Jonathan Scotthas become the designated handyman for girlfriendZooey Deschanel’s family.
On Saturday, Deschanel, 41, told PEOPLE at the Environmental Media Association Awards that Scott, 43, was “the kindest person I know” raving about the many gestures he’s done throughout their relationship.
“He does so many kind things for me that it’s hard to pick,” theNew Girlactress said of her boyfriend of over two years. “But he is really sweet to my parents and whenever they have any kind of thing that needs fixing he just goes over and fixes stuff for them, so taking care of my parents.”
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“I think the little things go a long way,” Scott explained. “I discovered having been in other relationships in the past, this was the very first time I noticed that all of the love and effort and the things I was doing were being reciprocated and I was like ‘What?’ So I think I’ll hold onto this one.”
Deschanel then added, “I’ll keep him.”
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Scott and Deschanel first met on the set ofJames Corden’sCarpool Karaokewhilefilming a segmentwith their respective famous siblings in the summer of 2019. Scott previouslytold PEOPLEthat “there was chemistry right away” during their shoot. The couplecelebrated their two-year anniversaryin August.
Deschanel, who currently hosts ABC’sThe Celebrity Dating GamewithMichael Bolton,told PEOPLEin August that she admires her boyfriend’s passion and environmental activism, looking back on how the two clicked the very first time they met.
“I remember actually when we first met, he sent mehis documentaryand I was like, wow, we are so aligned on this level,” the actress said. “Because we both really care about this one issue, but have different areas that we focus on.”
Deschanel waspreviously marriedto Ben Gibbard, the lead singer of Death Cab For Cutie, and producer Jacob Pechenik, with whom she shares two children. Sheannounced her split from the latterin 2019.
Scott was alsopreviously marriedto Kelsy Ully. The former couple got married in 2007 and split in 2010.
source: people.com
