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Celebrities Dating Athletes

They sure like their players! Stars like Victoria Beckham, Olivia Munn, and Kaley Cuoco prefer their men athletic. Check out which big-name stars have been linked to hunky athletes here!

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Celebrities Dating Athletes!

They sure like their players! Stars like Victoria Beckham, Jessica Simpson, Carrie Underwood, and Kaley Cuoco prefer their men athletic. Check out which big-name stars are linked to hunky athletes here!

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Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey

After dating NFL player Danny Amendola on and off for two years, the Sports Illustrated model began dating another football player, Carolina Panthers running back McCaffrey in June 2019. The couple are still going strong after spending New Year’s together and posting about it via Instagram in January 2020.

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Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev

The couple appeared on season 25 of the ABC hit in September 2017 and in January 2019 Us Weekly exclusively revealed that the WWE star was dating her former Dancing With the Stars partner. The pair announced their engagement in January 2020, revealing Chigvintsev popped the question while on vacation in France in November 2019. On January 29, the lovebirds announced they are expecting their first child together.

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Candace Cameron Bure and Valeri Bure

The Fuller House star and her former hockey player husband have been married since 1996. They share three children, daughter Natasha, and sons Lev and Maksim. In 2019, the actress gushed to Us about her longtime love saying, “He makes me laugh a lot, which is a very good quality. He’s just such a bold person. We always have interesting conversations. I love his passion and his strength so very much. He’s so supportive of me and our children.”

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Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons

The model and NBA player just can’t get enough of each other! The pair started dating casually in May 2018 and were spotted together multiple times until they split that September. Jenner and Simmons reconnected two months later but parted ways again in May 2019. The former flames were spotted hanging out in December 2019 once again and sparked reconciliation rumors after ringing in the New Year together and later spending time in New York City in January 2020.

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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez

Love is in the air for the singer and former New York Yankees baseball star. Lopez and Rodriguez started dating in March 2017 and two years later, they got engaged in March 2019 while on vacation. “We just support each other,” Lopez told Us in February 2019 of their relationship. “It’s just how we do it.”

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Lindsey Vonn and P.K. Subban

“We’re very happy, we’re very much in love,” the Olympic skier gushed to Us about her relationship with the hockey player in October 2018. “I’m going to support him in his hockey career as much as I can. He has a lot of games! It’s hard to keep track of them, but he’s an amazing guy and I’m very lucky to have him in my life.” Vonn and Subban started dating in April 2018 and got engaged in August 2019. Vonn later proposed to her fiancé on Christmas day that same year, because she wanted to “return the favor.”

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Ciara and Russell Wilson

The “Goodies” singer married the Seattle Seahawks quarterback in July 2016 and welcomed daughter Sienna in April 2017. “We do our best to keep our once a week date night ritual going,” Ciara told Us in October 2018. The musician also revealed she and the athlete “absolutely” want more children. “We always said we wanted a big family,” she said at the time. 

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Jordyn Woods and Devin Booker

Woods and Phoenix Suns player Booker went on multiple double dates with Jenner and Simmons in 2018. The couple have never spoken publicly about their relationship, but multiple sources confirm they were exclusively dating. They quietly split ahead of Woods’ hookup with Tristan Thompson in February 2019.

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Olivia Culpo and Danny Amendola

This on-again, off-again couple have been dating and breaking up since 2016. Us confirmed in January 2019 that the pair got back together, three months after calling it quits for the second time. A source explained, "Olivia is totally infatuated with Danny and wants it to work and she’s serious about him and always has been.” The two split again for the third and final time in March of that same year.

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Hannah Davis and Derek Jeter

And baby makes four for this celebrity couple! The Sports Illustrated model started dating the former New York Yankees shortstop in 2012 and sources confirmed their engagement to Us in 2015. Davis and Jeter tied the knot in July 2016 and welcomed their first daughter, Bella Raine, in August 2017. The couple welcomed baby no. 2, another girl, Story Grey, in January 2019.

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Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin

The One Tree Hill alum and the former football tight end have definitely had a rocky relationship over the years. Caussin and Kramer got married in May 2015 and welcomed their daughter, Jolie Rae, in January 2016. The couple announced their separation that same August and Us broke the news shortly after that the athlete cheated on the country crooner with multiple woman and was getting treatment for sex addiction. The pair worked through their problems and reconciled. Sadly, Kramer suffered multiple miscarriages before getting pregnant with their son, Jace, who was born in November 2018. 

