THESE ATHLETES HAVE GORGEOUS WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS – YOU CAN’T KEEP YOUR EYES OFF THEM
Behind every successful athlete there is a strong woman. Some of these athletes’ wives met them before they have found fame, while others began their relationships after they were already sporting legends. We’re sure that all of these couples have shared hobbies, shared personality traits like being curious, caring and funny and the fact that they are all beautiful and rich only played a really small part in the pairing. Read on to learn more about the stunning, independent and strong women who might be married to millionaire athletes, but also have successful careers of their own:
Gisele Bündchen & Tom Brady – Model
Gisele started dating NFL player Tom Brady in 2006. In 2009, Brady revealed that a mutual friend introduced them. The duo married on 2.26.2009 in Santa Monica, California. They have 2 kids, a son born in 2009 and a daughter born in 2012. She is also a step mom to Brady’s first son from his previous marriage with actress Bridget Moynahan. Brady is a legendary NFL player and holds the record of being the oldest player to win the Super Bowl MVP at 39 years of age, and the oldest player to win the regular season MVP at the age of 40.
Yvette Prieto & Michael Jordan – Model
Yvette is a model from Cuba who has worked for designer Alexander Wang and starred in the documentary Cuba: An Island Apart. Yvette met basketball superstar Michael Jordan while dancing at a club in 2008. They moved in together a year later and were engaged in 2011 and married in 2013. She gave birth to twin daughters, Ysabel and Victoria, in 2014. She’s also a step mom to Jordan’s 3 kids from his previous marriage. Michael Jordan is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player in history.
Laticia Rolle & Shaquille O’Neal – Fashion Blogger
Model Laticia Rolle is popularly known for being engaged to legendary basketball player Shaquille O’Neal. She is a lifestyle blogger and has an official blog website named Bluhazl accompanied by her younger sister. She used to play basketball during her college days.
Shaq’s NBA career was full of individual achievements including the 1999–2000 MVP award, the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All-Star game selections, 3 All-Star Game MVP awards, 3 Finals MVP awards, 2 scoring titles, 14 All-NBA team selections, and 3 NBA All-Defensive Team selections.
Kealia Ohai & J. J. Watt – Soccer Player
J. J. Watts is a professional football player for NBA’s Houston Texans. He is dating Kealia Ohai who is also a soccer player by profession. J. J. and Kealia had known each other for a while before they started officially dating. In 2017, they became an official power couple too. They really are the best pick for each other because they are stars in their own professions. If Watts is playing for the NBA, Ohai is also the captain of her soccer team. There are sources which also claim that they might get engaged soon. We can see how these lovebirds just enjoy being in each other’s company and it will not be surprising if they decide to settle down soon. Watts and Ohai are wonderful together. They also attend each other’s games and cheer up each other!
Helena Seger & Zlatan Ibrahimović – Businesswoman
Helena Seger is a Swedish businesswoman. However, she’s famous mainly for being Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s spouse. Ibrahimovic is one of Sweden’s greatest footballers in history. Helena who worked in the communications, marketing, and finance sectors, first met Ibrahimovic when she was 32 years old, 11 years older than him. Helena also worked as a model and worked for famous fashion designers. She and Zlatan have 2 sons, Maxmilian & Vincent. After an illustrious career in Europe that included champion
ship titles in four different countries, Zlatan now plays for the L.A Galaxy.
Savannah James & LeBron James – Entrepreneuse
Savannah James (born Savannah Brinson) is a businesswoman and philanthropist born in Akron, Ohio. She’s married to NBA superstar LeBron James. James started a furniture line with American Signature by the name of Home Court. She also started a mentorship program called Women of Our Future. LeBron James proposed to Savannah, his high school sweetheart, in 2011 at a New Year’s party. She said yes, and they married in 2013.They have 3 kids: LeBron James Jr., Bryce Maximus James and Zhuri Nova James. After two spells with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a spell with the Miami Heat LeBron started playing for the L.A Lakers.
Jennifer McDaniel & Hulk Hogan – Make-up Artist
Jennifer McDaniel is a make-up artist and is married to famous wrestler, Hulk Hogan. She became well-known after she began dating the Hogan in 2008. There is a substantial age difference between them but that didn’t stop them from getting married. Both are fitness enthusiasts, and they love working out together. Hulk Hogan is not also a wrestler but also an actor, with movies such as Mr. Nanny. As of 2018, his net worth is roughly $25 million, which makes him one of the richest wrestlers in the world.
Coleen Rooney & Wayne Rooney – Product Endorser
Coleen Rooney was born in Liverpool, the eldest of 4 children, followed by her brothers Joe and Anthony and her adopted sister Rosie, who suffered with Rett syndrome and died on 1.5.2013 at the age of 14. Coleen went to St John Bosco Arts College and finished school with 10 GCSEs, including an A* for Performing Arts. Wayne Rooney is a legendary English football who is the all-time top scorer of England’s national team. He played most of his career in Manchester United and won five Premier League titles and one Champions League title with them.
