Abbi Jacobson Engaged to Girlfriend Jodi Balfour
A League of Their Own hitting Amazon Prime Video in less than a week, but she’s also revealed that she’s engaged to her girlfriend, actor Jodi Balfour.The Broad City alum and Emmy Award nominee confirmed the news to People at a recent screening of the 30th anniversary of the original film the new show is based on.D’Arcy Carden, Jacobson’s friend of 15 years as well as her costar in the series, said, "It's out.
It's great. We're so happy. We love [Jodi]."“Abbi's engaged! Abbi's engaged! Abbi's engaged!” A League of Their Own’s Chanté Adams exclaimed, according to People. “We've had to hide it for ...
No, I'm kidding.”Jacobson, 38, responded, blushing, “No, you have not. You have not had to hide it. That was not a thing. It was not a secret.”The newly-engaged couple walked the red carpet together for the first time at the Los Angeles premiere of the series on Thursday.Last fall, Jacobson posted on Instagram that she and Balfour, 35, had been together for a year and were celebrating their anniversary.“One year with this incredible human.
Don’t know how I got so lucky,” Jacobson said in her post, showing her kissing Balfour on the cheek. “365 days of the best surprise of my life,” Balfour posted on her own page, showing the couple kissing.Jacobson rose to fame as one of the creators and stars of Comedy Central's popular show Broad City.
