Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin have long been one of fashion’s favorite couples, and now they’ve given all their fans a new milestone to celebrate by getting engaged after five years of dating. The duo announced their engagement to the world in an interview with V magazine on June 15, but they also revealed that Sprouse actually popped the question back in September 2022.
“We didn’t necessarily feel the need to be fully transparent with the public about that aspect of our engagement,” Sprouse said of their choice to keep the news private. Palvin added, “We just want to do it on our time. When some people leaked the information that we got engaged, our PR team was like, ‘Hey, so you guys should do maybe a post about it or talk to this magazine or talk to that magazine . . .’ That really annoyed me because I knew we were building this story up. So, I’m very happy that we ended up doing it our way.”
The engagement news is just one of many memorable milestones in the couple’s five-year-long relationship. From the goals-worthy moment when Sprouse brought Palvin Shake Shack after the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show to their moving into their Brooklyn apartment together, we’re here for it all. In case you missed any of the big moments in these lovebirds’ relationship thus far, we created a complete timeline ahead.
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June 2018: Sprouse and Palvin Reportedly Start Dating
In a 2019 interview with W magazine, Palvin confessed that Sprouse appeared in her DMs after she followed him on Instagram. “She followed me, so I was like, I guess I’ll give her something,” Sprouse told the outlet. “And I slid into her DMs. “I was like, ‘Hey, I don’t know if you’re in New York for very long, but we should hang out if you want to. Here’s my number.’ And she didn’t message me for six months.” Of course, Palvin did eventually respond six months later, and the rest was history.
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June 2018: Sprouse Goes to China to Film "Turandot"
In 2018, Sprouse was gone for six months to film a movie. Palvin flew to meet him there, per her interview with W magazine, and from there, their relationship began to take off.
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September 2018: The Pair Make Their New York Fashion Week Debut
They made a very fashionable appearance at various NYFW parties and shows.
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September 2018: They Attend the Annual Harper's Bazaar Icons Party
They were photographed arm-in-arm looking glamorous at the Harper’s Bazaar Icons Party, one of many memorable red carpet appearances for the duo.
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November 2018: They Go All Out For Heidi Klum's 19th Annual Halloween Party
Their love for anime is clearly mutual.
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February 2019: Palvin Finally Meets Cole Sprouse
What better place to meet your boyfriend’s twin brother than the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty? The trio was photographed on the red carpet looking as dapper as ever that year, per W magazine.
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March 2019: Palvin Becomes an Offical Victoria's Secret Angel
Sprouse threw her a party with her closest friends, which she documented on Instagram, and everyone looked as happy as can be.
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October 2019: Palvin and Sprouse Attend Heidi Klum's Halloween Party Again
The pair once again drew inspiration from anime, this time dressing up as characters from Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke.
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December 2021: Palvin and Sprouse Travel to Italy
The couple looked as dapper as ever at the opening night of opera season at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala.
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March 2022: Sprouse and Palvin Return to the Vanity Fair Oscars Afterparty
In 2022, the duo returned to one of their favorite events, the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty and they looked affectionate and chic in matching black outfits.
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September 2022: Sprouse and Pavin Get Engaged
The pair told V magazine that Sprouse actually popped the question in September 2022. That same month, the pair attended the Venice Film Festival and stepped out at the premiere of “Bones and All,” pictured above.
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June 2023: Palvin and Sprouse Confirm Their Engagement
The pair shared the news about their engagement with the world on June 15. “I think the definition of marriage is very different for our generation than what it meant for the previous one. For me, at least, marriage is a promise of kind of loving you endlessly, and being your partner,” Sprouse told V magazine.
