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Jenna Dewan has been at the center of conversation on Dancing with the Stars, and her fiancé Steve Kazee has publicly defended her. Their relationship stretches back years, and recent posts and interviews shed light on how they met, grew their family and where wedding plans stand after a long engagement.
2012
The couple first crossed paths more than a decade ago when Jenna saw Steve perform in the Broadway production of Once, the role that later earned him a Tony. After the show, Jenna’s mother encouraged a quick hello at the stage door.
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Jenna has said the meeting produced an immediate spark. “I never forgot the moment,” she later recalled, describing it as a brief but striking encounter that lingered in both their memories.
April 2018
In April 2018 Jenna announced her separation from then-husband Channing Tatum after nearly nine years of marriage. The split opened a new chapter in her personal life.
Soon after the separation became public, Steve reached out. Jenna told a podcast that he messaged her with a GIF of Steph Curry and a simple “Hey.” She replied, “I’m sorry, I don’t think this is for me,” at first declining the advance.
October 2018
By October 2018, People reported that Jenna and Steve were dating. Sources said the pair had been seeing each other for a couple of months and that Jenna was happy in the new relationship.
February 2020
Their engagement came in February 2020. Jenna shared an Instagram photo of the couple and a ring, writing, “A lifetime to love and grow with you…you have my heart.”
The proposal itself unfolded theatrically: at Jenna’s baby shower, Steve performed a song he had written and worked the proposal into the music. Jenna said he sang the line, “will you marry me?” and that their daughter Evie, then a child, had helped keep the plan secret.
March 2020
Jenna and Steve welcomed their son, Callum, in March 2020. Jenna already had a daughter, Evie, from her marriage to Channing Tatum.
Announcing the birth on social media, Jenna called him a “little angel,” while Steve wrote that their world had “burst wide open” with the new arrival.
January 2022
Professionally, the partners began to overlap on screen. In early 2022 Steve joined the cast of The Rookie, where he played Jason, the abusive ex-husband of Jenna’s character, Bailey. He appeared in multiple episodes across the storyline.
November 2023
The pair co-starred again in the Lifetime film Devil on My Doorstep. Jenna played an influencer and Steve a delivery driver who becomes dangerously fixated on her.
After the darker roles the two took on, some observers noted the contrast with their off-screen life and suggested they might suit lighter, romantic material in the future.
June 2024
In June 2024 Jenna and Steve announced the birth of their daughter, Rhiannon. Jenna posted that the baby had brought “immense joy and love” to their family, calling them “truly blessed” by her arrival.
September 2024
Jenna’s divorce from Channing Tatum was finalized in September 2024, ending a nearly six-year legal process that had followed their initial split.
February 2026
Speaking with People in early 2026, Jenna offered an update on wedding plans after the long engagement. “There’s been so many ideas. So many different discussions, and finding the right one at the right time,” she said, adding, “We’re planning on it. We’re getting closer.”
She noted a benefit of the long engagement: their children will take active roles in the ceremony. “Now we have three to participate. They’ll all have very distinct jobs in different parts of the service,” Jenna told the magazine.
October 2026
As Jenna faced criticism while competing on Dancing with the Stars, Steve posted a lengthy message on Instagram defending her commitment and resilience. He praised the physical and emotional effort she’s invested, noting the “hours, the bruises, the blisters, the exhaustion” and the way she continues to show up with joy.
He also addressed the online commentary Jenna has endured, writing that despite the noise of “the almighty algorithm” she keeps listening, learning and refusing to let criticism steal her joy. He closed the post with a personal note: “I am just so damn proud of her and I am honored to stand beside her through it all. Keep dancing, baby. Keep filling up that heart. I’ll be right here cheering louder than anyone.”
