It’s quite touching to see stories about celebrities dating a regular person, which doesn’t often happen and it is more common to see an A-list star dating a partner with the same fame and status as themselves. Some major ones are that of Victoria and David Beckham and also that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez in march 2019, after dating for a whole year, to the extent of having to postpone their nuptials during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Olivia Culpo
Olivia Culpo for a start dated three NFL players and her relationship escapade has been noticeable because she has never married any of the athletes considering her relationships with those high-profile football players. After splitting from Danny Amendola, a Detroit Lions player in March 2018, she started going out with Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey in June 2019. She continued to show her support for McCaffrey and didn’t fail to cheer him up in fall 2022 when McCaffrey was traded to the San Francisco 49ers.
Serena Williams
Serena’s romance with Alexis Ohanian is said to be one for the ages. They’re both parents to their daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian and he has been supportive of her sporting career throughout their relationship.
Hannah Ann Sluss
Hannah Sluss confirmed her relationship with Jake Funk in February 2022 when she shared her support for Funk and his former team, the Los Angeles Rams, at the Super Bowl. Nearly a year later Jake Funk proposed to Hannah while on vacation in January 2023.
Kerry Washington
Kerry the scandal actress and the former NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha secretly got married in June 2014 after meeting while she was starring on broadway.
Kendall Jenner
She and Ben Simmons started dating casually in May 2018 and where seen together until they split in September 2018. They both reconnected just after some months but parted ways in May 2019.
Jordyn Woods
Jordyn Woods and Devin Booker of Phoenix Suns, went on multiple double dates with
Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons in 2018. They have never spoken publicly about their relationship and they quietly split after Jordyn Woods hooked up with Tristan Thompson.
Chanel Iman
The former Victoria Secret Angel tied the knot with Sterling Shepard the New York Giants wide receiver in March 2018, after dating and being engaged for just about three months.
Khloe Kardashian
Khloe found herself in a whirlwind romance with Tristan Thompson, Chicago Bulls player and they gave birth to a lovely baby girl, True, in 2018 but their relationship came with many cheating scandals on Tristan Thompson’s side which made Khloe called it quits.
Gabrielle Union
She was married to an NFL former player Chris Howard from 2001-2006. She went on a brief date with another NFL player Darren Sharp just after her first marriage in 2006. Though there are no reports as to why they both split. Gabrielle Union eventually wed Wade in 2014 and welcomed a daughter, Kaavia, via surrogate in 2018.
Dating a professional athlete is way harder than most people think. Their job can be
extremely time-consuming, so one needs to be selfless and when you’re secure within
yourself, they’re able to thrive within their career.
