Margaret Qualley Reveals Cute Story Behind Jack Antonoff's Proposal and Sweet Detail from Their 2023 Wedding

Mar. 15, 2025

Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff attend the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 13, 2022.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty

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Margaret Qualleyis giving some insight into her romance withJack Antonoffand the moment he popped the question!

Speaking with U.K. newspaperThe Sunday Timesabout her latest filmThe Substance, the 29-year-old actress also detailedher May 2022 engagementto the producer, sharing that Antonoff got down on one knee during the filming of her new movie, though not without a few hilarious mishaps.

“I was so excited that I tackled him and he cut his knee, and I flipped over a chair, but it was cute,” Qualley revealed of the proposal, which the couple then toasted at the Ritz in Paris over champagne. The interview, which was published on Sept. 15, also noted that she wrote in her journal that she’d marry the Bleachers frontman, 40, the day they met.

The duo subsequently tied the knot in New Jersey in August 2023 during a ceremony that included a long list of famous attendees including Qualley’s momAndie MacDowell,Taylor Swift,Channing Tatum,Zoë Kravitz,Lana Del ReyandCara Delevingne.

Qualley also shared a sweet anecdote from her nuptials withThe Sunday Times, revealing that during the ceremony, her sisterRaineyperformed a rendition of Etta James' 1960 classic “At Last.”

“She’s confident in that regard. She was also drunk,” Qualley teased.

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After meeting her husband at a New York party in 2021, Qualley is now sharing that she feels lucky to have “found him” when she did. “I have a lot of 40-year-old single girlfriends that are just like, ‘Helloooo, what the f—? Everyone’s terrible!’ " she said in theThe Sunday Timesinterview.

Qualley also told the outlet that she’s looking forward to a future with children. “I’d be thrilled with two. I want one and then I want the other one to have a friend,” she said. “My brother and sister are my best friends, so I can’t imagine not having that.”

The outing came complete with coordinating looks, including Antonoff’s burnt orange button-down and black pants and Qualley’s black velvet dress. The duo sat next to pal Swift during the ceremony, as Antonoff was there for his contributions to the pop superstar’s latest album,The Tortured Poets Department.

For Qualley’s latest film — which premiered on Sept. 5 at theToronto International Film Festival— she stars alongsideDemi Moorein a story about Moore’s character Elisabeth Sparkle trying a black market drug to create a younger version of herself. Touching on themes including body image and societal expectations for women,The Substancetook home the best screenplay award at theCannes Film Festivalin May.

Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.Kevin Mazur/Getty

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“Self-judgment, chasing perfection, trying to rid ourselves of ‘flaws’, also feeling rejected and despair, none of this is exclusive to women," she said, before referencing a scene in the film where her character, Elisabeth Sparkle, looks for her flaws in the mirror.

“We’ve all had moments where you go back and you’re trying to fix something, and you’re just making it worse to the point where you’re incapacitated," she said. “We’re seeing these small things nobody else is looking at, but we’re so hyper-focused on all that we’re not. All of us, if we start to think our value is only with how we look then ultimately we’re going to be crushed.”

source: people.com