Remember when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hopped on Instagram in 2020, made a NSFW joke about having sex with his wife ( 🙃 “I showed her why they call me The Rock” 🙃), and sent you spiraling in several thousand directions? Me neither due to blocking it out until right now, but this just in: Turns out, The Rock and Lauren Hashian are just as cute as they are horny.
These two tend to fly pretty under the radar, but they have been together forever and cannot stop gushing about each other to the point where a comprehensive timeline is clearly overdue, especially for those of us who love to live vicariously through someone else’s relationship (me, always).
Circa 2006
The Rock starts filming The Game Plan and randomly meets Lauren.
Lucky for us, he spoke about their first interaction to WSJ Magazine, saying, “Within 30 seconds, I thought, Wow, this girl’s stunning. At the time, I was going through my breakup with Dany [Garcia, The Rock’s ex-wife], and she was just coming off a big breakup too. Ironically, when you’re not looking for something, the power of the universe kind of takes over.”
June 1, 2007
The Rock and Dany Garcia announce they’re amicably splitting after 17 years and give a joint statement to People:
“While certain aspects of our relationship have changed, we are both vitally important to each other’s lives. We will continue to advance and manage our business interests, our philanthropic efforts and most importantly the raising of our child together, as a loving team. We’ve been fortunate enough to spend the last 17 years together as a couple and look forward to spending the rest our lives together as best friends and business partners.”
May 30, 2008
These two ^^ finalize their divorce and decide to share custody of their daughter Simone Alexandra Garcia Johnson. The Rock agrees to $22,454 per month in child support, according to E! News.
February 13, 2012
Flash-forward a few very low-key and private years, and The Rock tells People, “I was so fortunate to have fallen in love once. To fall in love again? That’s a hard thing to do twice in the position I’m in. I’m one lucky son of a bitch.”
March 28, 2013
June 29, 2015
When asked if there’s anything he wants to get off his chest during an interview with Esquire, The Rock has THIS to say: “Yeah. I’ve lived with my longtime girlfriend, Lauren Hashian, going on, like, eight, nine years now. She’s a singer-songwriter. We spend a lot of time with my daughter in Florida, Simone, who’s 13. We do these stories and we talk so much about the business end, the success end, but then Lauren isn’t mentioned and my daughter isn’t mentioned. I always like making sure we find the balance and my home life is in there and Lauren Hashian is in there and my daughter is in there.”
December 16, 2015
The couple welcomes a baby girl, Jasmine!
July 14, 2016
The parents share a cute moment at the premiere of Ballers:
November 15, 2016
The Rock gives a cute quote about Lauren to People, saying, “First of all, she teases me about everything. Everything. Nothing is off-limits in our house. And it’s the beauty of it. And I tease her with everything.”
February 27, 2017
They go Academy Awards Official, which I’ve just decided is A Thing.
August 30, 2017
Lauren tells Vydia how much her husband inspires her—especially in her songwriting.
“Honestly, if I impress him with a track then I feel accomplished, it’s true! He is an example of how anything you can imagine or dream up, you can do because he lives that way. So when you see that every day, it fuels you & lifts you up too. Also, being in love is a very inspiring thing—ALL of our experiences, from the good to the fun to the hot to even the not so good, provide great inspiration to write from.”
December 11, 2017
The couple reveals they’re expecting another baby!
December 13, 2017
The Rock gets support from his cute family while getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
April 6, 2018
The Rock reveals that having another kid pushed back his and Lauren’s wedding plans.
“We were going to get married in the spring and we got pregnant,” he explains to ET. “Lauren felt like, well, you know, mama [doesn’t want] to take pictures being pregnant in a wedding dress, so we’re just going to wait and not quite sure when, but I know it’s going to happen.”
April 17, 2018
The couple’s daughter, Tiana, is born!
May 13, 2018
The Rock celebrates Lauren on Mother’s Day, calling her “the kindest and sweetest soul you’ll ever meet.” Take a moment to read this novel-length caption if you want to feel feelings….
July 8, 2018
The Rock shuts down rumors that he and Lauren are married, telling Entertainment Tonight, “I just refer to her as my wife all the time. So a lot of people are like, ‘Oh, did you get married?’ I’m like, ‘No. Easy. Don’t rush big daddy.’”
But thennnnnn….
August 18, 2019
They make it official in Hawaii!
Here are some details about how they pulled off the super-private wedding event.
April 18, 2020
The Rock reveals how he and Lauren have been spending their time in quarantine, saying—wait for it—“We had a nice little toast of gratitude, and then we started practicing making babies again. You’re welcome. I showed her why they call me The Rock.”
Oh! Um. Okay!
August 18, 2020
Lauren drops “Step Into a Love Like This,” the song she surprised The Rock with on their wedding day. The lyrics, you ask? “Created two beautiful girls / Look at our beautiful world / You are the mate to my soul / Never felt safer before / Never felt love without fear / You made that all disappear.”
August 20, 2020
Lauren celebrates their anniversary with a sweet post and a throwback video.
December 10, 2021
Lauren speaks to Billboard about her new EP, saying her husband is her biggest supporter. “Most of the time when I’m making music, he is my the very first person who hears anything, so he’s heard the good, the bad, the ugly. I know a lot of people look up to him, but even I look up to him, and I trust his judgment and his instincts and his experiences. So for me, I’m so grateful that I have somebody like him, who’s also been in the business for so long, to give me his feedback and also work together.”
December 5, 2022
The Rock celebrates Lauren getting to sing the National Anthem, calling it “one of the greatest and most moving moments of my life.”
February 5, 2023
No, like, she is SMITTEN.
May 4, 2024
The Rock celebrates another year around the sun, and Lauren comes through with a sweet birthday tribute saying in part, “Thank you for the endless blessings you bring to our world. Thank you for being our Leader:) Thank you for your love! Thank you for your desire for growth! Thank you for inspiration! Thank you for your big, strong hugs.”
That’s all for now (which is fine, because this has been a lot!), but we’ll keep ya updated.
