Danica PatrickandAaron Rodgersmade their debut as a couple at the biggest night in sports!
The pair walked the red carpet at the2018 ESPY Awardsin Los Angeles on Wednesday, officially attending their first big public event together since they confirmed their relationship in January.
Patrick, 36, and Rodgers, 34, color-coordinated in black as the first-ever female ESPYs host wore a one-shoulder dress featuring metallic polka dots while the Green Bay Packers quarterback looked dapper in a black tuxedo.
In fact, the ESPY Awards hold a special place in their romance, as they first met at the same soirée in 2012.
“We met at the ESPYs in 2012. We both remember meeting each other, it was quick,” Patrick said on Jenny McCarthy’s SiriusXM radio show in May. “I got his email address, and I remember thinking to myself, ‘Oh, not a phone number? Just an email address?’ ”
And this year is an especially big occasion for Patrick, as she takes on the hosting duties.
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During an appearance on Monday’s episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live!,the retired race car driver revealed her NFL boyfriend would be her date to the big event — and would be spared from any embarrassment during the show.
Yet, Kimmel — who has hosted many awards shows himself — advised her that there was no way she couldn’t make fun of Rodgers. “You gotta call out the elephant in the room?” she replied. “Or the hot guy in the room, I should say.”
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Rodgers, who helped lead the Packers to victory in the 2010 Super Bowl, ended his relationship with actressOlivia Munnin 2017 after three years together.
Meanwhile, Patrick was previously dating NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for five years before theirsplit in 2017.
The ESPY Awards air live July 18 on ABC at 8 p.m. EST.
source: people.com
