In October 2021, Palmer took to Instagram to express her feelings for Jackson in a since-deleted video. "Without being too mushy because I HATEEEE THAT, it feels really nice to not be afraid to show this kind of care for someone that I don't share the same blood with," she wrote, per Life & Style. "I thought it could never happen, I can be quite guarded, but I appreciate you for being a safe space. I will always cherish what you have given me."
In a November 2021 interview on "The Tamron Hall Show," Palmer explained why she'd decided to make the couple's romance Instagram official. "It became more difficult to hide," she said. "We spend all this time together, and he really is my closest friend, so it just becomes a thing where I'm not gonna hide something that makes me happy. It's not gonna be everything you see, my job is my job, but at the end of the day this is somebody that is important to me so why not."