Minka Kelly’s Dating History: From Derek Jeter to Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds
The 'Ransom Canyon' star has dated some famous faces—here's her complete romantic timeline
Key Takeaways
- Minka Kelly will appear in Season 2 of 'Ransom Canyon' premiering July 23.
- The actress has been dating Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds since 2022.
- Here, read all about Minka Kelly's dating history including Derek Jeter, Trevor Noah and more.
This Thursday, the second season of Ransom Canyon will return to screens, and fans can’t wait to see the drama and romance that’s in store for these Texans. Leading the way in this series is Josh Duhamel, with Minka Kelly starring opposite him as Quinn O’Grady—the one that got away. In Season 2, Quinn returns after spending several months in New York, and fans can’t wait to see where their will-they-won’t-they love story goes from here—but when the cameras aren’t rolling, Minka Kelly has a pretty magical love life of her own. This leading lady has linked up with some famous faces over the years, but these days, she’s loving the life she’s built with Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds.
Here, take a look back on Minka Kelly’s dating history and what she’s saying about her connection with Dan.
Kelly cozied up to ‘Scrubs’ actor Donald Faison
Between 2004 and 2005, Minka was linked to Scrubs actor Donald Faison before their romance ultimately fizzled out.
Minka Kelly dated ‘Friday Night Lights’ co-star Taylor Kitsch
One of Minka’s most famous romances was with her Friday Night Lights co-star and occasional on-screen love interest, Taylor Kitsch. Kitsch played Tim Riggins in the series, and over the years, Minka opened up about the experience of dating a co-star—and their at-times tumultuous relationship.
In her memoir, Tell Me Everything, she discussed her infatuation with him, the toxic nature of their relationship and the warning they received from Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg not to go down the road of dating someone you work with.
“I loved being with him. It’s just that the good only lasted so long before our incompatibility reared its ugly head,” she revealed in the book, sharing that the duo were on and off multiple times throughout 2007 before they finally called it quits.
Minka and Mayer: A short-lived high-profile romance
Though Minka or John never publicly spoke about their romance, after her split from Taylor Kitsch, they were seen on several dates together.
Derek Jeter hit a home run with Minka Kelly romance
Minka Kelly dated former New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter between 2008 and 2011. Though the duo avoided commenting on their relationship over the years, Minka’s Friday Night Lights co-star Zach Gilford shared his thoughts on the pairing at the time as reported by the New York Post.
“He’s one of the best baseball players in the world, and I was like, he better be a nice guy because she’s one of my best friends and I was very protective of her. When I finally got to meet him, I was like, ‘Oh, they’re perfect together.’”
The couple eventually went their separate ways after several years together.
Minka Kelly had a brief stint with Captain America
Minka Kelly had an on-again off-again relationship with Chris Evans, the duo first linking up in 2007. They dated on and off between 2012 and 2015 before finally going their separate ways for good.
Minka was linked to Jesse Williams from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
In 2017, Minka Kelly met Jesse Williams while working on a project together. However, drama quickly clouded their union as internet sleuths began speculating that their relationship overlapped with Jesse’s marriage.
Minka Kelly shut this down in her Instagram comments when someone wrote, “I hope the cheating rumors aren’t true. It would be disappointing.” Kelly replied, “They’re not. Hate for you to be disappointed. Glad I could clear that up for you. Now f–k off,” before deleting her comment, as reported by E! News.
Minka got serious with Trevor Noah
In 2020, Minka started dating the host of The Daily Show. The couple were often seen out and about together and were public with their relationship on Instagram until splitting around 2022.
The actress is happier than ever with Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons
Minka Kelly and Dan Reynolds got together in 2022, and it’s perhaps Minka’s most public relationship yet. Dan has opened up about being with Minka, telling People, “After about a month we met in person, and ever since then, we’ve been attached at the hip,” he shared. “Minka and I are in a really happy, healthy relationship.”
Additionally, Dan is expected to make an appearance in the new season of Ransom Canyon! “He came to visit and everyone, all the producers and writers, just naturally fell in love with him, like you do,” Kelly shared with People. “It’s easy to love Dan.”
As Minka embarks on Season 2 of Ransom Canyon with Dan by her side, both on and off screen, her real-life happy ending is just beginning.
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