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Shailene Woodley is rumored to be in a relationship with Ben Volavola, Lucas Bravo, and Nahko Bear. Her most high-profile relationship was with NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, to whom she was engaged. Woodley is currently openly single.
Shailene Woodley, known for her roles in Big Little Lies, Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, generally kept her love life private. Still, over the years, she has had several public relationships. Here’s what’s publicly known about her dating history, from her high-profile engagement to an NFL star to her brief romance with actor Emily in Paris.
Nakobear
Woodley dated Nahko Bear, frontman of the band Nahko and Medicine for the People, from 2014 to 2016. Rumors of a relationship first arose when they were spotted vacationing together in Hawaii.
According to E!, Woodley spoke about Bear in a 2014 press interview for Divergent. “He changed my life dramatically,” she said. “All of his songs are not only inspirational, but relatable.”
Ben Volavola
A year after her relationship with Bear ended, Woodley began dating Fijian-Australian rugby player Ben Voravola. They reportedly met in Fiji while she was filming Adrift. They then attended a movie premiere together in 2018, and their relationship continued into 2020.
In a 2020 Bustle cover story, Woodley reflected on why the relationship ended. “I was in a relationship with someone and we were well on our way to getting married and having a baby,” she said. “I realized I was at an age where I couldn’t fully commit yet. I couldn’t be there for him the way I wanted to. I didn’t fully love myself.”
aaron rodgers
Woodley’s most high-profile relationship was with NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The former couple first surfaced as dating during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and announced their engagement in February 2021.
“I have the perspective that under any circumstances, in any time space, I would have met Aaron, because I feel like we should have been together,” Woodley told Shape in 2021.
However, their engagement ended in 2022, and their relationship came to an end. The following year, Woodley opened up about the public pressures that came with their romance.
“It honestly wasn’t shocking at all that millions of people around the world were actually watching these things and paying attention,” she told Net-a-Porter. “Then I dated someone who was very famous in America. It was the first time I had been in a quote-unquote ‘celebrity’ relationship. And seeing the scrutiny, the opinions, the desire for people to know about my life and his life and our lives, which I used to enjoy, I’m a very private person, so I realized that every time I posted something, I immediately felt like I was sharing too much of who I was with people I didn’t necessarily trust. ”
In 2024, Woodley opened up more about their relationship. “A really terrible, traumatic event happened at the beginning of 2022,” she told Outside. “I felt like I had lost my soul, myself, happiness, joy. I really understood what depression and anxiety and complete soul withdrawal felt like.”
She added: “I didn’t really talk about my relationship with Aaron because I always cried. It wasn’t right. But it was beautiful.”
lucas bravo
Paris stars Lucas Bravo’s Woodley and Emily were first spotted dating in March 2025 when they were photographed holding hands in Paris. Shortly after, Bravo told People magazine, “Oh, I’m really happy.”
In August, a source told the magazine: “Her dynamic with Aaron is the complete opposite. She’s happy, upbeat and having fun.”
However, that romance ended in September 2025. At the time, a source told People that Woodley was “in good spirits” and “focused on work.” The source went on to say, “There’s no special drama or hard feelings. They just have different priorities.”
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