Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee are all about raising their growing family.
The couple first met in 2012, when Dewan saw the Broadway show Once while Kazee was starring in the musical, but it wasn't until the dancer's split from Channing Tatum that they found their way back to each other. In 2018, PEOPLE confirmed Dewan and Kazee's relationship, and in February 2020, they announced their engagement.
Just one month later, they welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Callum Michael. He joined big sister Everly Elizabeth Maiselle, whom Dewan shares with Tatum.
In January 2024, they revealed they had another milestone on the horizon: they were expecting their second child together. Dewan and Kazee's baby girl, Rhiannon Lee Kathryn, was born on June 14, 2024.
From their first meeting on Broadway to expanding their family, here's everything to know about Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee's relationship.
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2012: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee first meet in N.Y.C.
In the fall 2021 issue of The Knot Magazine, Dewan revealed that she and Kazee met years before they started dating while he was starring in the Broadway musical Once and that they had shared a "moment."
"About nine years ago, I happened to be in New York, so I took my mom to see Once on Broadway," she explained. "We cried our eyes out and fell in love with the show—in particular, the lead actor, Steve Kazee. We thought he was just so talented."
She added, "And funnily enough, my mom had the biggest crush. She couldn't stop saying, 'He's the cutest, so sensitive, so handsome.' She just kept going on and on."
Dewan and her mother decided to wait for the Once cast by the stage door after the show. "We waited for a few minutes, and he appeared. I was pushing her forward to say hi, and Steve and I just had one of those eye-catching moments," Dewan recalled.
Dewan continued, "It was very quick, but it struck us both. It was a moment. My mom and I told him what a great job he did and how it was such an amazing show, and that was it. We both went off into the night. But I never forgot the moment."
As it turns out, it was an unforgettable connection for Kazee as well. "Life went on, as it does," she added. "Many years later, we were in different situations. I was single again, he was single. He messaged me and said something like, 'Hey, I don't know if you remember me, but how are you?' And I was floored. Of course I remembered him. And that moment in 2012."
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October 30, 2018: PEOPLE confirms Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee are dating
Five months after her split from Channing Tatum, sources told PEOPLE that Dewan was dating again, though not in a serious relationship.
"[Jenna] has been on a few dates but doesn't talk about a boyfriend," said the source. They added, "She's in a really great place."
Nearly one month later, PEOPLE confirmed Dewan was in a relationship with Kazee, with sources saying that the pair had "been dating for a couple [of] months and [Dewan was] really happy."
The pair were also photographed looking cozy while celebrating Halloween with friends.
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November 2, 2018: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee are spotted for the first time in public
Just days after PEOPLE confirmed that Dewan and Kazee were dating, the pair took a trip to Palm Springs, California, where they packed on the PDA.
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December 3, 2018: Steve Kazee posts a sweet tribute to Jenna Dewan for her birthday
Kazee made it Instagram official in December 2018 when he posted photobook pictures with Dewan in honor of her 38th birthday. In one of the photos, the couple shares a sweet kiss.
The caption was just as adorable as the photos: "Happy Birthday Jenna! Somehow it feels like my birthday over and over again because I keep getting the gift of you every day. ❤️🐞❤️"
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December 20, 2018: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee mourn the loss of her dog
Dewan and Kazee supported each other after her dog, Luna, died from cancer.
Kazee posted a photo of the pair on a hike with this heartfelt caption: "The past few days haven't been easy but losing a fur friend never is. There have been tears of sorrow, tears of joy, laughter, longing, and every emotion in-between. Today though...today was a good day."
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February 14, 2019: Steve Kazee posts tribute to Jenna Dewan on Valentine's Day
On Valentine's Day 2019, Kazee showed his love for Dewan on Instagram, sharing a close-up photo of the dancer, seemingly, lying in bed.
"Somehow, inexplicably, I've been granted the honor to have this be the person that I get to be side by side with throughout this wild journey we call life," he wrote in the caption. "Jenna I don't know what I did to deserve your love but I will always be so thankful that our lives found their way to each other. Here's looking at you, kid. Happy Valentines Day my love ❤️."
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February 18, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee take Dewan's daughter, Everly, to Disneyland
Dewan's very own Prince Charming accompanied her and her daughter Everly to the Happiest Place on Earth. Sources told PEOPLE that "[Steve] is very supportive of [Jenna] as a mom."
"He is amazing with Everly," the source added. "Jenna loves having Steve around. She feels very lucky to be dating him."
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April 19, 2019: Jenna Dewan says Steve Kazee is getting her into new hobbies
During an appearance on Ellen, Dewan told guest host John Cena that Kazee got her into wrestling.