Perrie Edwards & Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – Musician
Perrie Edwards is one fourth of the all-girl music band Little Mix, who rose to fame in 2011 when they became the 1st band ever to win The X Factor. She is considered the unofficial lead singer of the band. Other band members revealed that she finds it very hard to get up in the morning. Perrie is in a relationship with Liverpool‘s footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as of February of 2017. Chamberlain played more than 30 times for England’s national team and before playing for his current club Liverpool he used to play for Arsenal and Southampton.
Bruna Marquezine & Neymar – Actress
Bruna Marquezine, is a Brazilian actress that started working on television at a very young age, she became famous after she appeared in the 2003 Brazilian telenovela Women In Love. She and star footballer Neymar have had an unstable relationship since meeting. They were introduced at a party during Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and started dating not long after. Neymar has been the star of Brazil’s national team since 2010 and he’s their 3rd all-time goal scorer after Pele and Ronaldo. His dream is to win the world cup with them.
Wanda Nara & Mauro Icardi – Media Personality
Wanda is an Argentine media personality and football agent. In 2018 she debuted in Italian television after replacing Melissa Satta as showgirl in the sports talk show of Italia 1 (hosted by Pierluigi Pardo) Tiki Taka – Il calcio è il nostro gioco. Wanda and Mauro’s relationship has been controversial, since Wanda’s ex-husband is Icardi’s former Sampdoria teammate Maxi López. López and Nara divorced after it was revealed she was unfaithful to him.
This controversy is considered to be the main reason for him not playing for the national team.
Kendall Jenner & Blake Griffin – Entrepreneuse
Kendall Jenner is a model and TV personality. She starred in the E! reality TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Jenner is also a model in a movement called “the Instagirl era” by some. Jenner really broke through in 2014-2015, modeling for esteemed fashion designers during the New York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks. Blake Griffin is a basketball player who’s been a 5-time NBA All-Star and a 4-time All-NBA selection. He was chosen as the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2009. In 2011, Sports Illustrated called him one of the NBA’s 15 Greatest Rookies of All Time.
Erika Choperena & Antoine Griezmann – Educator
Erika Choperena is the wife of Atletico Madrid‘s star, Antoine Griezmann. She had her own beauty blog until her husband’s fame got in the way of the site and she deactivated it. She met Griezmann while studying education in college in San Sebastian, Spain. She and her husband speak different languages. She is a native Spanish speaker while he speaks French. They started dating in 2011 and married in 2017. They have a daughter by the name of Mia born in 2016. Antoine led his French national team to the 2016 European Championship final (lost to Portugal) and in 2018 to winning the World Cup.
Ilaria D’Amico & Gianluigi Buffon – TV Host
Ilaria D’Amico is a commentator and TV host on Italian TV. As of 2014, she’s been in a relationship with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. In 2015, Buffon revealed that he and D’Amico were expecting a child together, and on 1.6.2016, their son Leopoldo Mattia was born. Buffon who now plays for French club P.S.G previously played for Juventus and won 11 Serie A titles with them. He also won the FIFA World Cup in 2006 with Italy, his national team. In the prestigious Ballon d’Or ceremony he was ranked 2nd in 2006 and 4th in 2017.
Pilar Rubio & Sergio Ramos – TV Presenter
Pilar Rubio is a Spanish journalist and TV presenter. In 2012, she started a relationship with Real Madrid footballer, Sergio Ramos, with whom she has 3 kids. Their relationship was first confirmed during the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala. A year later they already announced they were expecting their first child. Apart from being a presenter Pilar is also an actress and appeared in several TV shows and movies. Ramos is a decorated footballer who won the FIFA World Cup once and the European Championship twice with Spain’s national team. He won 4 Champions League titles with his club Real Madrid.
Katie Goodland & Harry Kane – Fitness Instructor
Katie Goodland is a fitness instructor and sports science graduate. She was born in Chigwell, Essex, and had been living a relatively quiet life until World Cup fame made her a media darling. She and her spouse Harry Kane have two kids together. They also have 2 dogs which they named Brady & Wilson, after NFL stars Tom Brady and Russell Wilson. Harry Kane is the star of Tottenham‘s football club as well as the star of the English national team. He was the top scorer of the 2018 World Cup.
Aaron Rodgers & Danica Patrick – American Racing Driver
This couple is an example of what happens when two famed athletes come together. While Aaron Rodgers has made his name in the football field (he plays for Green Bay Packers), Danica has enough success under her name to overshadow her partner’s hits in the field. This NASCAR star met NFL legend Aaron in 2018. There were a lot of speculations around whether or not these lovebirds were dating. The rumors were later confirmed by Danica herself. While this is just the beginning of their relationship, let’s hope this athlete power couple stays together!
Erica Herman & Tiger Woods – Works in the Restaurant Business
Woods and Herman have been dating since 2017. Herman is said to have met Woods through her job. She managed his restaurant, located in Florida, for several months. She no longer works there. Tiger Woods broke up from his previous spouse, Kristin Smith, earlier in 2017. They were together for almost a year. Tiger Woods is one of the most successful golfers in history, and one of the most popular athletes of the 21st century. His net worth is an estimated $740 million. He has been one of the world’s highest paid athletes for years.
