Time to Get You Up to Speed on Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee’s Relationship Timeline

Jenna Dewan is currently embroiled in controversy. I don’t know how to tell you this, but...she may be too good a dancer. *Gasp!* Jenna is currently competing in season 35 of Dancing with the Stars, but the thing is, she is already known for being a dancer. In addition to starring in beloved dance movie Step Up, she was a professional dancer who worked with pop stars like Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera.But despite the backlash, Jenna is here to compete, and rooting her on is her longtime partner Steve Kazee, who just posted the sweetest message supporting his fiancée on Instagram. Jenna and Steve have been together since 2018, and they have two kids together. Keep reading to learn more about their relationship—and where their wedding plans stand after a six-year engagement.Jump to:2012April 2018October 2018February 2020March 2020January 2022November 2023June 2024September 2024February 2026October 20262012Jenna and Steve first crossed paths years before they started dating. Jenna saw Steve perform in Once on Broadway—for which he won a Tony for Lead Actor in a Musical—and she met him briefly after the show.Jenna told The Knot that her mom was so impressed by Steve that Jenna suggested they try to talk to him at the stage door following the performance.“I was pushing her forward to say hi, and Steve and I just had one of those eye-catching moments. It was very quick, but it struck us both,” Jenna recalled. “I never forgot the moment. Life went on, as it does.”April 2018After nearly nine years of marriage, Jenna announced her separation from husband Channing Tatum by releasing a joint statement.Jenna later shared during a March 2024 appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast that Steve slid into her DMs following the breakup news going public.“He sent me a GIF of Steph Curry shooting a shot and said, ‘Hey,’” she revealed. “It was a Twitter DM. I wrote back and I said, ‘I'm sorry, I don’t think this is for me.’ He was shooting his shot, and I didn’t get it.”October 2018Six years after crossing paths with Steve (and right after filing for divorce from Channing), People reported in October 2018 that Jenna and Steve were dating. A source shared that they had “been dating for a couple [of] months and she’s really happy.”February 2020 Jenna and Steve shared that they got engaged in February 2020. Alongside an Instagram of them posing together and showing off her ring, Jenna wrote, “A lifetime to love and grow with you...you have my heart.”In the interview with The Knot, she shared some more info about the proposal, and it really speaks to Steve’s musical theater skills. Jenna was pregnant at the time, and at her baby shower, Steve surprised her—and all of her guests!—by proposing via song.“He had written this song and halfway through he sings, ‘will you marry me?’ And everyone gasped,” Jenna said. “Meanwhile, this had been in the works for months. My daughter, Evie, knew it was happening—I still have no idea how she kept it a secret. She's only seven! She and Steve had a whole thing and she came running out. We were all in tears.”March 2020Steve and Jenna welcomed their first child together, Callum, in March 2020. (Jenna already had a daughter, Evie, with her ex-husband Channing.)Alessio Botticelli//Getty Images“Little angel Callum Kazee is here!!” Jenna shared on Instagram. In his own post, Steve wrote, “In an instant our universe burst wide open and nothing would ever be the same. Welcome to Earth star child.”January 2022Jenna and Steve worked together as actors for the first time in January 2022 when he appeared on The Rookie on which Jenna stars. Steve’s character, Jason, is the abusive ex-husband of Jenna’s firefighter character, Bailey. Steve has now appeared in five episodes total.Raymond Liu//Getty ImagesNovember 2023Steve and Jenna worked together again when they co-starred in the Lifetime movie Devil on My Doorstep. Jenna plays an influencer, while Steve plays a stalker-y delivery driver who steals her packages in a scheme to become closer to her. After this and the ex-husband storyline on The Rookie... maybe these two should star in a rom-com next? Something a bit lighter and more romantic?June 2024In June 2024, Jenna and Steve welcomed their second child, a daughter named Rhiannon.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin//Getty Images“From the moment you arrived, you have brought immense joy and love into our lives... your gentle grace, sweetness, and beauty have captivated our entire family,” Jenna wrote on Instagram. “Our hearts are overflowing with love, and we are truly blessed by your presence. Welcome to our world baby girl.”September 2024After a nearly six-year-long legal battle, Jenna and Channing finally reached a settlement and made their divorce official.February 2026While chatting with People, the Supergirl actor gave an update about her and Steve’s wedding plans.“There’s been so many ideas. So many different discussions, and finding the right one at the right time. We’re planning on it. We’re getting closer,” she said. The 45-year-old added that the long engagement means her kids get to be part of the wedding. “That’s the great thing. Now we have three to participate. They’ll all have very distinct jobs in different parts of the service.”October 2026Amid backlash during her Dancing With the Stars journey, Steve came to his fiancée’s defense on Instagram.“I could not be more in awe of this incredible woman,” Steve began his lengthy post while sharing photos and videos of Jenna from DWTS. “The amount of literal blood, sweat, and tears she has poured into this journey over the last month has been beyond amazing to witness. The hours, the bruises, the blisters, the exhaustion, the nerves, the constant push to get better. She has given herself completely to this experience, and somehow, through all of it, she is joy.”He later praised how well she’s handled all the criticism. “I’ve also watched her take on all the noise that comes with putting yourself out there like this,” he added. “The opinions, the chatter, and the criticism that, despite best attempts, feels almost inescapable in this age of the almighty algorithm. And what has impressed me most is that she keeps showing up with an open heart. She listens, she works, she keeps learning, and she refuses to let any of it steal the joy she has found in doing this.”He concluded with, “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.”My heart!!