As Jordan Rodgers and JoJo Fletcher explore the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, his older brother, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, talks about the family in Netflix's new documentary series, which began streaming on Tuesday. talked about the problem.
A video Fletcher posted on Instagram showed the couple on holiday in London at the time, drinking cocktails and eating hot dogs at a theme park.
“London in December>>>😍🎄✨❤️,” Fletcher wrote on Tuesday.
The announcement came on the same day Rodgers discussed his estranged relationship with his family, slamming them for appearing on ABC's dating show “The Bachelorette” when his younger brother was a contestant on Fletcher's season in 2016. It was announced on.
In the second episode of the docuseries, Rodgers called it a “Bulls show” and explained that he wasn't invited to a family gathering, including his brother Luke Rodgers, during a local date.
In scenes filmed at Rodgers' parents Ed and Darla's home in Chico, Calif., the family sat together at a table with two open chairs, which belonged to Rodgers, who played for the Packers. It was for my girlfriend at the time. , actress Olivia Munn.
“So what do they do? They go to a Bulls show and leave two chairs empty,” Rodgers said in the documentary.
Fletcher acknowledged the family rift in his confession at the time.
“[Jordan] “I come from a great family with so much love and character, but I know that when I sit down at that table there are two empty seats and they probably want Aaron to sit in one of them,” Fletcher said. spoke.
“It's difficult because it's Jordan's brother, Luke's brother, Ed and Darla's son. I have no idea or can't even imagine why Aaron wouldn't want to be in their lives.”
Jordan accepted Fletcher's final rose, winning season 12 of “The Bachelorette,” and they got engaged in May 2016.
The veteran quarterback did not attend the 2022 wedding.
They have not directly addressed Aaron's comments yet.
Jordan is a former quarterback at Vanderbilt University who briefly played in the NFL before moving into the world of sports broadcasting.
Rogers didn't say exactly what caused his estrangement from his family, but explained that it started when he was in high school.
“He wasn't really close with everyone in his family. He was close with his brother,” Aaron, 41, said of Jordan, 36. “But really, it goes back to something in high school that made me feel so far away. In college, and even after college.”
Rogers admitted he was open to reconciling with his family.
“People ask me, 'Is there any hope for reconciliation?' I say, 'Yes, of course.' Of course,” Rogers said on the Netflix show. “I don't want them to fail or struggle or have conflicts or problems. I don't want them to have any ill will at all. It's more like this: It’s just a different step on the timeline of the journey.”
