‘Hairspray’ star Nikki Blonsky reveals she eloped with partner Hailey Jo Jenson
A post shared by Nikki Blonsky (@nikkiblonsky)Actress Nikki Blonsky, 35, who starred as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 remake of the movie Hairspray, has revealed that she and her partner quietly got married last October.Blonsky came out as gay in a TikTok in 2020.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.A couple of years ago, on Instagram, she introduced Jenson, a nonbinary artist, as her partner.Promoting Jenson’s Pride merchandise, Blonsky said, “I just wanted to take a moment and properly introduce you to @theyleyjo the person who makes my heart sing and the one who makes me the happiest gal on the planet!
I love everything about Hailey but one of my absolute favorite parts about being Hailey’s girlfriend is I get to be around their stunningly creative mind everyday!”A post shared by Nikki Blonsky (@nikkiblonsky)In an Instagram in September 2022, Blonsky announced that she and Jenson were engaged.“I’ve played plenty of characters in love in my life and it has been a blessing, but the greatest blessing in life is real love, true love and I am honored to finally feel unconditional love, and a love that is pure.
A while back I introduced to you all a stunning human @theyleyjo as my girlfriend and now I have the honor, privilege and greatest joy of calling this incredible person my fiancé!”Talking exclusively to Out, Blonsky and Jenson revealed they eloped and married on October 21, 2023.Jenson revealed that they met via TikTok.“I saw Nikki in 2007, and I had a crush on her ever since,” they say. “And I saw that she was live on TikTok one day, and she was randomly adding people into her TikTok LIVE.
And she randomly chose me, and I talked to her.”After going live with her, Jenson slid into Blonsky’s DMs. They also ordered a cameo from her, “so she would see my name.
