How did Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns meet? What we know as model celebrates 5 year anniversary

Jordyn Woods, 27, and Karl-Anthony Towns, 29, marked a significant milestone in their relationship, celebrating their fifth anniversary.

The couple first met through mutual friends and began dating in May 2020. On September 4, 2021, Jordyn dropped an Instagram video sharing how they got together, BET reported.

Recalling the special moment, the NBA star shared,

"Me and Jordyn met years ago knowing common people and just became friends."

Karl-Anthony Towns further added:

"And ever since then, our relationship grew where we became more than friends. I'm not saying in that way, but just best friends. And then we started having a deeper relationship."

Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns celebrate their anniversary

The model and socialite shared unseen pictures with her beau on her Instagram stories to remember this special day. To celebrate her fifth anniversary with Karl-Anthony Towns, she wrote in the caption,

"The focus today is the playoffs!!! "

Here, Jordyn mentioned Game 1 of the Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference finals.

She further penned,

"But happy 5 years to us… time has just flown by but as also felt like we’ve been together forever!"

Her Instagram story featured the duo enjoying a dinner date and sipping red wine, the New York Post reported.

In the next stories, Jordyn Woods shared candid clicks with Towns, walking beside him.

Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns' relationship timeline explored

They started dating in 2020

The pair bonded better than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. In one of Woods' Instagram videos, Towns explained the journey of falling in love with his partner, sharing,

"It just so happened, the COVID came and kind of brought its challenges and it kind of forced us to either pick where our relationship was going to go as friends or something more. And we chose the latter."

In a September 2020 conversation with Extra, the model reflected on her relationship, calling it "very organic," People reported. Though they knew each other and had been best friends "for a long time," they grew closer discussing "losing a parent at a very young age."

Karl-Anthony Towns lost his mother to COVID-19. On the other hand, Jordyn Woods's dad died due to cancer.

They announced their relationship publicly

On September 27, 2020, Jordyn announced the wonderful news on her Instagram, writing in the caption,

"I found you, then I found me🤍"

Woods refuted rumors about her relationship

In 2021, gossip claimed that Towns cheated on his girlfriend with another woman. To clarify the hoax and speak out the truth, Jordyn posted on X (formerly Twitter),

"So crazy how someone can make fake screenshots and send it to blogs and y'all believe it😭 my relationship is more than solid and I put that on everything."

The athlete joined his partner to dismiss the speculations, sharing,

"So I got the baddest girl in the game and you think I'm gonna waste my energy with anyone else 😂 gtfoh! Same haters we got now are gonna be the same ones we have when I put that ring on her finger," he wrote, alluding to a future proposal."

Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns celebrated their first anniversary

On May 20, 2021, the couple took a trip to St. Lucia to celebrate their one year of togetherness.

For their second anniversary, Karl surprised the love of his life with a holiday to Mexico.

The duo expresses their love for each other quite vocally. From birthdays to anniversaries to traveling the world, they often share glimpses of their lives on social media.

Additionally, Jordyn and Karl often get snapped together at industry events and game venues. Netizens love to see their PDA-filled images.