Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith are officially the latest couple we're obsessed with (apologies, David Harbour and Lily Allen).
Since Usher's 40th birthday bash in October 2018, the Dawson Creek's actor and actor Turner-Smith – who has made her feature film debut as the female lead of Queen & Slim opposite Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya – have been dating.
Though the couple waited before commenting publicly on their relationship in the early days of their romance(bar a few vague Instagram posts), the pair have since confirmed that they are married and parents to a baby girl.
Jackson's red carpet appearance with Turner-Smith at the AFI FEST in November 2019 marked the first time he walked the red carpet with a 'significant other' since his split from actor Diane Kruger, with whom he was in a 10-year relationship and seemed very indifferent to marriage. He also previously dated ELLE UK's December cover star Katie Holmes.
Here's everything we know about Jodie and Joshua's relationship so far:
April 2023: Joshua Jackson on not being ready for marriage before meeting Jodie Turner-Smith
If you needed more proof that Little Fires Everywhere actor Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith's relationship deserves its own film plot, wait until you read the star's latest quotes during an interview with The Times. Jackson recently opened up about how Turner-Smith changed his view on marriage, explaining why he changed his mind on tying the knot: 'Partially, it's age. I'm old enough to be able to do this. Partially it's about finding somebody in the right moment of life.
'If we had met five years earlier we probably would have had a torrid affair, but all the rest of this stuff, I was just not ready. I didn't think I ever wanted to get married.'
Jackson was previously in a relationship with actor Diane Kruger for 10 years before splitting in 2016. He is believed to have met Turner-Smith through a mutual friend during a 2018 charity event, and married in 2019.
March 2022: Jodie Turner-Smith shares BTS footage from MFW with Joshua Jackson
Turner-Smith shared several photos of her visit to Milan with her husband Joshua Jackson for Milan Fashion Week.
'My dear @alessandro_michele, i am honoured to be alive to witness your iconic reign at this incredible fashion house,' she captioned a series of photos and videos shared on her Instagram account, following the pair's visit to the Gucci AW22 show.
The post includes photos of the pair making their way to the fashion show, posing for the cameras dressed head-to-toe in Gucci, close-up details of Turner-Smith's outfits and make-up, as well as a hilarious video of her and Jackson in a lift.
'[sic]... look really f*cking good,' joked Jackson. 'I think we look more than pretty f*cking good,' replied Turner-Smith.
We couldn't agree more.
December 2021: Jodie Turner-Smith describes her labour as a 'cosmic psychedelic journey'
The model and actor, who welcomed a daughter named Janie with husband Joshua Jackson in 2020, recently told E! Online: 'It took me a very long time to give birth to my daughter, and I didn't do it with any medication.'
The Queen & Slim star explained how her childbirth experience helped her portray her character Anne Boleyn's pregnancy struggles in her recent period drama series of the same name. She said of her childbirth: 'So, in a sense it was like this cosmic psychedelic journey because your body is such a miraculous thing and it will do whatever it has to do to be able to process and understand whatever pain it is going through.'
When discussing scenes in the drama series, she also spoke of the pressures around mothers when it comes to work. 'There's so much pressure on women to just go back out there [after delivering], so I wanted to kind of speak to that,' she added.
Turner-Smith, who during her postnatal healing process was advised by her doula not to got downstairs for two weeks, also acknowledged the struggles that pregnant women in the bygone era had to go through.
'My ancestors were f*cking birthing in f*cking fields, and then going right back to work,' she said.
August 2021: Joshua Jackson Clarifies That There Were Two Proposals Between Him And Jodie Turner-Smith
Though just one month earlier Jackson explained how his now-wife Turner-Smith proposed to him on holiday in Nicaragua, he has now provided more information about the intimate moment clarifying that actually there were two proposals between the couple.
'I accidentally threw my wife under the bus because that story was told quickly and it didn't give the full context and holy Jesus, the internet is racist and misogynist,' Joshua told Refinery 29.
Confirming that the 'romantic' proposal from Turner-Smith did take place, Joshua then explained that there was another layer to the whole thing.
