Ever wonder how couples who are world-renown hide their relationship for so long? It becomes tougher if they both are equally famous yet belong to different professions such as one being an athlete and the other one belonging to the world of red carpets. It must be exciting yet thrilling!
We thought of compiling some of the world-famous athlete-celebrity couples that have been around for a very long time but you might not know about them such as Katarina Miketin dating the NFL coach Mike ZImmer or Adam Levine from Maroon 5 dating the famous tennis star Maria Sharapova.
Let’s dig in further to find out more about athlete-celebrity couples that you might not know yet but by the end of this article, you will.
Demi Lovato and Luke Rockhold
Demi Lovato is a household name when it comes to pop music. The singer-actress who began her career at the tender age of ten has come a long way and has been open about her battle with depression and identity crisis.
Lovato has never been married but has confessed to dating a lot of people. Demi dated UFC fighter Luke Rockhold, a relationship that was hard to digest for people across the globe as well as her close friends and family members.
The relationship didn’t even last a year and they parted ways shortly. A lot of people say that the relationship was nothing serious from both ends and was more like a spring fling for both partners.
Katarina Miketin and Mike Zimmer
The famous model and social media influencer Katarina Miketin recently confirmed to her fans and social media users that she is dating the NFL coach for Vikings, Mike Zimmer. The speculations have been going on for months now as Miketin was spotted in the grandstands of almost all the games of Vikings.
The couple made the news official after one year of dating. The couple is said to be an unusual match as the model turned social media influencer is almost 25 years younger than their boyfriend who is a widower as well.
According to the close resources of the couple, both are very happy in their relationship and want to take everything with the flow.
George Clooney and Stacy Keibler
The most eligible bachelor of Hollywood has finally tied the knot with lawyer Amal Alamuddin and is happily married to her and leading a peaceful life with her and his children but the truth is that he dated many eligible bachelorettes before settling with Amal Alamuddin.
The list is very long consisting of leading Hollywood ladies to beautiful corporate women but one such relationship that was unusual at that time was between George Clooney and Stacey Keibler who was a wrestler and officially wrestled in the WWE and the WCW. She was also a member of a wrestling group called the Nitro girls.
The relationship was highly public and earned a lot of paparazzi attention as Kiebler was very tall and athletic whereas the actor seemed overshadowed by her appearance. Sadly, the couple didn’t last long, and just after two years of dating, they called it quits.
Jewel and Charlie Whitehurst
Jewel is one of the most loved and recognized songwriter singers in today’s world. Her love for athletes and sports personalities is not hidden. She got married to professional rodeo cowboy Ty Murray back in 2008 but the marriage ended in divorce six years later.
Not long after, Jewel found true love in the face of Charlie Whitehurst who is a quarterback in the NFL. The couple started dating immediately but remained to shush about it.
The couple hid their relationship for over a year despite both of them having a heavy fan following.
Both Jewel and Charlie are of the opinion to keep their lives low-key and not very public.
They made their relationship officially public when Jewel revealed a picture on Instagram of her boyfriend standing in front of a car with herself.
Conclusion
Athletes and celebrities are human beings like the rest of us. It is very natural to wish to remain private about their personal lives and not share every intimate detail about their love lives with the world.
There are a lot of celebrity couples who disclose that they dated once the fling is over and that is very natural as nobody wants to remain under the radar 24/7.