Jennifer Lawrence [1] keeps her relationship with Cooke Maroney pretty private, but she recently opened up about her fiancé [2] in the sweetest way. In an interview with Catt Sadler for an episode of the former E! News host's new podcast, Naked With Catt Sadler [3], the two had an intimate conversation about what's been going on in Jennifer's life lately, including wedding planning.
The 28-year-old Oscar-winning actress met the 34-year-old art dealer in NYC when she decided to take some time off from acting [4] last year, and now they're excited to tie the knot after getting engaged in February [5]. "It was so organic . . . I definitely wasn't at a place where I was like, 'I'm ready to get married!' I just met Cooke [6] and I wanted to marry him," Jennifer said. "We wanted to marry each other — we wanted to commit fully. He's my best friend, so I want to legally bind him to me forever. And fortunately the paperwork exists for such a thing! It's the greatest. You find your favourite person on the planet and you're like, you can't leave [laughs]. So I wanted to take up on that offer . . . He's the greatest person I've ever met."
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Jennifer steered clear of the spotlight over the past year to focus on herself and take a break from Hollywood projects, but now she's back with movies including X-Men: Dark Phoenix [9] and Bad Blood [10]. "This last year has been the most healthy and fulfilling year because I used to think I would be depressed if I wasn't working, and I wasn't," she said. "I found interests, and I really got to the bottom of things that I was really passionate about that didn't just have to do with film. I feel like I got to know myself in the last year. It was great — I met somebody, I fell in love, and I started a new life in New York." Listen to Catt's podcast [11] for the full interview!