Zooey Deschanel engaged to Jonathan Scott

Fred Topel
·1 min read
Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel are now engaged. File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI
  • Oops!
    Something went wrong.
    Please try again later.

Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Zooey Deschanel announced her engagement to Jonathan Scott on Instagram Monday. The caption reads "Forever starts now!" under a photo of the couple, Deschanel holding her hand up to the camera.

Deschanel and Scott began dating Aug. 5, 2019. They went Instagram official on Oct. 19 that year.

Since then, the couple have remained public as Scott wished Deschanel happy birthday in January this year.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Zooey Deschanel (@zooeydeschanel)

It will be Deschanel's third marriage. She has two children with Jacob Pechenik and was previously married to Benjamin Gibbard.

Zooey Deschanel announced her engagement on Instagram. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Zooey Deschanel announced her engagement on Instagram. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Scott was previously married to Kelsey Ully. With his brother, Drew, Scott is one of the Property Brothers on HGTV and also directed the documentary Jonathan Scott's Power Trip.

Deschanel has been an actor since 1998 with roles in the films Almost Famous, (500) Days of Summer and Elf. She starred on the sitcom New Girl and recently joined the cast of Physical.

Zooey Deschanel accepted Jonathan Scott's proposal. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/U40
Zooey Deschanel accepted Jonathan Scott's proposal. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/U40

Deschanel is also the "She" part of the singing duo She and Him.