'He is a diamond': 'Loot' star Michaela Jae Rodriguez gushes over BF Stephen Gimigliano, says 'he is my first and most likely last'

Emmy-nominated actress Michaela Jae Rodriguez, 33, is thankful to her beau Stephen Gimigliano for showing her 'true love' and care
PUBLISHED APR 5, 2024
Michaela Jae Rodriguez and Stephen Gimigliano celebrated their fourth anniversary on October 25, 2023 (Instagram/@mjrodriguez7)
Michaela Jae Rodriguez and Stephen Gimigliano celebrated their fourth anniversary on October 25, 2023 (Instagram/@mjrodriguez7)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Michaela Jae Rodriguez is over the moon to find love in her boyfriend Stephen Gimigliano.

“I am very grateful that I do have my boyfriend in my life. I love, love,” the 'Nurse Jackie' star told People Magazine.

“He is my first and most likely last. And I'm very thankful for that. He has shown what it is like to have true love in your life, someone who cares for you, and also what trash does not look like,” the 33-year-old added.

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 05: Mj Rodriguez arrives at Disney's
Michaela Jae Rodriguez praised her boyfriend Stephen Gimigliano for his love and affection towards her (Getty Images)

Michaela Jae Rodriguez says 'there are a lot of men out here that are trash'

Rodriguez continued, "He is much more than any of that. I know there are a lot of men out here that are trash, and I know I can say that because I've been through the gamut, but this man, he is nothing of the sort. He is a diamond.”

Rodriguez, who currently stars in the Apple TV+ comedy 'Loot', reportedly gets “giddy” over Gimigliano and wants to “garnish him in everything, diamonds and rubies. That’s exactly what he is.”


 
 
 
 
 
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Michaela Jae Rodriguez and Stephen Gimigliano celebrated their 4th anniversary last October 

Rodriguez and Gimigliano celebrated their fourth anniversary on October 25, 2023. The actress celebrated the occasion with an Instagram reel montaging clips of the couple.

“I can’t loose [sic] when I’m with you! 10/25 4 years today. Damn time flew,” she wrote under the video, soundtracked by a cover of SZA’s 'Snooze'.


 
 
 
 
 
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The reel also weaves in audio from Rodriguez’s 2022 interview with Them, in which she speaks about Gimigliano.

“Everybody was like, you were trying to hide him from us? And I'm like, yes, child because y'all wanna be all up in my business, and I just wanted to be me and him, okay,” she said at the time.

“People do need to see love on a trans woman. They need to see that. They need to see what love is and how it expands beyond gender, race, anything,” she added.


 
 
 
 
 
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Michaela Jae Rodriguez and Stephen Gimigliano disclosed their love affair in 2020

The Emmy-nominated actress first went public with Gimigliano in 2020 by sharing an Instagram post celebrating Valentine’s Day.

Rodriguez introduced Gimigliano under a now-deleted post of the pair, with a video and photo compilation of their relationship.


 
 
 
 
 
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“They’ll try to hold you back, they will say your wrong, but they will NEVER UNDERSTAND, the journey that your on. Baby I wouldn’t choose it any other way. I love you,” she captioned the tribute.

“I feel like I can be my truest self when I am around you. You have shown me what love truly looks like when it's balanced and easy. I'm so proud to call you my Valentine but most importantly my boyfriend,” Rodriguez concluded.


 
 
 
 
 
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