Minka Kelly awkwardly brushed off Jenna Bush Hager’s question about boyfriend Dan Reynolds, leaving the host confused about what to say next.
The actress appeared on Tuesday’s Today with Jenna & Friends with Hagar and co-host Olivia Munn to promote her new movie, Champagne Problems, but Hagar didn’t switch questions so smoothly, getting a little more personal.
“In this romantic comedy about holidays and love, you’re in the big love of your life right now,” she began, stumbling over her words.
“If you feel like it, you can talk about your relationship,” Hager, 43, suggested, and Kelly shot back to her seat, looking shocked.
Despite Kelly, 45, being clearly uncomfortable, journalists continued to pursue their relationship, specifically asking about the Friday Night Lights alum’s recent birthday message to the Imagine Dragons frontman, noting that it was “beautiful.”
“Yes, it was beautiful,” Kelly answered hesitantly. She also appeared to be looking off camera, perhaps asking her publicist for help.
“I’m very lucky. He’s a really good guy,” Kelly concluded.
Hager started laughing nervously and called for Kelly, saying, “You don’t seem to want to talk about it. That’s fine.”
Before Hager could continue the awkward conversation, Mann, 45, rushed in and salvaged the painful exchange by recalling fond memories of her time with Reynolds.
She shared her experience working with Kelly on his band’s music videos, adding that he was “very kind” and that she “loves” the musician, prompting Kelly to be a little more open about her boyfriend.
“He’s the best, they’re the best,” the “Ransom Canyon” star gushed about Reynolds, 38, and the members of Imagine Dragons.
“And I think the theme of love is similar to the movie in that it hits you when you least expect it,” she explained.
Kelly and Reynolds first sparked romance rumors when they were spotted on a date night in Los Angeles in November 2022, shortly after his split from ex-wife Aja Volkman.
The duo then had several PDA moments, making it abundantly clear that they are together.
Although their relationship has largely been kept out of the spotlight, Reynolds opened up about their relationship last year, revealing that they were initially long distance and Kelly offered to tell him about herself by sharing her candid memoir, Tell Me Everything.