'What I didn't say in that interview was there was a caveat, which is that I'm still old school enough that I said, "This is a yes, but you have to give me the opportunity." She has a biological father and a stepdad, who's the man who raised her. [I said], "You have to give me the opportunity to ask both of those men for your hand in marriage." And then, "I would like the opportunity to re-propose those to you and do it the old fashioned way down on bended knee." So, that's actually how the story ended up.'
Joshua then doubled-down on the racist and sexist trolls who left spiteful comments on the British actresses' Instagram following the initial revelation about her proposal, affirming that it, again, taught him further lessons in the prejudices Black women face.
'For anybody who is freaked out by a woman claiming her own space, shut the f**k up. Good God, you cannot believe the things people were leaving my wife on Instagram. She did it. I said "yes." We're happy. That's it. That's all you need to know.
'That has been a real education for me as a white man, truly. The way people get in her comments and the ignorance and ugliness that comes her way is truly shocking. And it has been a necessary, but an unpleasant education in just the way people relate to Black bodies in general, but Black female bodies in specific. It is not okay. We have a long way to go.'
July 2021: Joshua Jackson discusses the moment her fell for Jodie Turner-Smith
Jackson has reflected on meeting Turner-Smith, revealing a love at first sight type of encounter which he says he can proudly tell their daughter about in the future.
'We were pretty much inseparable from the word go. It was a whirlwind romance and I can tell my daughter I literally saw her mother across a room and thought, "I have to be next to this woman,"' the Dawson's Creek alum told Mr Porter.
Jackson added that while he wasn't looking for anything serious, that swiftly changed when he met his wife.
'I was not looking to fall in love again or meet the mother of my child, but life has other plans for you.'
Providing a glimpse of their daughter's personality, Jackson explained that parts of his daughter's personality are emerging already: 'I can’t wait to take her scuba diving. I can’t wait to take her skiing. I can’t wait to read a great book with her. I’m not worried at all she’ll be a wallflower. She’s been a character from the word go.'
July 2021: Joshua Jackson reveals Jodie Turner-Smith proposed
During an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, Jackson spoke cleared up misconceptions over his engagement to Turner-Smith, revealing that she asked him to marry her.
‘I knew the moment she asked me,’ he admitted. ‘She asked me on New Year's Eve. We were in Nicaragua, it was very beautiful, incredibly romantic, we were walking down the beach, and she asked me to marry her.’
While the proposal surprised the star, he said saying ‘yes’ was the ‘best choice’ he’s ever made.
'There was like a preamble. There was a lead-up to it. '[Did I know it was coming?] I did not know, but she was quite adamant, and she was right. This is the best choice I ever made.'
Following the interview the actor tweeted: 'Thank you @jimmyfallon for having me on the show. And giving me the opportunity to clear up some misconceptions about my wedding proposal.'
Turner-Smith replied to a tweet of the interview: ‘What about the magic mushrooms @VancityJax?’
Joshua Jackson explains why he and Jodie Turner-Smith opted for a home birth
In a new interview with Esquire Jackson has opened up about the reason he and his wife decided to welcome their daughter, Janie, via an at-home birth, noting that it was the best way to ensure Smith's safety and support.
Jackson said that many pregnant women during the pandemic were required to give birth without their partners to minimise the Covid-19 transmission rate. However, the actor felt anxious at the thought of leaving his wife alone under the US health care system.
'The American medical system has a horrendous track record with Black women,' he stated.
'She wanted to be in a place where she was as comfortable as possible, understandably. And I wanted her to be in a place where she felt like she was being heard at every step along the way, rather than having to go through that filter of being a Black woman interfacing with the American medical system.'
'[Labour] is lonely at times, and scary at times, and also transcendental and beautiful, and you want to have your partner there. I'm grateful for every second I got to be a part of bringing our daughter into this world. It's a magical experience — we don't talk enough about the positives.'
In another interview with Entertainment Tonight, the actor said of married life and fatherhood: 'There is nothing that is not better off than being married to her and having that baby. It's everything.
