THE RUNDOWNMillie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have been dating for years and were first linked in June 2021.They announced their engagement in April 2023 and got married in May 2024.On Aug. 21, 2025, they revealed they adopted their first child, a baby girl; in September 2026, news broke that they had adopted their second child.Millie Bobby Brown, the actress the public first met when she was 12 years old in the first season of Stranger Things, is now 22 (!) and has been with now-husband Jake Bongiovi for years. On April 11, 2023, the couple hinted in two Instagram announcement posts that they were engaged before the news was later confirmed. Over a year later, they privately married in an intimate ceremony.View full post on InstagramThe pair was first linked in June 2021, after being seen holding hands in New York City. They were both masked at the time, and Bongiovi carried Brown’s dog, a poodle named Winnie, in a tote bag. Brown travels with Winnie to help ease her anxiety while she travels.“About two years ago, I just started having really bad panic attacks, like, really bad anxiety, and I struggled with it really bad,” she said on an episode of Miley Cyrus’s Bright Minded. “And, one day I was just talking, and I was like, ‘Maybe I should get a therapy dog,’ you know, something to comfort me when I am really stressed.’”Over the years, Brown has been linked to YouTube star and musician Jacob Sartorius and Romeo Beckham, the son of Victoria and David.Since those early days, she and Bongiovi have become quite public about their relationship. But Bongiovi, it turns out, is used to the spotlight, much like Brown. Bongiovi, born Jacob Hurley Bongiovi, is one of Jon Bon Jovi’s four children.You might have seen him in photos with his father and the rest of the family, but here is what to know about him and his relationship with Brown.Jump to:He is 24 years old.His mother is Dorothea Hurley.He was an athlete in high school in Brooklyn.He has referred to Brown as his BFF.He’s friends with her friends.How did Brown and Bongiovi meet?They’ve made their red carpet debut.They were together for Thanksgiving 2022 and decorated a Christmas tree together.The couple celebrated Christmas 2022 together.Brown has said he’s her “partner for life.”Bongiovi celebrated Brown’s 19th birthday with a loving Instagram tribute in February 2023.Bongiovi and Brown announced their engagement in April 2023.Brown wished Bongiovi a happy 21st birthday in an Instagram post on May 7, 2023.The couple enjoyed an engagement party in May 2023.Like many celebs, they headed to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in June 2023.They shared couple pics to celebrate summer 2023.Brown and Bongiovi shared their wedding plans.Brown spoke about falling in love with Bongiovi and addressed criticism about getting married so young in her October 2023 Glamour interview.They spent some of February 2024 in NYC just ahead of Brown’s 20th birthday.Brown’s Stranger Things co-star Matthew Modine revealed he’s officiating their wedding.Brown celebrated Bongiovi’s 22nd birthday with a public declaration of love.They married in a private ceremony in May 2024.They debuted their wedding rings on a Hamptons trip.Brown and Bongiovi announced their married status with a carousel of photos from their trip to Universal Studios.They enjoyed New York City in June 2024 before heading to Europe for a honeymoon.They were seemingly planning a second ceremony in July.In August 2024, Brown called Bongiovi her “home in every lifetime” in sweet Instagram tribute.In September 2024, they were gearing up for a second wedding ceremony.The newlyweds shared photos of their wedding on Oct. 2, 2024.Brown made her first official appearance with both her wedding rings in October 2024.They shared their first Thanksgiving as a married couple in November 2024.They were spotted in New York City in December 2024.Bongiovi and Brown celebrated their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple just before Brown’s birthday.In March 2025, Brown spoke about the couple’s plans to start a family.On Aug. 21, 2025, they revealed they adopted their first child, a baby girl.She shared the first glimpse of their daughter in September 2025.Brown shared another rare glimpse of their baby girl in October 2025.Brown revealed she changed her name in November 2025.A December 2025 report offered new insight into Brown and Bongiovi’s first holiday season as parents.Bongiovi supported Brown during the release of her final season of Stranger Things.Bongiovi celebrated Brown’s 22nd birthday in February 2026.Brown shared a rare glimpse of her and Bongiovi’s daughter in March 2026.In September 2026, news broke that Brown and Bongiovi welcomed their second child through adoption.He is 24 years old.Bongiovi was born in May 2002. He is the youngest of his three siblings, who include Romeo, Stephanie, and Jesse.His mother is Dorothea Hurley.Bongiovi’s parents have been married since April 1989 but have had a romance longer than that. They met in high school.“Mutual respect,” Jon told People of what has helped their relationship last. “Having grown up together and grown together. And we really like each other. We want to hang out.”Dorothea said: “I always said I was good at spotting potential, too. I have a gift.”Jon continued: “We work hard at it, but we enjoy each other and we never fell for the trappings of what celebrity can do. We’ve witnessed that happen over the years to people that were close to us and people that we knew from afar. It’s just what I do, it's not who I am. I write songs. I happen to be very good at performing them. That’s it.”He was an athlete in high school in Brooklyn.Bongiovi attended Poly Prep Country Day School and played football. He is listed on the roster as a Poly Prep “Blue Devil” for the 2019-2020 school year.He has referred to Brown as his BFF.“bff