Alex Rodriguez Was J.Lo's Biggest Cheerleader After a Show Mishap in Vegas
Alex Rodriguez has already shown he’s one of the world’s best Instagram boyfriends for Jennifer Lopez on the red carpet. But he’s also a constant cheerleader who’s been known to sing his fiancé’s praises in interviews and on social media posts. It turns out, he’s just as supportive backstage, too: At a recent concert, he was there to cheer J.Lo up after she had a tough time during a performance.
J.Lo released a video diary on Saturday that offers intimate, behind-the-scenes footage from her work-intensive “It’s My Party” tour. There’s one moment in the recording where she has some slight malfunctions onstage—she forgets a few dance moves and hits herself in the face with her microphone, drawing blood. She’s emotional when it all ends, but A-Rod meets up with her and her team and tells them how great they did: “It was the best show I’ve seen so far,” he says, turning to J.Lo a few moment later and adding, “And you showed why you’re a champion, baby.”
J. Lo is still pretty shaken up and tells him she’s not happy with herself, leading A-Rod to go full stage mom. He goes through each part of the performance and comforts her, insisting that she killed it. He also shares how he saw members of the audience loving every second of what was happening.
“I don’t even know what I’m doing,” J.Lo says tearfully. “And I would miss things, and I’m like, ‘Why am I messing them up?’…Like one step here or things that I never forget. I don’t forget anything!”
“Baby, nobody’s looking at steps. People are looking at how beautiful you look and how great you sound—and by the way, when you held that note, that was the longest you’ve held it so far. It was unbelievable,” he assures her.
Watch it here:
The whole exchange is pretty sweet, but not a total surprise—after all, A-Rod has been talking about J.Lo being his “dream date” for 20 years.
J.Lo seems pretty happy, too. In a scene later in the video, she gushes, “That’s why I love him, and I’m going to marry him. Whether he wants to or not, we’re getting married. We’re getting married forever and ever.”