'I wanted to say congratulations to her. [Jodie] is in Cannes right now for the first time with her movie ... I wish I could be with you there, love.'
May 2021: Jodie Turner-Smith shares first meeting story with husband Joshua Jackson
Jodie Turner-Smith has shared some hilarious insight into the early days of her relationship with Joshua Jackson.
During an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday, May 5 the Tom Clancy's Without Remorse star revealed that her relationship with Jackson was not initially meant to last long. 'When I first met my husband, we had a one-night stand,' she revealed before joking: 'We're in a two, three-year one-night stand now.'
Turner-Smith then explained how the pair met at a party, and how she played hard to get.
'First of all, I saw him before he saw me and when I saw him, I was like, "I want that",' she said. 'And then when he saw me, I just pretended like I didn't see him.'
'He had to yell across the room to me, and I was wearing this T-shirt from a movie called Sorry to Bother You and [actor] Tessa Thompson plays a character called Detroit, and she has this T-shirt that says The Future is Female Ejaculation.
'And so [Jackson] shouts across the room, "Detroit!"' she described. 'He comes over and... does this really cute, charming thing that he does and just all night— he just basically followed me around the party.'
Early on in their relationship, Turner-Smith detailed how Jackson had invited her to stay at his apartment when he wasn't there, which she did along with some friends to celebrate her birthday.
'There was a raiding of the closet and I know that one of these friends of mine stole his Late Night With Seth Meyers T-shirts,' she said, which prompted the TV host to pass her a replacement T-shirt for her beau.
The couple, who wed in 2019, share a one-year-old daughter Janie who they welcomed in April 2020.
April 2021: Jodie Turner Smith discusses marriage to Joshua Jackson
Opening up about her marriage to Joshua Jackson, the Without Remorse actor spoke about their similarities as a couple and what she admires most about her partner.
'I think it's really beautiful to be with someone who is so supportive and so loving,' the mother-of-one told People. 'We're so similar in so many ways. We're like mirrors for each other. And I just really love that human being.'
Turner Smith added that she appreciates being with someone who is in the industry and who can lend advice when she needs it too, saying she 'loves' picking his brain about acting.
The couple sound so happy, in fact, that they regularly celebrate the fact that they're together with a simple yet effective, high-five.
'We high five each other all the time about how great we chose. We're like, "You did a great job choosing," and then we're like, "Yeah, you too."'
January 2021: Jodie Turner Smith opens up about raising a newborn amid the pandemic
It's hard to believe it's been almost nine months since Jodie Turner-Smith and her husband Joshua Jackson welcomed their daughter in April 2020.
Since their daughter's birth, the couple have remained relatively open when it comes to discussing the highs and lows of new parenthood, in addition to sharing super sweet birthday tributes to each other and 'Mum & Dad'-dedicated videos on social media.
Now, the actress is discussing her experience of up motherhood in the middle of a global pandemic and the difficulties she's faced.
'Navigating parenthood at any time is difficult and it’s even more difficult without support, when everything is shut down and you can’t really see other people or go anywhere,' she recently told ELLE US.
However, she was quick to sympathise with mothers of older children during Covid-19 because that she's 'not having to sit on Zoom with her [daughter] and suddenly become her educator as well as her caretaker'.
On finding her inner strength, referring to childbirth, she noted: 'Patriarchal society really is out here, scamming women into thinking that they’re not supremely powerful beings.
'Because damn, it’s some goddess-level sh*t.'
September 2020: Joshua Jackson writes sweet birthday message for Jodie
Joshua Jackson has written the sweetest birthday note to his wife Jodie Turner-Smith on her 34th birthday on September 7.
Sharing a photograph of his wife on Instagram, the 42-year-old captioned the post: ‘Happy Birthday my beautiful wife.
‘Thank you for choosing to share your light with me. Thank you for walking this path of life as my wife. Thank you for bringing our daughter into the world.
‘This last year has been the happiest whirlwind of my life. I can’t wait to see what all the years to come bring our way. Love, Josh.’
