We've watched Brenda Song grow up since her days on the Disney Channel, and now she's a mom! Song and boyfriend Macauley Culkin welcomed son Dakota Song Culkin [1] on April 5. Unlike some of the other teen stars of her generation, Song has largely avoided the spotlight when it comes to her personal life. In fact, she's only really had one other public relationship besides Culkin!

Both of Song's relationships have been with fellow celebs, which definitely makes a lot of sense for people who have been in the public eye for a long time. If you're curious about Song's life [2] — or just want a quick refresher on your early-2010s celeb gossip — keep reading for everything Song has said about her relationships, past and present.

Trace Cyrus

Song dated musician Trace Cyrus (and brother of fellow Disney Channel star Miley Cyrus [3]) in the early 2010s, and they announced their engagement in 2011. The following year, however, People reported that the engagement was off [4] and the couple had split. "Brenda and I have decided to go our separate ways," Cyrus said in a statement. "We split up a couple of months ago. We will continue to focus on our careers. I wish Brenda the best and much success in the future. I hope everyone can respect our privacy about this situation."

Over the next several years, however, the couple went through several cycles of reunions and breakups. They finally broke up for good in 2017. The following year, on Valentine's Day 2018, Cyrus released a song called "Brenda" [5] about their relationship. In a now-deleted Instagram post (quoted by Teen Vogue), Cyrus explained the song [6].

"I wrote this song last year in Nashville after Brenda & I broke up. Her and I have both moved on and I'm extremely happy for her. She inspired me to write countless songs and was such an important part of my life. I will always cherish songs I have like this one to remind me of our crazy 7 years together. When I wrote this song it was my final goodbye as we ended our relationship. I told myself after I wrote this song it would be my last song about Brenda and I've kept my word. Music like this is my therapy. Enjoy."

Macauley Culkin

Song met Culkin in 2017, while they were both filming the movie Changeland. For the first few years of their relationship, she didn't comment much on it publicly, although she did tell Us Weekly in 2018, "I don't like to talk about my personal life, but everything's wonderful and I'm happy [7]."

In 2020, the couple spoke to Esquire [8] for a cover story. "People don't realise how incredibly kind and loyal and sweet and smart he is," said Song, as People reported. "Truly what makes Mack so special is that he is so unapologetically Mack ... He knows who he is, and he's 100 percent okay with that. And that to me is an incredibly sexy quality."

The couple also shared that they were trying for a baby in the same interview, and they didn't have long to wait! In April 2021, they announced that they were now parents to a son, Dakota Song Culkin.