"Steve, my boyfriend, is a huge wrestling fan, and he got me, like, so into it," Dewan said. "So much that I watched Wrestlemania by myself. He wasn't even in town, and I watched Wrestlemania!"
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June 5, 2019: Jenna Dewan refers to Steve Kazee as "peace"
Dewan shared an adorable photo on Instagram cuddling up to Kazee. The image was the first she ever shared of Kazee on her page. She captioned the picture: "Speaking of peace....❤️."
Around the same time, sources told PEOPLE that things between the two were getting serious.
"So many things had to work for Jenna to even consider dating again. And everything has clicked with Steve," the source said. "There are talks about the future. Jenna loves being a mom and would love to have another baby and a sibling for Everly."
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June 17, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee attend a WWE Raw event
Capitalizing on Dewan's newfound love of wrestling, the pair headed to a WWE Raw event at the Staples Center in L.A. and posed for a photo with wrestler Becky Lynch.
A source close to the couple told PEOPLE, "They really are adorable together and were laughing and shouting with excitement all night."
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August 5, 2019: Steve Kazee takes Jenna Dewan on her first N.Y.C. subway ride
While on a trip to N.Y.C., Dewan rode the subway for the first time with Kazee.
"I felt like a real New Yorker for a second," she said of the experience during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan. "I was like, 'I want to ride the subway. I want to see this,'" she said, adding that Kazee, who used to live in N.Y.C., wasn't quite as excited. "He was like, 'This is what we do.'"
"But I made friends," Dewan added, explaining that she encountered a fellow dancer on the subway who performed for the train. "We were up dancing. I had a great time."
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September 24, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee celebrate the anniversary of adopting their puppy
In September 2019, Dewan and Kazee celebrated the one-year anniversary of adopting their dog, Cosmo, from the Studio City, California, rescue organization Wagmor. The couple posted photos on Instagram gushing over their fur baby.
"This time last year, Jenna and I adopted this little fella Cosmo into our family," Kazee wrote in the caption. "There are so many wonderful resources out there for finding lifetime homes for animals in need. The next time you are looking for a new fur-ever friend, remember to adopt not shop!"
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September 24, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee announce they're expecting
PEOPLE confirmed in late September 2019 that Dewan and Kazee were expecting their first child together.
"We are beyond overjoyed and couldn't be happier to be expanding our family!" the couple told PEOPLE exclusively.
This would be the first child for Kazee and the second for Dewan, who shares daughter Everly with ex-husband Channing Tatum.
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September 24, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee share the first photos of her baby bump
Dewan later showed off her growing baby bump on Instagram in an adorable photo snuggling next to her daughter, Everly. She also praised Kazee in the caption.
"Becoming a mother is quite simply the absolute best most incredible thing that has ever happened to me 💕 @stevekazee you are a gift from above and I couldn't be more excited to be expanding our family together...!"
Kazee echoed Dewan's sentiments on his Instagram, sharing a different photo of the actress in a leopard print dress, cradling her baby bump. "Well ... the news is out," he wrote. "I can't even begin to describe the feelings that I have had since we first learned that Jenna was pregnant! I have waited my entire life for this moment and couldn't have found a better person to build a family with."
Kazee continued, "The past year and a half has brought so many things into my life that have filled me with the deepest of gratitude. A partner who radiates love, warmth, and kindness. A partner who has faced some of the hardest moments life can deal you with grace, humility, and a desire to learn from the ups and downs. A partner who is continuously growing from those lessons and who supports my growth as a person with love, unwavering support, and understanding."
He shared some sweet anecdotes about Dewan's daughter, Everly, crediting her with teaching him "what it means to love and communicate with a child." Kazee also expressed his excitement about giving Everly another sibling and making their "family a little bigger."
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October 4, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee make their red carpet debut
Dewan and Kazee had a date night in L.A. for the WWE's 20th celebration of its Smackdown program. Dewan debuted her baby bump on the red carpet while posing for pictures with Kazee.
The pregnant star also shared a few behind-the-scenes snaps on Instagram of the couple from the night.
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October 9, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee open up about their relationship
Dewan told PEOPLE that she wasn't looking for love when she started dating Kazee. "It sort of took me by complete storm," she said. "It happened when I least expected it."
When she met Kazee, the actress was just starting to feel comfortable dating again following her April 2018 split from Channing Tatum.
She added, "I had kind of come to terms with, 'Okay, I need to accept that I need to start a new life.' I had no idea what I was looking for, and I was not at all looking for any kind of relationship. It was nothing I was looking for, but it was everything I needed if that makes sense."
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December 25, 2019: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee celebrate baby's first Christmas (sort of)
Dewan got into the holiday spirit in 2019, posting a photo of herself while standing in front of a decorated tree.
"Best gift ever right here ❤️," she added alongside a photo of her baby bump wrapped in Christmas-themed bows.