Jodie Turner-Smith shares videos from day out with Joshua Jackson
Months after welcoming their first child together, the actress posted several videos of herself and Jackson in the car together.
During their outing, Turner-Smith took to Instagram Stories to share a video of herself in the passenger seat wearing a white dress and boater hat with a black ribbon. Meanwhile, her husband, who was driving, wore a blue T-shirt and sunglasses.
'Mum & Dad, [sic]' she captioned the video, before sharing more images and video of her chic outfit details.
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In June, the new mother shared a photograph of her husband on Instagram with the caption: 'Big soulmate energy. #1 daddy. just checking in to say that us girls are so lucky to have ya [sic].'
June 2020: Joshua Jackson Gushes About Parenthood Following Birth Of Daughter
Joshua Jackson has revealed that he called on the advice on ‘supermums’ Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon when he and his wife Jodie Turner-Smith found out they were to become parents.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Little Fires Everywhere actor was asked about his most supportive co-star from the hit Amazon Prime show.
‘I was going through a pretty significant change during the show: I found out my wife [actress Jodie Turner-Smith] was pregnant,’ he answered.
‘So having a collection of supermoms around me [such as co-stars/EPs Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington] helped with everything from finding doctors to baby clothes to “what to expect: advice.’
Washington and Witherspoon are both mothers to three children, so it’s fair to say they know a thing or two about raising little ones.
On Sunday, Joshua and Jodie celebrated their first Father’s Day, weeks after the actor penned a touching tribute on Instagram to his wife on Mother’s Day,
May 2020: Joshua Jackson gushes over new mother Jodie Turner-Smith on Mother's Day
Joshua Jackson has taken to Instagram to gush about his wife to mark the US’ Mother’s Day.
On Sunday, the actor shared a photograph of the British star with their daughter following her birth three weeks ago.
He began the post: 'Dear Jodie. On this most special of mothers days I want to thank you for the being the light that you are. For the passion with which you threw yourself into nurturing and protecting our child when she was in your womb. For the dedication and will you showed bringing her into the world.
'I have never witnessed a more powerful being than you through those moments,' the Dawson's Creek alum continued.
Jackson continued, thanking the 33-year-old for making him a father, adding: ‘For trusting me enough to embark on this journey together. I am humbled more and more every day by that. I love you.
'I love seeing you enter the pantheon of mothers. And I look forward to walking this path by your side as we nurture this little engine of joy you have blessed the world with.’
On April 21, the couple announced the news of their child’s birth via their representatives.
April 2020: Jodie Turner-Smith And Joshua Jackson Welcome First Child Together
Congratulations are in order for Jodie and Joshua, after they reportedly welcomed their first child together.
Their baby daughter was born recently their representatives confirmed to People, stating: 'Both mother and baby are happy and healthy.'
The couple have not shared anything on their social media pages as of yet as they are no doubt enjoying some quality time with their little one though last week Turner-Smith shared a photo from a recent shoot proudly displaying her bump, describing pregnancy and motherhood as a 'fantastic voyage' writing: 'I will never forget how this felt and now won’t soon forget how it looked.'
Congrats to the proud parents!
March 2020: Jodie Turner-Smith discusses privacy worries and push presents
Jodie Turner-Smith has opened up to her fans about how she feels with the press attention surrounding her marriage to husband Joshua Jackson and her pregnancy.
On Friday, the actress tweeted her followers: ‘i hate that the paparazzi know where we are living at the moment but i take comfort in knowing that they won't be able to sell our private moments for their profit for too much longer…[sic].’
In 2013, Californian lawmakers passed a new privacy law that restricts photographers' right to photograph the children of celebrities.
The 33-year-old also addresses recent photos of a new car being delivered to her home after rumours came to light that implied that her husband bought the vehicle for her.
‘My husband did not buy me a car. but thank you, said blogs, for elucidating your ideas about what you think a woman can do for herself in 2020. that said, i am hoping for a push gift that's much more glittery [sic].’
On Saturday, the soon-to-be-mother also revealed how she and Jackson are spending their time during the coronavirus pandemic.
