How Jonathan Scott Became Zooey Deschanel’s MVP | News Today

Although she may have other nominations.

While the rest of us called 2020 a dumpster fire and threw it all in the trash, Zooey, mum-to-6-year-old Elsie and 4 years old Charly with her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik, highlighted the elements that were worth highlighting, most involving the guy she recently labeled “My 2020 MVP.”

And not just because of the over the top gestures, like when he helped her ring in her 40th birthday with the neon-colored, spandex-filled birthday party of her ’80s childhood dreams. decidedly discreet for his 41st birthday, “I have a few surprises up my sleeve”, he promised in tribute last year. No wonder Zooey, who turns 42 on January 17, has found joy in every moment with the guy she says has made her “happy despite a weird and uncertain year.”

As she said in an August 2020 post acknowledging the anniversary of their first meeting, “I’m so grateful for every smile, kiss, hug, hug, laugh, scrabble game, escape room, breakfast- lunch, lunch and dinner that we share together. Even in the strangest year for mankind, I want a million billion more with you.”