There is nothing cuter than when your novio shares his happiness about your relationship with others. That’s exactly what happened when New Jersey Senator Cory Booker appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, March 20.

While discussing the upcoming 2020 presidential election, the 49-year-old politician revealed that although he tried to keep his relationship with actress Rosario Dawson under wraps, it was confirmed when, “she got TMZ’d.”

According to Booker, the incident occurred when the news outlet caught up with the latina at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on March 14. “She was visiting me in D.C., and she left for the airport, and she got ambushed at the airport. I suddenly get this little video from her [saying] that ‘I got TMZ’d,’” he told DeGeneres.

The Puerto Rican-Cuban actriz confirmed the two were dating, telling TMZ, “I’m grateful to be with someone that I respect and love and admire who is so brilliant and kind and caring and loving.”

Rosario Dawson, First Lady?!? ?? https://t.co/te5VH6xWPp pic.twitter.com/zs58Hd6pt2

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 14, 2019

Despite the scrutiny the couple has faced since going public, Booker credits Dawson’s spirit for helping make the situation better. “As our relationship grows, it’s difficult, but she’s just a deeply soulful person and has taught me a lot of lessons about love already. And sometimes you show the greatest strength when you make yourself vulnerable,” he told the daytime show host.

Booker added: “She really has this nurturing spirit that’s made me more courageous not just in the love I project and want to see in our country, but even in our personal relationships to love more fearlessly, so I’m very blessed to be with someone who makes me a better person.”

Watch the entire interview below!

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