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Updated Mar 06, 2025Surprise! Former 'Bachelorette' Gabby Windey Just Hard-Launched Her Secret Marriage
The reality star discreetly wed comedian Robby Hoffman in January.
Surprise: Gabby Windey is married! The former Bachelorette lead hard-launched her wedding news on March 5, 2025, by sharing a collection of photos from her Las Vegas elopement with her girlfriend, comedian Robby Hoffman. The nuptials actually took place on January 11, shortly after the couple evacuated their Los Angeles home due to the wildfires that ravaged the area. "We had just evacuated from the fires. Literally cue Rihanna, 'We found love in a hopeless place,'" Windey told Cosmopolitan. "What better time to get married than right now? Because if the world is ending, we want to be with each other."
The couple's wedding comes nearly two years after they announced their romance to the world. Windey, who has also appeared on The Traitors and Dancing With the Stars, confirmed her relationship with Hoffman on an episode of The View in 2023. Look back on their love story here, from the details of their meet-cute to everything we know about their secret wedding.
- Gabby Windey is married to Robby Hoffman. They have been together since May 2023.
- Gabby Windey confirmed her relationship with Robby Hoffman on an episode of The View in August 2023.
- Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman got married on January 11, 2025, which they announced two months later.
In this article:
- Robby Hoffman and Gabby Windey's Wedding Details
- Who is Gabby Windey's Spouse, Robby Hoffman?
- How Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman Met
- Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman's Relationship Timeline
Robby Hoffman and Gabby Windey's Wedding Details
Gabby Windey's wedding to Robby Hoffman took place on January 11, 2025, not long after they evacuated their home to escape the Los Angeles wildfires. As the couple began calling hotels in Palm Springs and Las Vegas looking for openings, they found a Sin City destination that offered them the penthouse suite. "It looked like a wedding suite," Hoffman recalled to Cosmo. "Gabby turned to me and she went, 'Should we get married?' And look: I've been proposing since the day I met her. We got to this room and it's like out of a mafia movie, 12-foot ceilings, a separate bedroom from the living room, that type of hotel. And we were like, 'Whoa.' And then Gabby floated getting married."
With their wedding plans falling into place, Hoffman proposed by creating a fake crossword puzzle that spelled, "WILL YOU MARRY ME, GABBY." (It was, of course, inspired by the New York Times word games they play together every morning.) Considering they were only engaged for one day, the couple used the next 24 hours to find outfits, go ring shopping, and book their chapel.
When the ceremony began, Windey walked down the aisle to Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO." Although the entire wedding was quick, clocking in at just 15 minutes, they did have to recite their vows twice. "There was no performance about it," Windey told the outlet. "I feel like there can be so much pressure on whoever's watching you at weddings. We were so nervous just having it be us, too. Even our vows, I've never heard you talk so fast." Added Hoffman: "We had to reread our vows because I was so excited and nervous."
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Looking back, Windey said the setup reminded her of her days on ABC's hit dating show. "In a weird way, it was giving Bachelor because there were roses everywhere," she explained. "I never envisioned my wedding as a kid or anything, but that's part of what made this feel so right. Actually being there and feeling it, it was so us."
Who is Gabby Windey's Spouse, Robby Hoffman?
Gabby Windey is married to comedian Robby Hoffman. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Hoffman moved to Canada and was raised in Montreal alongside her nine siblings. Although she studied at McGill University and enrolled in the school's graduate CPA program, she dropped out after just one day to pursue a career in comedy. The decision turned out to be the right one, as she went on to become an Emmy-award winning comedian. She released her first stand-up special, I'm Nervous, in 2019, and has written for shows like The Chris Gethard Show, Baroness Von Sketch Show, and Workin' Moms. In 2019, she won the Children's & Family Emmy Award for outstanding writing in Odd Squad.
How Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman Met
In a conversation with Interview Magazine, Gabby Windey revealed that she met Robby Hoffman through mutual friends outside of a gay bar in 2023. "I was still exploring my sexuality, and I had one bisexual friend who was like, 'Let's go to some events, spread your wings, meet people.' And her girlfriend was a fan of Robby's comedy, and we were on the way out and Robby was like, 'What's going on?' She had kind of noticed me from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette and all she kept saying was 'The Bachelor's gay!' I was so confused. But Robby has mad game, as you can imagine, so I was hooked, lined and sinkered." (For context, Windey's stint as The Bachelorette aired in 2022, and at this point, she had not publicly addressed her sexuality.)
Saying that she always had an "intuition" that she might not be straight, Windey noted that Hoffman helped her explore that side of her sexuality. "I was never afraid of being outed or anything. I'll try anything once—twice if I like it," she said. "And I feel like I'm so blessed with exploring my sexuality, because Robby and I met so early and it just solidified things."
Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman's Relationship Timeline
After their fateful meeting in May 2023, Gabby Windy and Robby Hoffman dated quietly for a few months before they shared their romance with the world. Look back on their relationship timeline here.
August 2023: Gabby Windey Opens Up About her Sexuality and Confirms Her Relationship
On August 2, 2023, Gabby Windey appeared on The View, where she announced her relationship with Robby Hoffman. When asked if she had love life updates to share with fans, Windey said, "I've been keeping it kind of private because it is a bigger story and a bigger conversation because I'm dating a girl."
That same day, the couple made their relationship IG-official. In her post, Hoffman shared a video from backstage at The View. In the sweet clip, Windey can be seen running toward her girlfriend after the big announcement.
September 2024: Gabby Windey and Girlfriend Robby Hoffman Move In Together
Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman took their relationship to the next level in September 2024 when they moved in together. Shortly into their cohabitating journey, Windey told People that living in the same space gave her a "deeper level of knowing" her girlfriend. "Seeing each other at every state, all done up and disgusting, no-brushed teeth, it doesn't matter. We love to just cuddle and be in each other's arms," she told the outlet. "Being together in the same room, doing your other stuff, it's like you're not alone, but you're quiet with each other. It's a high level of intimacy that I just love. We're really good at just appreciating each other."
January 2025: Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman Get Married
Just a few days into 2025, Gabby Windey and her girlfriend Robby Hoffman made things official by eloping in Las Vegas. Their spur-of-the-moment wedding took place after the couple evacuated their home due to the LA wildfires. Looking back, Windey told Cosmo that their intimate vow swap was simply perfect: "I just love being with Robby, so knowing that I got her one-on-one to celebrate this beautiful night, I could cry. It was joy."