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Karrueche Tran and Victor Cruz

This retired NFL star is positive that he’s meant to be with the Claws actress forever. “She’s very much the one for me. I love her very much,” Cruz told Us in October 2018. “We’re still growing and learning things about each other as we’re going along.”

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Chanel Iman and Sterling Shepard

The former Victoria’s Secret Angel tied the knot with the New York Giants wide receiver in March 2018 after being engaged for three months. Iman announced she was expecting the couple’s first child that May 2018 and she gave birth to a daughter named Cali Clay in August. The two welcomed their second child, daughter Cassie Snow in December 2019.

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Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha

The couple that works together, stays together. The former NFL player secretly married the Scandal actress in June 2014 after meeting while she was starring in Race on Broadway. In 2018, Washington and Asomugha merged work and play, as he produced her Broadway show American Son. The pair have two children together — Isabelle and Caleb.

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Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers

What does this athletic couple like to do in their free time? “We just watch a lot of sports,” the former NASCAR driver told Us in September 2018. Patrick and Rodgers sparked dating rumors in late December 2017 and confirmed the news shortly after. “We’re just two people who enjoy being around each other and love each other,” the Green Pay Packers star said in October 2018.

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Caroline Wozniacki and David Lee

What do tennis and basketball have in common? Wozniacki and Lee! The former NBA star and professional tennis player got engaged in November 2017, less than a year after they confirmed their relationship. The two wed in Tuscany in June 2019 and fellow tennis star Serena Williams was one of Wozniacki’s bridesmaids.

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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian

The tennis superstar and tech entrepreneur always keep it real, especially when it comes to being parents to their daughter, Alexis Olympia, who was born in September 2017, two months before their wedding. “Whether stay-at-home or working finding that balance with kids is a true art. You are the true heroes,” Williams wrote in tribute to moms on Instagram after pulling out of the Rogers Cup in August 2018. 

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Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich

Hough and Laich, a Canadian hockey star, said “I do” in a beautiful ceremony in Idaho in July 2017. “I’m so grateful I get to spend forever with this incredibly kind, thoughtful, strong and adventurous man,” the Safe Haven actress wrote on Instagram shortly after the wedding. “I’m the luckiest woman in the world to be your wife! It was truly the most special time in our lives.”

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Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert

This couple was thrust into the spotlight after they appeared in Kanye West’s “Fade” music video in August 2016 and the Hit the Floor star confirmed their marriage while on The Wendy Williams Show the following month. The Sacramento Kings shooting guard actually delivered the pair’s daughter, Iman Tayla, who was born at their home in December 2015 after the actress went into early labor. 

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Ryan Miller and Noureen DeWulf

Anger Management’s DeWulf and hockey goaltender Miller got married in September 2011 and announced they were expecting their first child almost exactly three years later. Us exclusively confirmed the arrival of their son, Bodhi Ryan, in March 2015. “[He’s] absolutely perfect,” the actress’ rep said at the time. 

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Kelsey Merritt and Conor Dwyer

When Merritt booked a spot in the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show, she became the first Filipino woman to ever be a part of the famous event. The model was obviously thrilled about the accomplishment, but perhaps no one was more excited than her swimmer boyfriend, Conor Dwyer. “Congrats to my angel,” the gold medalist wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of himself and Merritt on the beach.

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Kate Bock and Kevin Love

“Happy Birthday @katebock!!! You are truly an amazing person. You bring light into so many peoples [sic] lives and deserve all the blessings you receive as a result,” the Cleveland Cavaliers star wrote on Instagram for his model girlfriend’s 25th birthday in January 2018. “Thank you for being so strong, and thank you equally for being so damn funny!! Enjoy your special day. Sending so much love.”

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Lais Ribeiro and Joakim Noah

The Victoria’s Secret Angel and NBA center turned heads when they were spotted getting cozy on the beach in Malibu in November 2018. The date came shortly after the couple dressed up as Storm and Aquaman at G-Eazy’s Halloween party. The two got engaged in August 2019 at Burning Man which the model described as “my fav place in the world” on social media at the time.

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Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star began dating the Cleveland Cavaliers player in September 2016. One year later, Us exclusively broke the news that the two were expecting their first child together. The NBA star was caught cheating in NYC days before she welcomed their daughter, True, into the world in April 2018. The duo briefly reunited before calling it quits for good in February 2019 after the basketball player was caught cheating with Kardashian’s sister Kylie Jenner’s then-best friend Woods.

