Scarlett Johansson Says Husband Colin Jost Thought Their Romance Was Over After Her ‘Weird’ Behavior on First Date

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• Scarlett Johansson revealed her first date with Colin Jost in 2017 had him second guessing their romance

• Jost cited Johansson’s “weird” behavior as the reason he didn’t think they had a future, she said

• The couple married in 2020, and they share son Cosmo, 4

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost’s romance got off to a “weird” start.

The director-actress, 41, revealed why her Saturday Night Live star husband, 43, didn’t think they were meant to be after their first date.

“My first date with Colin, honestly, nobody ever really asked me out before,” Johansson said on the Monday, Dec. 1 episode of Today with Jenna & Friends, which she co-hosted. “I’m telling you. People say that, but it’s true. I was a serial monogamist and I just never got the traditional, ‘Hey, would you like to have dinner sometime?’ ”

Johansson shared that Jost asked her out on a date back in 2017, noting that it started off alright at first.

“We went to an Italian restaurant in the East Village. It was a lovely date,” Johansson said. “We had dinner at 8 p.m. or whatever, and then afterwards, he was like, ‘I’m meeting friends, let’s go grab a drink.’ And I hadn’t dated basically ever, and so I was like, ‘I have to go now. I need to leave.’ ”

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Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson on Sept. 24.

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The decision left even Johansson’s babysitter confused, when she returned home early.

“I got home to relieve my babysitter and it was like 9:36, and she was like, ‘Why are you home?!’ ” Johansson recalled. “I was like, ‘I went on this date, and it was.…’ I just felt so flustered.”

The Jurassic World Rebirth star said her future husband thought her behavior meant there was no future for them. “Later on he was like, ‘I totally thought that was it. You were acting so weird,’ ” Johansson said. “I panicked. I don’t know.”

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Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost attend the ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ premiere on June 23.

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Jost and Johansson first met in 2006 prior to dating when she hosted SNL, but they didn’t date until 2017. Johansson was previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011 and journalist Romain Dauriac from 2014 to 2017.

Johansson is mom to daughter Rose, 11, whom she shares with Dauriac, and son Cosmo, 4, with Jost. The couple married in 2020 in an intimate ceremony.

Johansson served as a host on SNL back in May, marking the end of the show’s milestone 50th season. Jost surprised his wife on stage with a large bouquet of roses and a kiss.

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