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Minka Kelly Deflects Dan Reynolds Question on Today, Then Opens Up on Drew Barrymore

A brief on-air pause gave way to a later interview where she recounted meeting through a friend, with an early bond formed by swapping her memoir for his songs.

Overview

  • Minka Kelly appeared on Today with Jenna & Friends to promote the Netflix rom-com Champagne Problems when a question about her relationship prompted visible hesitation.
  • She offered only a short response about Dan Reynolds, saying she felt "very lucky" and that "he's a really good guy," as Jenna Bush Hager noted her reluctance to elaborate.
  • Guest co-host Olivia Munn eased the tension by praising Reynolds after recalling her appearance in an Imagine Dragons video, and Kelly briefly affirmed before steering the conversation back to the film.
  • In a subsequent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Kelly described first connecting with Reynolds through a mutual friend and growing close while long-distance by sharing her memoir and his music.
  • Kelly and the Imagine Dragons frontman have kept their relationship relatively private since 2022; coverage often notes his finalized 2024 divorce from Aja Volkman and their four children.