It was the couple's first Christmas in their new home.
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February 18, 2020: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee announce their engagement
On Feb. 18, 2020, the couple announced their engagement on Instagram with a photo of the couple sharing a kiss. They also posted photos of Dewan's gorgeous ring and a snap of the big moment.
"A lifetime to love and grow with you…you have my heart ❤️" Dewan wrote in her caption.
Kazee added his own caption, quoting the song "Let It Breathe" by Water Liars, "When you wake in the morning I will kiss your face with a smile no one has ever seen. When you wake in the morning I will kiss your eyes and say it's you I have loved all these years."
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March 6, 2020: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee welcome son Callum
Dewan gave birth to her second child, her first with Kazee, on March 6, 2020, and both parents shared on Instagram four days later.
Alongside a black-and-white snapshot of herself holding her newborn baby boy for the first time, Dewan wrote, "And just like that, our hearts exploded into all of eternity and beyond ❤️🌈❤️ Welcome to the world you little angel! ❤️," before sharing her son's birth date and full name: Callum Michael Rebel Kazee.
"In an instant our universe burst wide open and nothing would ever be the same. Welcome to earth star child," Kazee captioned a shot of Callum's tiny hand.
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December 12, 2021: Steve Kazee appears on Jenna Dewan's series 'The Rookie' as her husband
Since 2021, Dewan has starred as firefighter Bailey Nune on the ABC procedural The Rookie. Kazee also appeared on an episode on Dec. 12, 2021, as Jason Wyler, the husband of Dewan's character. It marked the first time Dewan and Kazee worked together professionally.
"Yes, that was really fun to watch," she said during an interview on Live with Kelly and Ryan in January 2022. "That's Steve — my fiancé in real life, and they asked him to come on and play my husband, who is a narcissistic abusive psychopath, basically."
Dewan added, "But it was wonderful, I heard from so many people about that portrayal and women who are in abusive relationships and how you unravel from that. They give me so much wonderful, deep stuff to do on that show."
As far as working with Kazee on-screen, Dewan described the experience as "interesting," "fun" and "cool."
"You basically get to do that and come home like, 'Oh, I got to yell at you all day.' Got that out of my system!'" she said.
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December 21, 2021: Jenna Dewan says she and Steve Kazee are "not rushing" their wedding
When Dewan was asked about her wedding plans during a virtual appearance on the E! News series Daily Pop, she said that she and Kazee had "kind of paused" due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
"We're gonna take our time, we're not rushing, and we're gonna kinda see how the next year shakes out and go from there," she said.
However, Dewan admitted it was hard to play the waiting game.
"It's hard for us because I want to be able to plan a beautiful get-together, whether it's small, medium or big, but the world has some other plans at the moment," she added.
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April 20, 2022: Jenna Dewan says wedding to Steve Kazee will be "sooner than later"
In a 2022 interview with PEOPLE, Dewan revealed she and Kazee were still trying to "figure out" their wedding plans.
"We are figuring it out, now that the world is coming back into a little bit of a better, easier place to all get together," she said. "We're really trying to figure out the details, and we'll be there sooner than later."
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May 27, 2022: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee collaborate for a performance on 'Come Dance with Me'
On May 27, 2022, Dewan and Kazee shared a special moment during an episode of the CBS reality competition series, Come Dance with Me, where Dewan served as a judge. Kazee appeared on the show and performed "Falling Slowly" from the musical Once, in which he starred and won a Tony Award for Best Actor in 2012. Dewan also participated in the number.
"Steve hasn't performed "Falling Slowly" since singing it on Broadway, and we all thought it would be an incredibly special moment to have him sing while I danced," she said of their performance. "We love being able to share in a memory together for our children. So they will always have something to look back upon and have of us together."
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January 17, 2024: Jenna Dewan announces she and Steve Kazee are expecting their second child together
Dewan revealed that she was expecting her third baby —her second with Kazee —in January 2024. In a video she shared on Instagram, Kazee was in the bathroom, playing guitar and singing to his fiancée, who was in the bathtub. Slowly, she revealed her baby bump peeking out from the bubbles in her bath.
"Think if I make@stevekazeeserenade me every night the baby will get his voice??" she wrote in her caption.
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June 14, 2024: Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee welcome daughter
Dewan and Kazee announced in a joint Instagram post that their second child, a baby girl they named Rhiannon Lee Kathryn, had arrived on June 14, 2024.
Alongside photos of the couple holding their new daughter for the first time, they wrote, "From the moment you arrived, you have brought immense joy and love into our lives… your gentle grace, sweetness, and beauty have captivated our entire family. Our hearts are overflowing with love, and we are truly blessed by your presence. Welcome to our world baby girl 🤍."