“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have tied the knot, according to the groom's father, Jon Bon Jovi.
The “Livin' on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” singer on Tuesday addressed rumors that the couple tied the knot, telling an interviewer that the newlyweds are “great.”
“They're absolutely fantastic,” the Grammy-winning rocker said on BBC's “The One Show.” “It was a very small family wedding and the bride was beautiful and Jake is very happy. Yes it's true.”
Representatives for Brown and Bongiovi did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times' requests for comment.
The “Enola Holmes” star, 20, and Bongiovi, 22, were spotted over the weekend wearing wedding rings after reportedly tying the knot last weekend, but had yet to publicly confirm the nuptials.
Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, were among those in attendance, along with Brown's parents, the Sun reported, citing sources who said it was “a very low-key romantic affair with their closest family with them as they said their vows.” “The couple, who reportedly tied the knot in the United States, are said to be planning a larger ceremony later this year.
During a September appearance on NBC's “Today” show, Brown noted that her fiancé, a model, had been actively involved in planning their big day.
“It hasn't been stressful at all for me,” the British actor said. “Jake is very involved, he is very helpful throughout the entire process. I've never felt alone in this, which I think is nice. I wonder, 'Is this a good idea?' But in the end it is a very intimate day for both of us and we are excited.”
Although not much else is known about the weekend wedding, Brown's “Stranger Things” co-star Matthew Modine revealed in March during an interview on “Access Daily” that he would be the couple's officiant.
Brown, who rose to fame playing telekinetic teenager Eleven in the Netflix sci-fi series “Stranger Things,” revealed on Wired's “Web's Most Searched Question” that she met Bongiovi through social media. They sparked relationship rumors in June 2021 after Bongiovi posted a selfie with her that he captioned “bff.” Brown told Wired in 2022 that they “were friends for a while” before they started dating.
The creator of the Florence by Mills makeup line and the model alluded to their April 2023 engagement with a pair of Instagram posts that showed Brown wearing an engagement ring. They made their relationship Instagram official in November when she shared a photo kissing Bongiovi aboard the London Eye.
And while their young betrothed status sparked a wave of “She's 19” thoughts and opinions (aimed at the couple being too young to make that leap), the star addressed the backlash months later. She told Marie Claire in November 2023 that she understands the time of her life very well, both personally and professionally, and that her parents married young and are still happily together.
“It's like… I know I should do this movie now. I know I should write this book now. I know what I should do this now,” Brown said. “It's not because I can not do it in 10 years; Of course I can do it in 10 years. But why, when I know it's going to work now?
He added: “We were modeled into wonderful, loving relationships. So it's something that we both had that mutual drive for. “His family accepted me wonderfully and embraced me, and it's very nice to find a second family in that.”
In 2022, they walked several red carpets together, including the BAFTAs in March, the premiere of “Stranger Things 4” in May and the October premiere of their Netflix film “Enola Holmes 2.”
At the end of that year, the “Nineteen Steps” novelist referred to Bongiovi as her “companion for life.”
