Since the shocking cheek kiss in the MV “APT.”, appearing together at the 2024 MAMA awards ceremony and having many comfortable interactions on social networks, female idol Rose (Blackpink) and American male singer Bruno Mars have been "shipped" by many audiences, suspected of dating.
However, others believe that it is impossible for Rose and Bruno Mars to date, as he was known to have a 13-year relationship with his girlfriend, model and actress Jessica Caban. Although there are currently many rumors that they have broken up.
Bruno Mars and Jessica Caban first met at a hotel restaurant in New York City in 2011. The two began dating shortly after he released his debut album “Doo-Wops & Hooligans.”
It can be seen that Jessica has accompanied Bruno since the early years of his career, when he joined Atlantic Records.
Jessica Caban was born in 1982, 3 years older than Bruno Mars. She started her modeling career in 2002, when she became the face of Jennifer Lopez's Sweetface fashion line.
In 2008, she won the first season of NuvoTV's reality modeling competition “Model Latina”.
In addition to modeling, Jessica Caban also tried her hand at acting. From 2016 to 2018, she participated in the popular American TV series “Jane the Virgin”, playing the role of Sonia - one of the employees of the Marbella Hotel, who befriends the female lead Jane.
In the season 2 finale, Bruno Mars appeared as a guest performer at Jane and Michael's wedding, with Jessica's character seen in the crowd.
Jessica Caban also has her own swimwear brand, J. Marie Swimwear, but it's unclear whether the brand is still active, as the company's social media pages have been inactive since 2020.
Together for more than a decade, Bruno and Jessica are quite private, with only a few photos of the couple shared on social media accounts. They rarely appear together at entertainment events or red carpets. The only exception is the 3 times the couple attended the Grammy Awards - in 2014, 2016 and 2018.
At the 2018 Grammys, Mars had sweet words for Jessica when accepting the award. The male singer said: "My woman, Jessica. I love you. Thank you for being my support and always being by my side throughout this process."
However, the media said that the singer of "Just the way you are" and his girlfriend seem to be in no rush to get married, even though they have been together for a long time.
In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, when Mars was asked if he would ever propose to Caban, the singer replied: "Oh my God! She's my best friend. She's my rock. What's wrong with that? We're just happy."
In January 2024, in an interview with The Sun, a friend of the couple revealed that the two were "on the brink of collapse".
They reportedly moved to Los Angeles together in their early years of dating, but by the end of 2023, Bruno and Jessica had barely spent any time together. They didn't even see each other during the holidays.
In October 2024, fans on Reddit speculated that the two had indeed broken up. Jessica deleted all of her Instagram photos with Bruno. Some of her TikTok posts hinted that Bruno was her “ex.” The actress also shared about moving to a new place.
