Minka Kelly shares rare family photos with boyfriend Imagine Dragonsā Dan Reynolds
The actress captioned her Disneyland Instagram post, āNo place Iād rather be.ā
Minka Kelly shares rare family photos with boyfriend Imagine Dragonsā Dan Reynolds
The actress captioned her Disneyland Instagram post, āNo place Iād rather be.ā
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Dan Reynolds and Minka Kelly in May 2026; Minka Kelly and Dan Reynolds at Disneyland. Credit:
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- Minka Kelly shared rare photos of her and Dan Reynoldsā family during a trip to Disneyland.
- The actress and Imagine Dragons frontman were linked in 2022 and have kept their relationship relatively private.
- Reynolds shares four children with ex-wife Aja Volkman.
Minka Kelly is giving fans a rare glimpse into her relationship with Dan Reynolds.
The *Friday Night Lights *alum shared pictures of a magical time at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., with the Imagine Dragons frontman and his four children among other loved ones. āNo place Iād rather be š,ā Kelly captioned the Instagram update.
Among the photos Kelly shared included a group picture in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, an ice cream break, the children sitting on the sidewalk enjoying ice cream cones, and Reynolds balancing two ice cream cones like a champ.
Kelly and Reynolds were first romantically linked in 2022 after they met through a mutual friend. They keep their relationship relatively out of the spotlight.
In July 2024, Reynolds gave some insight into their bond. āAfter about a month we met in person, and ever since then, weāve been attached at the hip. Minka and I are in a really happy, healthy relationship.ā he told PEOPLE at the time.
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āThe kids really love Minka and really love their mom, and thatās okay. We view it as kind of bonuses to the family: more people to love, more people to help,ā the singer added.
āWeāve just been really careful with that and slow with navigating how to bring Minka in to that conversation," he shared. "Sheās done a really incredible job of being sensitive and careful on her end as well.ā
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Dan Reynolds at Disneyland in 2026.
Minka Kelly/Instagram
Reynolds shares four children ā daughter Arrow, twin girls Gia and Coco, and son Valentine ā with ex-wife Aja Volkman. The former couple got married in 2011 and split in 2018. They then attempted to reconcile their relationship before calling it quits again in September 2022.
āBeing great parents to our children is our number one priority,ā Reynolds wrote on social media at the time. āThank you for always supporting us with love and care for all these years.ā
Volkman and Reynolds finalized their divorce in March 2024, citing āirreconcilable differencesā as the reason for their breakup, per court documents obtained by PEOPLE. Their date of separation was listed as Aug. 8, 2022.
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Dan Reynolds and Minka Kelly at a āGladiator IIā screening in Los Angeles in October 2024.
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Kelly posted a birthday tribute and selfie for Reynolds in July 2025. āI thought I knew kindness. Love. Patience. Generosity. Care. I thought I knew how to be gentle. And then I met him,ā she wrote in part on Instagram.
āWatching him father and love his babies. Honoring and respecting their beautiful mother. Doing everything he can to be absolutely everything everyone needs from him," she continued. "Finding ways every day to light up the lives of the ones so lucky enough to be loved by him.ā
Added Kelly, āHis benevolence, his priorities, his values, and his honesty are all rooted in love. And as a result, we all feel safe and at ease in his orbit.ā
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