In this week’s DIVA Dating Digest, we take a look at how the Ted Lasso star and A League Of Their Own icon met
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE VIA INSTAGRAM (@ABBIJACOBSON)
Jodi Balfour and Abbi Jacobson are the definition of a Hollywood power couple. Abbi Jacobson stole our hearts in her role of Carson Shaw in the queer favourite A League Of Their Own. The talented actor also co-wrote the hit series Broad City which placed her on the map.
Abbi’s other half – Jodi Balfour – is also a force to be reckoned with. The South African actress starred as Gladys Witham in the series Bomb Girls in 2013. More recently, she has wowed fans with her character Jack in AppleTV’s runaway success series Ted Lasso.
So how did these actors meet? We’ve done some detective work in this week’s DIVA Dating Digest to find out all about their love story.
October 2020: The pair meet on ultra-exclusive dating app Raya
The pair met each other during the pandemic when they both swiped right. Using the app Raya – which has been dubbed as the dating app for celebrities – the pair quickly built a connection.
On a January 2022 episode of Nicole Byer’s Why Won’t You Date Me podcast, Abbi revealed more about their meeting story. The ALOTO star said that while she didn’t usually like using Raya, during the pandemic the dating app seemed like “the only way I’ll ever interact with anyone ever again”.
October 2021: Jodi and Abbi hard-launch their relationship
To commemorate their anniversary, this pair decided to break the internet by hard launching their relationship. Sharing a sweet, candid snap, the couple showed off their beautiful bond with a sweet Instagram post.
“One year with this incredible human. Don’t know how I got so lucky,” Abbi wrote in the caption.
August 2022: The couple get en-gay-ed
After making their red carpet debut, the couple revealed to PEOPLE magazine that they were in fact engaged! Co-stars and friends celebrated the news including D’Arcy Carden who said “It’s out. It’s great. We’re so happy. We love [Jodi]”.
March 2023: The pair attend the Ted Lasso season three premiere
More recently the pair were seen serving on the red carpet to celebrate the premiere of Ted Lasso season three in which Jodi plays the charismatic character Jack.
We absolutely adore this pair and can’t wait to keep enjoying their couple’s posts together!
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love this! but y’all got the name of Abbi’s show, Broad City, wrong.