Minnie Driver Honors Partner Addison O'Dea in Valentine's Day Tribute: 'I'll Never Stop Being Grateful'

Mar. 15, 2025

Minnie Driver (left) and Addison O’Dea.Photo:Minnie Driver/Instagram

Minnie Driver/Instagram

Minnie Driveris celebrating her Valentine!Ahead ofValentine’s Day, the actress shared a tribute toAddison O’Deaon Instagram, in a post that led with a solo photo of her partner before including twosnapshots of the couple.“Don’t know how we possibly found each other, but I’ll never stop being grateful for that magic. ♥️🐙 #valentines,” wrote Driver, 55, in her post the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 12.Driver and O’Dea first publicly revealed their relationship when they stepped out together for the AmazonEmmy Awardsafterparty at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2019.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Addison O’Dea (left) and Minnie Driver.Minnie Driver/InstagramIn 2022, Driver revealed onThe Kelly Clarkson Showthat she and her beau first met at a friend’s breakfast and later went on a “sea-based incursion,” where they became “shipwrecked.“While waiting for the coast guard, Driver says she “asked him every question about why men are unfaithful, why men do the things that they do.“The actress went on to explain that she told O’Dea, “I’m ruined; I’m never gonna have another boyfriend,” to which he replied, " ‘Well, I don’t want a girlfriend, and definitely not you.’ “She added, “Of course, we became friends. Andof course, we fell in love. And of course, we’ve been together ever since.“The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Minnie Driver (left) and Addison O’Dea.driverminnie/InstagramDriver and O’Dea became friends when he helped her deliver necessities during wildfires in Malibu, California, in 2018. Andthe two shared an “epic connection"immediately, theGood Will Huntingactress told PEOPLE in July 2024.“I could see what an amazing person he was from the minute I met him,” she said.Driver and O’Dea marked their “first formal date” with an appearance at the 2019 Chanel pre-Oscars award dinner, which the actress shared onInstagramin November 2023 in honor oftheir five-year anniversary.TheAcademy Awardnominee — who has been romantically linked toMatt DamonandHarrison Fordin the past — also told PEOPLE in July 2024 that her relationship with O’Dea continues to be singular and special, in part because of his remarkable qualities.“He doesn’t have an ulterior motive,” she explained. “There is no double speak in the way in which he speaks — it is what he thinks. I trust him with all of my heart.”

Minnie Driveris celebrating her Valentine!

Ahead ofValentine’s Day, the actress shared a tribute toAddison O’Deaon Instagram, in a post that led with a solo photo of her partner before including twosnapshots of the couple.

“Don’t know how we possibly found each other, but I’ll never stop being grateful for that magic. ♥️🐙 #valentines,” wrote Driver, 55, in her post the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Driver and O’Dea first publicly revealed their relationship when they stepped out together for the AmazonEmmy Awardsafterparty at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2019.

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Addison O’Dea (left) and Minnie Driver.Minnie Driver/Instagram

In 2022, Driver revealed onThe Kelly Clarkson Showthat she and her beau first met at a friend’s breakfast and later went on a “sea-based incursion,” where they became “shipwrecked.”

While waiting for the coast guard, Driver says she “asked him every question about why men are unfaithful, why men do the things that they do.”

The actress went on to explain that she told O’Dea, “I’m ruined; I’m never gonna have another boyfriend,” to which he replied, " ‘Well, I don’t want a girlfriend, and definitely not you.’ "

She added, “Of course, we became friends. Andof course, we fell in love. And of course, we’ve been together ever since.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Minnie Driver (left) and Addison O’Dea.driverminnie/Instagram

driverminnie/Instagram

Driver and O’Dea became friends when he helped her deliver necessities during wildfires in Malibu, California, in 2018. Andthe two shared an “epic connection"immediately, theGood Will Huntingactress told PEOPLE in July 2024.

“I could see what an amazing person he was from the minute I met him,” she said.

Driver and O’Dea marked their “first formal date” with an appearance at the 2019 Chanel pre-Oscars award dinner, which the actress shared onInstagramin November 2023 in honor oftheir five-year anniversary.

TheAcademy Awardnominee — who has been romantically linked toMatt DamonandHarrison Fordin the past — also told PEOPLE in July 2024 that her relationship with O’Dea continues to be singular and special, in part because of his remarkable qualities.

“He doesn’t have an ulterior motive,” she explained. “There is no double speak in the way in which he speaks — it is what he thinks. I trust him with all of my heart.”

source: people.com