Connie Britton saw David Windsor at a mutual friend’s 50th birthday party in November 2019 — and the rest is history.
“I walked into his party and I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I don’t know a single soul at this party.’ But I was like, ‘It’s OK, I just wanna celebrate him. It’s his 50th birthday,’” Britonn recalled in January 2023 on an episode of Sirius XM’s Radio Andy. “And so I’m talking to my friend and he looks past me and he sees David across the room and he is like, ‘There’s someone here you have to meet.’”
Britton gushed that she’ll “never forget” seeing Windsor for the first time except that they never met that night as she had to put her son Yoby to bed. (She adopted Eyob “Yoby” from Ethiopia in November 2011.)
“My friend was like, ‘Wait, wait, wait. I wanted to introduce you to David!’ I’m like, ‘You know what, just have him email me,’” the actress said, noting that Windsor sent her a message the next day.
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After being spotted together in public throughout 2021 and 2022, Britton confirmed their relationship in January 2023. Two years later, news broke that the couple got engaged.
“I have an amazing man in [my] life now and he is definitely stepping into that more paternal role,” she gushed to Andy Cohen on an episode of SiriusXM’s Radio Andy, adding that he is part of the entertainment business and works as a writer.
Keep scrolling to see more about Britton and Windsor’s relationship:
November 2019
Britton first saw Windsor at a mutual friend’s 50th birthday party, however, Britton had to leave early to put Yoby to bed so Windsor emailed her the next day.
September 2021
The couple were seen publicly for the first time while leaving the West Hollywood restaurant Sushi Park, per pictures by the Daily Mail.
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October 2021
The Daily Mail published pictures of Britton and Windsor laughing in Los Angeles after a night out.
June 2022
The pair were photographed at LAX wearing matching hats as they walked through the terminal, per photos shared by Just Jared.
August 2022
Britton and Windsor attended the Soho.Home.Studio opening in Los Angeles.
September 2022
The lovebirds made an appearance at HBO’s Emmy’s Party.
January 2023
Britton confirmed her romance with Windsor for the first time on an episode of SiriusXM’s Radio Andy. She told Cohen that Windsor was a writer and is Jewish and Italian. Britton also revealed that Windsor is divorced and has kids — son Archie and daughter Tilly — from his previous relationship.
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March 2025
Britton made a rare comment about her five year “partnership” with Windsor — and how their romance continues to flourish.
“What I was really looking for was a partnership where there’s constant growth, on both sides, and a sort of deepening of each other,” she told Parade. “And therefore [a] deepening of who I am — and for him, who he is.”
The award-winning actress noted she wanted a relationship where it makes her “a better mom and a better actor and just a better person in the world.”
“It’s not just, like, ‘Oh, I found true love,’” she explained to the outlet. “It’s that I found somebody who I can walk on a journey with that is going to be constantly ever-changing, but also ever-deepening.”
October 2025
A rep for Britton confirmed to People that Windsor proposed after nearly six years together. Earlier that month, Britton was spotted with a ring on her left hand as she and Windsor packed on the PDA at LAX Airport.
