Wear Daily, Millie dished about Florence By Mills' new fragrance and opened up about her relationship with her ~fiancé~ Jake Bongiovi. Since they first got together, the couple has pretty much kept their romance under wraps, with the exception of their engagement news. MBB reveals they also intend to keep their wedding—which is currently being planned— private.
"I think [for the wedding, we'll] probably [be] drawing the curtains, just because there are only so many moments in life that you get only once," Millie explained. "And to have everyone's opinions and eyes looking at that just feels unnatural to me. So I feel it's important to keep those things, those small precious moments 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."
S’cute! Stay tuned for more, because something tells us more of the Millie + Jake lovefest is right around the corner.
Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.