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Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson

"We've had two different wedding dates, but he keeps knocking me up," Simpson joked of the former NFL pro, whom she wed in July 2014. The couple welcomed daughter Maxwell and son Ace, before tying the knot. They then welcomed a third child, daughter Birdie, in 2019.

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Aaron Rodgers and Olivia Munn

Football season arrived early for the Newsroom actress! Us exclusively revealed in May 2014 that Munn and the Green Bay Packers quarterback were dating, after the two were spotted behaving like quite the couple during a group dinner. The couple ultimately split in April 2017 after three years together.

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Hayden Panettiere and Wladimir Klitschko

"I like [dating athletes]," Nashville's Panettiere told Us while engaged to the Ukrainian boxer. The actress gave birth to her and Klitschko’s daughter, Kaya, in December 2014. The couple called it quits in 2018 after nine years together.

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Kate Upton and Justin Verlander

The baseball player and his blonde babe! Upton and Verlander rekindled their romance and were spotted "looking very cozy" together in the Bahamas in January 2014. An eyewitness told Us that the two were "sitting on the same side of the table" during a romantic meal at while on vacation. The couple later married in Italy in November 2017 just days after he and the Houston Astros won the World Series. In 2018 they welcomed their first child, daughter Genevieve.

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Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias

Together since 2001, the tennis pro and pop star are in no rush to get engaged. "I've never really thought marriage would make a difference. Maybe it's because I come from divorced parents, but I don't think you love someone more because of a piece of paper," Iglesias has said. The couple welcomed twins, Nicholas and Lucy, in December 2017 at South Miami Hospital.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk

Soccer stud meets supermodel! Global football player Ronaldo and his stunning ex-girlfriend Shayk started dating in 2010. The gorgeous pair opened up about their relationship as cover stars of Vogue España's June 2014 issue. The cover image, shot by legendary fashion photog Mario Testino, featured a nude Ronaldo and was touted as "Amore & Futbol," or when translated, "Love and Soccer." They later broke up in January 2015 after nearly five years of dating.

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Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler

"Having Jay is really helpful," Cavallari told Disfunkshion magazine in an interview of her Chicago Bears QB husband, whom she married in June 2013 in Nashville. "It's important to talk about parenting philosophies before having a child. You want to go in knowing how to raise them to avoid the arguments that can ensue. Being good parents is our top priority." They have three children, sons Camden and Jaxon and daughter Saylor.

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Hilary Rhoda and Sean Avery

Score! The supermodel confirmed her engagement to the former NHL player in November 2014. "It was just really romantic and sweet," Rhoda told Us exclusively of the engagement. A source told Us that Avery "had enough with bachelor life and [was] ready to commit." They married in New York in October 2015.

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

The NBA player and actress became engaged in December 2013 after splitting for a brief time. They later married in August 2014 in Miami and upon the marriage, Union became a stepmother to Xavier and Wade's two elder sons from his first marriage, Zaire and Zion. The couple welcomed their first child daughter, Kaavia, via surrogate in 2018.

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Eric Decker and Jessie James

The country singer and former NFL player wed in June 2013. Several months later, they announced they were expecting their first child. The lovey dovey couple then starred on their own reality series, Eric & Jessie. They have three children, daughter Vivianne and sons Eric and Forrest.

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Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick

After tying the knot in April 2009, Decker told Us not much has changed in their relationship. "It's great, it's wonderful," the Grace and Frankie star said of being married to the tennis champ. "Nothing's changed … in a good way! So it's nice." Decker gave birth to the pair’s son Hank in 2015, and in 2017, they welcomed daughter Stevie.

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Ryan Sweeting and Kaley Cuoco

Lightning fast! The Big Bang Theory actress Cuoco married the pro tennis player just six months after they had been introduced by a mutual friend. "We actually met on a blind date," she told David Letterman. "I had never met him, and he had really never met me. He still tells me he had never seen the show, he didn't know who I was." In fact, Sweeting was coming off a national tennis tour on their first date. "Dinner was great," she quipped, "and then he moved in the next day." The couple wed in December 2013 and ended up divorcing in May 2016. She went on to marry another athlete, equestrian Karl Cook in 2018.

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Victoria Beckham and David Beckham

British royalty! The former Spice Girls singer and soccer legend tied the knot in 1999. The lovebirds share four children, sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz and daughter Harper Seven. In 2017, the former athlete revealed to BBC Radio 2’s Desert Island Discs that he and the fashion designer had renewed their vows. “It was a lot more private with only six people there in our house,” he said. “We all know marriage is difficult at times. It's about working through it. We stay together because we love each other, because we have four amazing children."

