Who Is Maddie Ziegler's Boyfriend? New Details On Jack Kelly
They've been dating for over a year.
Who Is Maddie Ziegler's boyfriend? Dance Moms alum Maddie Ziegler has been dating her boyfriend Jack Kelly since last year. The young couple has been heating up social media with their absolutely adorable posts expressing their love for one another.
The two can't seem to get enough of each other and post cute photos and captions quite often. They have a long-distance relationship and regularly talk about missing each other. "Happy with you all the time !!!" Maddie shared in a recent post before bidding farewell to her boyfriend. "I love and miss you so much already. Time will fly by soon, I promise."
Here's what else we know about Jack Kelly and their budding relationship:
1. He's Australian.
Jack is a proud Australian which you can see from his Instagram page. Maddie even sent him Valentine's Day flowers and gifts all the way down under! Jack posted a photo of the gifts. "Thank you love @maddieziegler," with a shot of the bouquet he received.
2. They met way before they started dating.
"Well, we met when we were like eight, and then years later we met again," Maddie explained. "He's from Australia, so it was kind of funny and now we're just dating. He just kind of asked me and I was like, ‘Yeah,’” she also talked about how fun their relationship is "[We] Eat [laughing]. The past few days we've just been going to Pinkberry a lot, and In-N-Out," she says.
3. He was Instafamous before dating Maddie.
Kelly was an Instagram personality when he started to be seen with Ziegler his already popular account grew immensely and he gained 765 thousand followers. The posts he shares with Maddie get over 100,000 likes at times.
4. A lot of people assumed he was older.
Many fans thought Kelly was older than Ziegler when in reality he's actually eight days younger than her. Both are sixteen years old. "A lot of people, when I post him on my Instagram, think he's like 17 or 21." Maddie explained.
5. They've been dating for over a year.
The young couple shared their year anniversary in January 2018. They both took to social media to express their love for one another. "2018! today is such a special day for us. It’s been 1 year with the most amazing boy I've ever met," Maddie said. "We’ve grown so much together and I’m so thankful for all of the laughs and smiles together! Today he took me on a picnic in the morning and it was so peaceful. I’ve never been so happy. I love you so much. Here’s to one year and many more to go."
Jack also posted the same photo saying, "Happy 1 year to the most beautiful girl! Words can't describe how important you are to me. I'm the luckiest guy to have someone as special as you in my life. So glad you've come back to me. Love you forever and always."
6. Fans took Jack's side when they accused Maddie of cheating on him.
Fans accused Ziegler of being extra-flirty on Instagram with Joey Birlem sparking cheating rumors. Maddie took to Instagram Live to post a video saying that these accusations were not true. She talked about how her account was hacked and left comments on Birlem's photos. "People said that I liked some guy named Joey. People were shipping #Moey or whatever.” I have never heard of this person before.I am not that type of girl. At all. I am in a relationship. I would never do that! EVER! I would not comment flirty things on some other guy’s Instagram while in a relationship. Jack is the only boy I love. We’re together. I have no clue who this other guy is.” Ziegler stated.
7. Maddie's old dance coach took credit for getting the two together.
Abby Lee Miller — the unforgettable dance coach from the series Dance Moms — commented on Kelly and Ziegler's relationship in the beginning. Came across some old pics!” Abby recently posted to her account. The picture included a closeup of Maddie, Jack and some friends. “This was the beginning ... Two Too Cute!” Abby wrote. “Who would’ve thunk it? Lol! Me!”
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Molly Given is a writer living in Philadelphia and lover of all things to do with mystery and magic in life. When she’s not writing her fingers off she can be found planning her next adventure in a new part of the world.