Shailene WoodleyandAaron Rodgerschoose to keep political matters outside of their relationship.
The 30-year-oldDivergentactress and her Green Bay Packers quarterback fiancé, 38, oftentimes “agree to disagree” on subjects where they don’t see eye to eye, a source tells PEOPLE.
“They are not talking about their politics, and they never really have,” says the source. “They disagreed on a lot of things. Early on, they decided to agree to disagree about things and not debate them.”
“She is not someone whose mind you can change, so Aaron hasn’t even tried,” the source adds.
Woodleybegan datingRodgers in 2020 during the pandemic. The athleteannounced their surprise engagementin his acceptance speech when he was named the league’s MVP during theNFL Honorsbroadcast on Feb. 6, 2021.
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Later that February, Woodleyconfirmed their engagement, telling late-night hostJimmy Fallon: “Yes, we are engaged. But for us, it’s not new news, you know, so it’s kind of funny. Everyone right now is freaking out over it and we’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ve been engaged for a while.’ "
Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers.Matt Stroshane
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TheBig Little Liesstar later opened up about their decision towait before publicizing their engagement, tellingThe Hollywood Reporterin July, “When we announced that we were engaged, we wanted to do that only because we didn’t want someone else to do it before we did.”
“And we didn’t do it for months and months after we had become engaged,” she said, adding, “But the reaction to it was really a lot, and so we were like, ‘Let’s just politely decline [to talk about the relationship] for a little while and live in our little bubble.’ "
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Woodley is an outspoken activist on many political issues, including matters involving the environment. She wasarrested while protestingthe Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, North Dakota, back in 2016, for example. That year, she alsoappearedonLate Night with Seth Meyersalongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, whom she was vocal in her support of when he ran for president.
A source told PEOPLE in April that the NFL player “admires Shailene’s dedicationto her career and to causes.”
RELATED VIDEO: Shailene Woodley Slams Those Trying to ‘Disparage’ Aaron Rodgers, Claps Back at Alleged Photos of Him
Back in November,Woodley came to Rodgers' defenseafter false reports he had stepped out in Los Angeles after his COVID diagnosis at the time. (He made headlines after he tested positive and confirmed he was unvaccinated.)
“Literally ya’ll need to calm the f— down. This is straight up HILARIOUS. News outlets STILL grasping at straws to disparage Aaron. Finding random f—ing men on the streets of LA and saying its him,” Woodley wrote on her Instagram Story alongside the alleged photos.
“I know Aaron’s body VERY well. First off his feet, ahem and no offense to this rando dude, are a LOT bigger. Also, for those of us who know Aaron beyond the worlds of obsessed sport and s—- media, it’s no secret he has the hairiest hands on the f—–g planet. This oblivious homie. Clearly, does not (go ahead, zoom in),” she continued.
source: people.com
