Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma’s love story is a decade in the making! The couple met in 2013, tied the knot six years later and are currently expecting their third child together.
The romance started after Duff’s marriage to Mike Comrie came to an end. The former couple wed in 2010, welcomed a son, Luca, in 2012, and ended things for good in 2016.
In between, Duff was introduced to Koma in a professional setting, and the pair later developed a romance. Keep reading for a full relationship timeline of the actress and the singer.
2013: The Duo Meets
In a December 2019 interview with Vogue, Duff recalled meeting Koma while she was working on her 2015 album, Breathe In. Breathe Out. She said, “Matthew and I [actually] met about six years ago,” before remarking on their first two-hour lunch together. “There wasn’t an instant spark, because I think when you’re walking into a professional meeting, you know nothing about the other person.” “And then when we started talking about music, things started sparking and he was being funny enough, not flirtatious, but funny enough to where we started creating a banter and a nice friendship right off the bat,” she added.
January 2017: Their Red Carpet Debut
The couple dated on-and-off in the years that followed, but didn’t make their red carpet debut until Entertainment Weekly’s SAG Awards party in 2017. Shortly thereafter, Koma made things Instagram official by sharing Polaroid pictures from his recent “date night” with Duff.
March 2017: They Break Up
Just a few months later, ET confirmed that Duff and Koma had called it quits. Meanwhile, a source told E! News that the split was triggered by their busy schedules.
September 2017: Reunited
The pair reunited around the time of Duff’s 30th birthday. The Younger actress shared a pic with Koma in a slideshow from her “most favorite birthday ever,” and later hinted that her beau had given her a guitar for her birthday. They were spotted out on sushi date shortly thereafter.
December 2017: Duff Gives a Relationship Update
During an appearance on The Talk, Duff said, “It’s going so great. I mean, this is the third time that we’ve dated… Timing is such a big deal… Third time’s a charm!”
June 2018: Baby on the Way
Several months later, Duff revealed that she and Koma were taking the next step in their romance by starting a family. Duff posted about the happy news on Instagram while Koma wrote, “We made a baby girl! She will be as beautiful and sweet as her mother… @hilaryduff another incredible chapter begins.”
October 2018: Baby Banks Arrives
Banks Violet Bair made her arrival on Oct. 25, and her parents were all too happy to share the news on social media.
December 2018: Duff Calls Koma an ‘Amazing’ Dad
In an interview with ET shortly thereafter, Duff gushed about Koma, “Matt’s amazing. He’s a really good dad and he’s patient with her.”
January 2019: Happy in Love
At Prime Video’s Golden Globes after-party in 2019, Duff marveled about having a rare night out with Koma. “I don’t leave the house anymore these days, I don’t know what to say,” Duff joked to ET.
May 2019: Koma Proposes
While Duff told ET in January 2019 that she and Koma were “not thinking about” getting engaged, the musician popped the question just five months later.
June 2019: Koma’s First Father’s Day
The following month, Duff praised her fiancé on his very first Father’s Day.
November 2019: A Special Tattoo
Koma cemented his role as a dad later that year when he got a tattoo in honor of his daughter and stepson.
December 2019: Tying the Knot
The pair tied the knot in the front yard of their Los Angeles home. According to Vogue, Duff walked down the aisle holding Banks, before exchanging vows in front of family and friends. The ceremony was officiated by Molly Bernard and Chris Mintz-Plasse.
February 2020: A Musical Collab
The pair teamed up professionally for the first time when they, along with producer RAC, released a a cover of Third Eye Blind’s “Never Let You Go.”
September 2020: Another Tattoo
After a tattoo dedicated to his kids, Koma decided to honor his wife with his next ink, getting “Hilary” tattooed on his bottom.
October 2020: Pregnant Again
The couple announced that their second child together was on the way.
December 2020: Their First Wedding Anniversary
The pair made sure to mark their first wedding anniversary together with sweet Instagram posts.
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