For the love of the sport … and its gamers! Stars like Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and Olivia Culpo have a factor for athletic males and so they’re not alone.
The previous Spice Women singer married former soccer star, David Beckham, in July 1999 after assembly two years prior after a soccer match. She has since welcomed 4 youngsters, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper, with the hunky athlete.
“Sure, love at first sight does exist,” Victoria wrote in a letter penned to her youthful self for the October 2016 problem of British Vogue. “It would occur to you within the Manchester United gamers’ lounge — though you’re going to get a bit of drunk, so actual particulars are hazy.”
Lopez, however, acquired engaged to former Yankees participant, Alex Rodriguez, in March 2019, after courting for 2 years. The couple needed to postpone their nuptials amid the coronavirus pandemic, however they continued to help each other with Rodriguez attending Lopez’s presidential inauguration efficiency in January 2021.
Culpo, for her half, has but to marry an athlete, however she has had two high-profile relationships with soccer gamers. After splitting from Detroit Lions participant Danny Amendola in March 2018, the mannequin began seeing Carolina Panthers operating again Christian McCaffrey in June 2019.
Even through the pandemic, the Sports activities Illustrated mannequin confirmed her help for McCaffrey. “ITS GAME DAY ‼️‼️ lets goooo @christianmccaffrey,” she wrote by way of Instagram in September 2020 alongside two images of the pair on trip earlier in the summertime.
Loving athletes isn’t just for the women, nonetheless — Artem Chigvintsev fell for former WWE wrestler Nikki Bella in January 2019.
Us Weekly solely revealed on the time that the previous Dancing With the Stars companions have been an merchandise. The next yr, the lovebirds introduced their engagement after the Russian dancer popped the query in November 2020. The couple has since welcomed their first youngster collectively, son Matteo.
Alexis Ohanian’s romance with tennis star Serena Williams is one for the ages. The tech entrepreneur, who shares daughter Olympia with Williams, has been supportive of his spouse’s sports activities profession all through their relationship, typically gushing about her “hero” qualities in interviews and on social media.
Scroll right down to see the entire stars who’ve dated, and in lots of instances, married athletes.