Rodgers, Woodley debut in Arkansas
Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley continue to surprise when it comes to how they present themselves as America’s new celebrity couple, choosing this week to make their public debut as a celebrity couple in a notso-typical way.
Instead of being photographed together for the first time at an awards show or on the cover of some glossy national publication, the NFL quarterback and his movie star fiancee chose to be snapped together in a much more humble setting: at a diner in western Arkansas. The very casually dressed couple, who announced in January that they had become secretly engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic, were all smiles in a photo shared Tuesday on Instagram by the Be Best Cafe and Bar in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The photo shows Rodgers, 37, and Woodley, 29, posing with the cafe’s staff. The Green Bay Packers quarterback, in a black hoodie, stands close to Woodley, who is wearing an oversized gray coat. Their hands are interlocked on Woodley’s shoulder.
“Our team had the opportunity to cook for @aaronrodgers12 and his crew last night,” read the caption from @BestCafeAndBar. “Grateful for the opportunity.” Fans of the restaurant, and particularly of Rodgers and of the Green Bay Packers, were delighted to see him and Woodley together in the photo, with one person writing: “Aw they make a great couple!! Excited that Aaron is in my home state. #GPG.” Another proclaimed: “My all time favorite QB and his fiancee. You both look so happy. Congratulations.”
As E! News noted, the cafe typically only opens for daytime service, but prepared a private dinner for Rodgers and Woodley. It therefore sounds like the couple could have kept their dinner — and their presence in Hot Springs — private. But they chose not to.
Neither has reacted to the post, or revealed information on their social media accounts or through their representatives about why they suddenly turned up in Arkansas, which isn’t known as a top destination for luxury celebrity getaways. Earlier Monday, they were photographed boarding a private plane to fly out of Costa Careyes, Mexico, an exclusive resort town on the Pacific Ocean some 2,500 miles away from Hot Springs.