Ahead of Ex-Fiance Alex Rodriguez’s Historic Moment, Jennifer Lopez Took a Subtle Dig at Celebrities Who Often Crave the Spotlight in 2017

Notably, Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez won hearts all across the realms of entertainment and baseball since they started dating. Paralleled to their fame and popularity, the relationship was repeatedly under immense public scrutiny. However, that rarely affected the two superstars, and it seems like a “power dynamic” never actually came their way.

Analogous to their nurturing relationship, in a Vanity Fair interview from 2017, Jennifer Lopez spoke about the time when A-Rod was the under the spotlight, and herself in the background.

How did J.Lo react to A-Rod’s Shark Tank appearance?

Back in 2017, the couple was in Los Angeles, attending Shark Tank’s season premiere episode where A-Rod was prepping to arrive as a shark. Jennifer Lopez, who manages to leave a mark, even when not intended, was actually intended to be in the background that day supporting her boyfriend Alex Rodriguez.

During this, Jennifer Lopez was asked a question about whether she felt weird being in the background. Her reply won everyone’s hearts and proved why everyone loved A-Rod and J.Lo as a couple.

It also displayed a beautiful part of their relationship that wasn’t bothered by their popularity. She said, “Noooo. I like it. Because I’m out there enough. Some people, it wouldn’t work—they can’t stand not being the one in the spotlight. But not us.”

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Crediting the supportive and lovey-dovey nature of the couple, everyone was convinced to believe that they were meant to be forever. However, all that meets the eye is not always true. Correspondingly, after a long journey, the couple officially announced the end of their engagement in April 2021.

Alex Rodriguez & Jennifer Lopez: A wholesome, all-encompassing relationship, that did not last

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez started dating in 2017. Since then, the couple came a very long way. A-Rod proposed in 2019 and J.Lo said “Yes.” As marriage preparations began, COVID-19 greeted the couple, and that didn’t end well. Due to the pandemic, their marriage was postponed twice, and ultimately, in April 2021, the couple announced the end of their engagement.

What did you make of Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s relationship? Did you think they made a great couple?

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