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Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady

The couple tied the knot in February 2009. "We had champagne, a cake, some ice cream. It was a great night," Brady has said of their big day. "We planned it in, like, 10 days, and it was perfect." The model and New England Patriots quarterback share son Benjamin and daughter Vivian. Brady has another son, John, who he shares with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.

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Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann

Don't be tardy for the party! The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum and former NFL defensive end married in November 2011. Together, they share sons KJ, Kash, and twins Kaia and Kane. "We are officially the 'Biermann Bunch' now!" Zolciak shared of her growing family, after giving birth to her youngest ones in 2013.

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Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky

Dynasty! Pro golfer Johnson and Gretzky, daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, announced their engagement in August 2013. "Never been happier," the model wrote, sharing a pic of her kissing her new fiancé. Two have yet to tie the knot, but they have welcomed two sons, Tatum Gretzky Johnson and River Jones Johnson since getting engaged.

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Elisha Cuthbert and Dion Phaneuf

Oh, Canada! The Happy Endings actress married the NHL hunk in July 2013 in a traditional ceremony in Prince Edward Island, Canada. They welcomed their first child, Zaphire, into the world in December 2017.

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Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett

After marrying the football player in June 2009, the reality star welcomed her first child, Hank, Jr., six months later. "It's been one of the best years of my life," Wilkinson told Us of her newlywed phase. "I can't wait to see what the future holds." She later gave birth to a baby girl named Alijah Mary in May 2014. The couple split in 2018.

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Erin Andrews and Jarret Stoll

Wonder how they met? NHL star Stoll and Andrews initially met through a fellow athlete pal , turned TV show host, Michael Strahan. The couple got engaged in December 2016 and were married on June 24, 2017.

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Eliza Dushku and Rick Fox

Once attached to baseball player Brad Penny, Dushku was in a serious relationship with Fox, a former Los Angeles Lakers player (and Vanessa Williams' ex). "I have a man that is pretty advanced in the sweet department," Dushku told Us. It was announced in June 2014 that the pair had split.

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La La Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony

Love and basketball! Kim Kardashian's bestie and Anthony wed in a star-studded, extravagant ceremony back in 2012. In April 2017, she filed for separation and later confirmed she was in the stages of a divorce.

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Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher

"I'm becoming a sentimental weenie!" the country queen said after marrying hockey pro Fisher in July 2010. As for being Mrs. Fisher? "It's been nice," Underwood has said. The couple's son, Isaiah, was born in February 2015 and they welcomed a second son, Jacob, in January 2019.

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Joanna Garcia and Nick Swisher

Married since 2010, the actress and her baseball player beau welcomed their first child, Emerson Jay, in May 2013. "I've been cruising along. I've got a beautiful wife, she's my best friend, I've got a great job and a beautiful home, and now it's time to be a dad. . . I want her to be exactly like my wife," the Cleveland Indians player told Yahoo shortly before his baby's birth. They welcomed their second daughter, Sailor Stevie, in June 2016.

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Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie

The Younger star married the NHL player in 2010 and in 2012 they welcomed their son, Luca. The couple split in 2016 and Duff went on to marry musician Matthew Koma in December 2019. The newlyweds share daughter Banks.

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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn

Golfer Woods confirmed his romance with skier Vonn via Facebook in March 2013, making their first official red carpet appearance as a couple at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Met Gala two months later. "Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating," Woods wrote on Facebook. "We thank you for your support and for respecting our privacy. We want to continue our relationship, privately, as an ordinary couple and continue to compete as athletes." They later split in May 2015.

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Shakira and Gerard Pique

After The Voice judge and her soccer player beau welcomed son Milan, Shakira found herself falling even more in love with her partner. "He has been amazing," she gushed of the athlete. "The baby spends as much time with me as he does with his dad. He's the kind of dad who's full hands on. He changes diapers, he bathes him, he enjoys playing with the baby, he enjoys feeding him, all of that stuff." The couple, who have been together since 2011, also share son Sasha.

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Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto

NBA superstar Jordan spared no expense when tying the knot with Cuban-American model Prieto in Palm Beach, Fla. in April 2013. Planned by star wedding planner Sharon Sacks, the nuptials cost an estimated $10 million. "They are so in love," a wedding guest told Us of the couple of five years. "The warmth and the love was just overflowing. It was a wonderful day and will be a wonderful marriage!" They welcomed identical twin daughters, Victoria and Ysabel, in February 2014.

 

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