'Josh is on his 2nd workout of the day and i'm eating an ice cream sundae in the robe i've been wearing since i got out of bed [sic],' the star tweeted on Sunday March 29.
Jackson recently opened up about becoming a father, telling E! News: ‘The whole process has been amazing and now I'm just ready to meet my baby girl.’
Opening up about his wife’s pregnancy during Covid-19, he told Good Morning America: ‘She's OK. Physically, she's fine. The baby's healthy. The important things are OK.
‘Obviously, it's a bit stressful right now and we're just trying to figure out how to be smart about being quarantined and how to interact with the medical system right now, it's a little bit difficult, so we're figuring it out day by day. But she's healthy and the baby's healthy, that's the important thing.’
February 2020: Jodie Turner-Smith And Joshua Jackson Enjoy Dawson’s Creek Moment On Shopping Trip
Turner-Smith is clearly as much of a Dawson’s Creek fan as we are, if her recent Instagram Stories are anything to go by.
Over the weekend, the actress shared a video of herself and Jackson during a trip to Home Depot in the US enjoying the show’s hit theme song by Paula Cole, ‘I Don't Want to Wait’, which was playing over the shop’s speakers.
In the clip, the British star laughs and begins singing along before she turns the camera on her husband, who asks her jokingly: ‘Is there something amusing you, babe.’
‘You couldn't write this,’ Turner-Smith captioned the video. ‘Felt ALL THE FEELS when I heard this song. #PACEY4EVA.’
Jodie Turner-Smith posts photo of baby bump
Turner-Smith shared a photograph of her baby bump on Instagram on Sunday, February 26 following her gushing post about her husband Joshua Jackson.
In the snap, the actress wears a white crop top and red bodycon skirt as she poses in the mirror.
The photograph came days after the Queen & Slim star shared a series of posts to celebrate Valentine’s Day with her beau.
‘Our 2nd valentine’s day and it’s even more magical than the first! here’s to a lifetime of them. happy valentine’s day to the man who sees my soul and holds my heart, love you, baby daddy [sic], she captioned the photos.
The snaps included a quote by author Pablo Neruda, a photograph of the actors in matching ivory ensembles (perhaps from their wedding day?) and the sweetest video of the Dawsons Creek actor caressing his wife’s bump.
Jodie Turner-Smith shows off baby bump in London
The mother-to-be was seen celebrating her growing baby bump over the weekend during her stay in London.
On Friday night, the actress appeared on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show wearing a one-shoulder black crop top and skirt. The star teamed the look with a snake-shaped diamond choker necklace and blue eyeshadow.
'#BunInTheOvenButMakeItFashun' and '#HereIsThatBumpYouveBeenAskingFor' were among the hashtags Turner-Smith used on a post of her look on Instagram.
On Sunday at the BAFTA awards, the Queen & Slim star wore a yellow halterneck dress by Gucci.
Sharing a photograph of her outfit on Instagram, she captioned the post: 'I’ve never felt more beautiful. I will never ever forget this moment, and i look forward to showing this to my baby angel years from now.'
The star later changed her shoes to wear flat, shiny black boots post ceremony for comfort and shared several Instagram Stories of her leaving the awards ceremony early to eat.
In one video, Jackson can be heard describing him and Turner-Smith as 'mum and dad'.
January 2020: Jodie Turner-Smith talks motherhood, marriage and racial prejudice
The pregnant Queen & Slim star recently opened up to the Sunday Times about her relationship with Jackson and their plans to raise their child together.
‘The racial dynamics over here are fraught,’ she said from the US. ‘White supremacy is overt. It’s the reason I don’t want to raise my kids here.
‘I don’t want my kids to grow up doing active shooter drills at school.”
On the idea of bringing up a family in England, the 38-year-old said that the country had ‘gone off the rails’.
‘So I was thinking maybe Canada,’ she added. Turner-Smith’s husband was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The actress, who was raised in Peterborough, England, continued, explaining the culture shock she received when she went to the US.
