Inside Chelsea Handler’s Life Lately: Her Career, New Romance and Status With Ex Jo Koy

However, there was a time when Chelsea was all in with Jo Koy. The two had been friends for years. In fact, he frequently appeared on her E! late-night show Chelsea Lately, which ran from 2007 to 2014.

Still, it wouldn’t be until much later that a spark would form. As they previously recalled to The Hollywood Reporter, Jo asked Chelsea in December 2020 if he could call her—to which she replied, “Not if you’re trying to f–k me.” The comedians continued to stay in contact over the next eight months, the outlet added, and their relationship shifted from platonic to romantic in August 2021.

“She basically asked me to kiss her,” Jo told the publication before Chelsea clarified, “I said, ‘I think you have a crush on me, and if you do, you should do something about it and see what happens.’”

The following month, the pair made their relationship Instagram official.

“People hear me talk about how Jo’s renewed my faith in men,” Chelsea said to THR, “and they must think, ‘Oh my God, if Chelsea Handler’s in love and all soft and mushy, it could happen to anyone.'”