Who Is Joey Lawrence’s Girlfriend, Samantha Cope?

Joey Lawrence surprised the world when he announced his engagement to girlfriend Samantha Cope. Joey is 45 years old and Samantha is 11 years younger at 34. The actor finalized his divorce to ex-wife, Chandie Yawn-Nelson in February 2022. So who is Samantha Cope? Let’s find out more about Joey Lawrence’s new fiance!

According to People Magazine, Lawrence and Cope met on the set of a Lifetime movie in 2020. The movie which was directed by Joey’s brother, Andrew is set to release in September.

She is a baseball fan! It looks like this girl loves the Dodgers as can be seen in the photo of Samantha wearing Dodger blue cap.

Did we mention she loves animals? You can see many photos of Samantha with her animal friends including horses and dogs. She says about this horse, “Missin’ this guy. He went from completely wild to playing stop and go with me! 💙proud of his progress”

Did you notice her fiance, Joey left a comment on her Insta photo? He doesn’t want this horse making the moves on his lady! 🙂

How the Love Connection Started

Which movie were Samantha Cope and Joey Lawrence in when they met?

They met on the set while filming “A Deadly Deed” which Joey’s younger brother, Matthew also acts in.

It doesn’t stop there, Samantha’s movie with Joey was filmed in 2020 and will be released in 2021. She also has a few other movies coming up including “Flowers and Honey” which is where she worked with her most recent furry friend.

She Loves Animals

Samantha doesn’t stop at horses! She also can be seen in this video with a cow! Here she is at Big Heart Ranch in Malibu, California.

She has a dog of her own named Dakota who was born on January 26, 2020. Dakota even has her own instagram!

Acting is definitely one of her loves. Here she is on the set of NCIS when she was on the show in 2018 playing the role of “Alessandra.”

Samantha made her engagement to Joey Lawrence Instagram official when she said, “well…guess the cats outta the bag 😂🤍! We appreciate all the amazing support and kind words everybody has sent our way.

We are beyond excited to see what the future holds for us and to know we will grow old and super wrinkly together is the ultimate blessing.”

They Are Married!

Wedding bells were ringing when Joey and Samantha tied the knot in May 2022. The ceremony took place at the Temecula Creek Inn in Temecula, California. “I don’t know if there is such a thing as cloud ten but I think I’ve just found it,” Joey happily admits. People did an exclusive photoshoot with the happy bride and groom.

Joey’s brothers Matthew and Andrew were by his side as well as his two daughters.