‘So I was really excited when I came to America about meeting black people,’ she told the publication. ‘But it was a huge culture shock, because I was rejected by the black community. They were like, “You talk like a white girl”. People would call me an Oreo. All I wanted was acceptance’.
Following news that the couple picked up a marriage license in August last year, the actress continued to play off rumours circulating their official relationship status.
‘I haven’t said to anybody, “Yeah, we got married”,’ she said. ‘People are assuming whatever they want, but when people tell me “Congratulations”, I say “Thank you”.’
Discussing the prejudice she’s faced as a result of her relationship with Jackson, she said: ‘There was this wave of people who were upset that I was possibly married to a white man.
In America, interracial dating or marriage is not something that is as accepted. Certain people feel strongly against it, in both communities. I felt it from the black community. It is so complicated. I don’t want to give it too much energy. The horrific things that people were saying, it makes you. … I’m learning there are certain things I have to really keep for myself.’
On her romance with the Dawson’s Creek star, the actress said that they are ‘obsessed with each other’ and that she rewatches his films when they’re not together.
‘I do it whenever we’re apart because I miss him so much,’ she revealed. ‘He loves that I am obsessed with him.’
Discussing her pregnancy, the star added: ‘Joshua tells me every day, “The way you’re handling this is incredible.” He’s more tired than I am.’
December 2019: Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith are reportedly married and expecting their first child
Onlookers spotted the actor's wedding ring in Los Angeles during an outing with Turner-Smith, days after Us Weekly reported that the couple were getting married.
The publication also claims the pair are expecting their first child together.
Jackson and Turner-Smith are yet to confirm the reports.
November 2019: Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith wear rings on wedding fingers
The couple made their relationship 'red carpet official' at the Queen & Slim premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday night, both dressed in Gucci. However, what was more thrilling than Turner-Brown's silk plissé lilac gown was the marquise diamond shining on her left ring finger.
The ring is accented with pavé diamonds around the band and perfectly complemented her the slight shimmer of her gown.
Onlookers also noted that Jackson also wore a new piece of jewellery on his left wedding ringer: a three-band brushed gold ring.
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August 2019: Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith get a marriage license
According to the Daily Mail, the pair took a major step in their relationship and obtained a marriage license, picking up the paperwork at a courthouse in Beverly Hills, California on August 2.
The publication published a photo of the couple smiling as Turner-Smith held onto an envelope. During the same outing, they were joined by Jackson's mother, Fiona.
Days later, after going off-grid whilst at Burning Man festival, the 30-year-old actress shared a sweet clip of Jackson sleeping with the caption: 'He's smiling in his sleep tho [sic].'
Later that week, Turner-Smith posted her only photo with Jackson on Instagram with the caption: 'Two people who only fancy each other a little bit'.
June 2019: Joshua Jackson is spotted kissing a mystery woman
Days after Page Six reported that the actor spent his 41st birthday party with Turner-Smith, the Dawson's Creek star was photographed at LAX airport getting pretty cosy with a woman that wasn't his rumoured girlfriend.
The Daily Mail reported that the pair shared a cigarette and video footage showed them enjoying an intimate embrace before he escorted her to her terminal.
December 2018: Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith spend New Year's together in Nicaragua
Sharing snaps from their holiday on Instagram, Jackson gushed about the trip by posting a video of professional surfer Kevin Cortez with the caption: 'Spent the last seven days down Nicaragua. Of the many highlights watching this top artist at work was at the top.'
While he didn't share a photo of him and Turner-Smith together, photos shown on both of their Instagram accounts feature the exact same swimming pool and coastline.
Turner-Smith also posted beachside bikini shots from the couple's romantic getaway.
October 2018: Joshua Turner and Jodie Turner-Smith meet at Usher's 40th birthday
A source reportedly told Us Weekly that the actors were seen at LA hot spot Delilah while celebrating Usher's 40th birthday (the best getting together story ever?).
'They were all over each other,' they told the publication. 'Super smitten and gazing into each other's eyes as they danced together their whole night.'
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