Zooey Deschanel Celebrates 5th Anniversary of First Date with ‘Total Dreamboat’ Jonathan Scott

Mar. 15, 2025

Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel.Photo:Zooey Deschanel/Instagram

Zooey Deschanel/Instagram

Zooey Deschanelis marking a special milestone with her fiancéJonathan Scott!

“5 years ago today I was lucky enough to go on a first date with this total dreamboat person,” Deschanel captioned the post. “Here we are and he’s still making me smile every day. 😍.”

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Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott.Zooey Deschanel/Instagram

The couple —who met in 2019while filming an episode ofJames Corden’sCarpool Karaoke —was sharing a meal in many of the photos. Scott was caught mid-bite eating some chocolate in one funny moment in the set.

Deschanel and Scott got engagedin August 2023 during a trip to Scotland about four years after their first date, which they later told PEOPLE featured anescape room, karaoke and wine.

“I had actually never done an escape room, and he kept telling me how much he liked them,” Deschanel recalled. “It sounded very much up my alley, and I loved it right away. I mean, I wasn’t good at the first one to be honest, but I’ve gotten pretty proficient.”

Jonathan Scott with Zooey Deschanel’s kids.Zooey Deschanel/Instagram

“I was like, ‘Oh my God. He sent me an itinerary. This is like my dream,' " she added.

However, the wine came before the escape room, which the couple didn’t recommend. “Tipsy escape rooming is not very successful,” Scott confessed.

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Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel.Zooey Deschanel/Instagram

Deschanel keeps Elsie, 9, and Charlie, 7 — whom she shares with her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik — largely out of the public eye (their faces aren’t visible in photos on social media) — but Scott shared insight into his relationship with them in a PEOPLEFather’s Day interviewin 2023.

“One thing that was a struggle early on was that the kids didn’t necessarily run up and jump in my arms and give me a big hug,” theProperty Brothersstar said.

“I also remember several times where they’d be out with other kids and someone would say, ‘Oh your daddy’s so funny,’ and they’d be like, ‘That’s not my daddy, he’s my Jonathan.’ So that would hurt a little bit,” he continued.

source: people.com