What’s going on with Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers? Where has she been lately? Is she secretly pregnant? Did she and her quarterback fiancé already have a secret pandemic baby?
Those seemingly far-fetched questions were coming fast and furious from fans, but some of those questions may have been answered this week by @PlanetShailene, a Woodley fan Twitter account, which has been posting photos of her from the New Mexico set of her new movie, “Robots.”
“Shailene Woodley is not pregnant y’all need to chill,” the fan account posted Wednesday: The photos posted by @PlanetShailene show Woodley at work with co-stars, and not looking pregnant.
📸 | Shailene Woodley with the cast and crew of “Robots” in New Mexico.
Photos by samantha.a.gonzalez; spidersid & jenniferingrum. pic.twitter.com/QnIKVjM9qa
— Shailene Woodley Updates (@PlanetShailene) September 2, 2021
But of course, the absence of a baby bump doesn’t mean that Woodley’s not in the early stages of pregnancy, some might argue.
The secret pregnancy questions fired up this week when the “Big Little Lies” star, 29, shared an unusual Instagram post, which showed a black-and-white photo of cute baby feet but with no explanation.
“Is she a mom? Is that a random baby? Who is that? Did Shailene Woodley (have) a baby and no one knew,” one fan asked. “I need some information here.”
IS SHE A MOM? IS THAT A RANDOM BABY? WHO IS THAT? DID SHAILENE WOODLEY HAD A BABY AND NO ONE KNEW? I NEED SOME INFORMATION HERE pic.twitter.com/d5CuQcBXDI
— guadi (@stonemayi) September 9, 2021
Yes, what were fans to think? The timing of Woodley’s baby-feet photo also struck people as curious for other reasons, given that she posted it the same week that comedian John Mulaney revealed that Olivia Munn, his new girlfriend, who happens to be Rodgers’ ex-girlfriend, was pregnant.
Fans moreover pondered the status of Woodley and Rodgers’ relationship following the Green Bay Packers quarterback’s interview this month with Haute Living magazine. The three-time MVP said that being separated from his fiancée for up to four months might “be a good thing,” as he focuses on the football season and she ramps up her film and TV projects.
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“It’s a busy work time for her, so (my decision) probably came at a good time for both of us to be able to focus on our work. I think it’s going to be a good thing,” Rodgers, 37, explained about playing football again with the Packers after a high-profile contract dispute.
“I mean, her work was shut down for an entire year, and she’s booked a number of projects,” Rodgers said. “She enjoys working and her own routine, which I obviously enjoy, too.”
If fans have been throwing around rumors and conspiracy theories about Woodley and Rodgers, that may be because the couple have shown a penchant for secrecy and for keeping fans guessing with their secret COVID-19 lockdown courtship and their relationship’s vague 2020 timeline.
Then, after confirming their engagement in early February, Rodgers and Woodley switched things up and seemed happy to be everywhere in the media, publicizing their fabulous trips together, giving interviews, posing with friends for social media and getting photographed by curious paparazzi.
During one of those interviews, the former star player for Cal’s Golden Bears wasn’t shy about wanting to start a family, Yahoo reported. He said during an Instagram Live chat: “I think the next great challenge will be being a father.”
Around that time, the new super couple were photographed boarding a private jet in late March in Mexico. They then turned up on social media at a diner in Hot Springs, Arkansas in early April and were “papped” that month spending some beach time with their dog in Malibu. They then headed to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida for Easter vacation, where they were goofy together in an interview with the Disney blog, Chip and Company.
In April, they were seen at the Kentucky Derby, with Woodley’s alleged anti-vaccine actor pal, Miles Teller, and his wife, Keleigh Sperry Teller. In retrospect, some thought that Sperry Teller was leaking a pregnancy clue about Woodley in one of the photos she shared on Instagram. In the photo, the model’s hand is on Woodley’s stomach in a possible “there’s a baby in here” way, according to The Cut.
But no one looked pregnant in the flurry of social media photos that emerged in late May, when Woodley and Rodgers were with Teller and Sperry on vacation in Maui.
📸 | More photos of Shailene Woodley, Aaron Rodgers, Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry in Hawaii. https://t.co/WNwHYqXOs3 pic.twitter.com/wPpTDj05vV
— Shailene Woodley Updates (@PlanetShailene) May 26, 2021
Woodley also didn’t appear pregnant in photos taken on June 10 for a cover story for the Hollywood Reporter.
Shailene Woodley covers the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter pic.twitter.com/fImjVkrbMm
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) July 16, 2021
As Rodgers said, Woodley seems busy, which means she probably doesn’t have time for a baby. Her IMDB page shows a slate of upcoming projects, including a new movie with Teller, her previous co-star in “The Spectacular Now” and the “Divergent” series. Their film, “The Fence,” is in pre-production, and they’ll be playing a liberal couple in conflict with an ultra-conservative neighbor.
An insider source insisted to E! News late last month that Woodley and Rodgers would soon be together again. After she wraps up filming in New Mexico, she would join him in Wisconsin, supporting him during his season with the Packers, the source said. The Packers’ first regular season game is on Sunday, Sept. 12, against the New Orleans Saints.
“They don’t like to be apart for too long and are looking forward to being back in the same place again,” the insider added.
