Jewel professed her love for Charlie Whitehurst in May 2016 (four months after she posted a snap with him to her Instagram account), telling People that they’d been together for around a year. However, the singer-songwriter was purposefully cautious about telling the world about her love. “I was very slow about going public. We’re not people to go out on ‘the scene,'” she said.
Eight months later, Jewel continued to gush over her man during an interview ET, but she admitted that she wasn’t planning on heading down the aisle with the NFL star (whose impressive career included stints with the San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, and Cleveland Browns) anytime soon. “It’s not on the horizon at all. I really haven’t been thinking along that line — neither of us really have,” she explained, noting she didn’t believe she had to tie the knot with Whitehurst to make their romance special.
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Jewel also shared that the athlete had forged a relationship with her and Ty Murray’s son, Kase. She said there’s plenty of reasons she loved Charlie, including his ability to make her laugh. “He is just lovely. He has impeccable character — very smart, very funny,” she shared. “He is surprisingly silly … and in the most charming way. He has a great sense of humor and [is] just very supportive. We travel all over together and have a lot of fun.”