Natacha Van Honacker & Eden Hazard – Stay at Home Mom
Natacha Van Honacker is the wife of Belgian soccer star Eden Hazard. She doesn’t really enjoy being in the spotlight so there aren’t many pictures of her available. However, Natacha usually arrives to Eden’s games and is seen cheering for her husband’s team from the stands. Both Natacha and Eden were born in Belgium, and they fell in love when they were teenagers. They are now married and have 3 kids together. Eden Hazard is the star of football club Chelsea and of Belgium’s national team. He won 2 Premier League titles and one Ligue 1 title.
Larsa Pippen & Scottie Pippen – Manager of the Pippen Foundation
Larsa Pippen stars in the reality show The Real Housewives of Miami became famous for not only starring in a TV show but for also being a successful businesswoman and the ex-wife of NBA player Scottie Pippen. She also appeared in several episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Her net worth is estimated at close to $14 million. Scottie Pippen is considered one of the best small forwards of all time, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive 1st Team 8 consecutive times and the All-NBA First Team 3 times.
Lauren Hashian & Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – Singer & Songwriter
Soon after Dwayne Johnson’s divorce, he started dating Lauren Hashian, daughter of Boston drummer Sib Hashian. They 1st met in 2006 while he was filming The Game Plan. Their 1st kid, daughter Jasmine, was born on 12.16.2015. Their 2nd kid, daughter Tiana Gia, was born on 4.17.2018. In 2013, Forbes ranked actor and former wrestler Johnson at No. 25 in the Top 100 Most Powerful celebs and he has been in the top 20 every year since. He was the world’s highest-paid actor of 2016. Time mentioned him in their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.
Nicole Johnson & Michael Phelps – Model
Nicole Johnson is a model and beauty queen who was Miss California USA 2010 and competed in the Miss USA pageant. On 2.21.2015, she got engaged to swimmer Michael Phelps. They first met at the 2007 ESPY Awards. They began their relationship in 2009 and broke up for a short while before the 2012 Summer Olympics before returning to each other’s arms in 2014. Their first child, Boomer Robert Phelps, was born 5.5.2016. Their second child, Beckett Richard Phelps, was born 2.12.2018. Phelps won more medals than 161 countries put together and he is considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in history.
Sam Cooke & Chris Smalling – Model
Sam Cooke is British glamour model. She won The Sun newspaper’s annual Page 3 Idol competition in 2006. She’s married to Manchester United‘s center-back, Chris Smalling. Smalling won 2 Premier League titles with Manchester United, one F.A Cup and one Europa League title. Smalling started out his career playing for Millwall academy before moving to non-League club Maidstone United. After he became a regular in Maidstone United‘s first team, he moved to Middlesbrough in 2008. After feeling homesick he moved to Fulham. He was a major part of their successful 2010 UEFA Europa League campaign the following season.
Ayesha Curry & Stephen Curry – Chef & Author
Ayesha Curry is an actress, celebrity cook, cookbook writer, and TV personality. After guest appearances in a number of TV shows and movies, she started hosting her own show, Ayesha’s Homemade, on Food Network. Despite not having any official culinary education, her culinary career began in 2014, when she prepared her 1st meal as a YouTube demonstration on her channel. On 7.30.2011, Curry married his longtime spouse Ayesha. They have 2 daughters and a son. At the moment they live in Alamo, California. Curry’s younger brother, Seth, also plays basketball.
Edurne Garcia Almagro & David de Gea – Singer
Edurne García Almagro is a Spanish singer, actress, and TV host. She found stardom in late 2005 when she participated in the Spanish casting show Operación Triunfo on Telecinco and finished in 6th place in 2006. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song Amanecer where she finished in 21st place. David de Gea has been Manchester United‘s goalkeeper since 2011, he won one Premier League title with them, on F.A Cup and one Europa League title. He previously played for Atletico Madrid and won a Europa League title and the European Super Cup with them.
Gabrielle Union & Dwayne Wade – Actress
Gabrielle Union is an actress and writer. She started her career in the 90’s, appearing on TV sitcoms, before landing supporting roles in movies like She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. She really rose to stardom in the movie Bring It On. Union also wrote a memoir, We’re Going to Need More Wine. Dwayne Wade is a 12-time NBA All-Star, and Miami’s all-time leader in points, games, assists & steals, shots made & shots taken. Wade started dating actress Gabrielle Union in 2009. They got engaged in December 2013 and married on 8.30.2014, in Miami.
Abigail Clancy & Peter Crouch – Model, TV Host
Abbey Clancy is an English model and TV host. She was the runner-up of Britain’s Next Top Model in 2006 and won season 11 of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. Since 2015 she’s been presenting Britain’s Next Top Model. Peter Crouch is an English footballer who scored 22 goals for England’s national team and played in 2 World Cups. He is famous for his robotic dancing goal celebration. Crouch & Clancy married on 6.30.11. Together they have 2 daughters & a son, Sophia Ruby, Liberty Rose and Johnny.
Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson – Reality Star, Model, Entrepreneur
Khloe Kardashian is a TV star, social media phenomenon, model & entrepreneur. Since 2007, she appeared with her family in the reality TV series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of multiple spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami and Kourtney and Khloé Take the Hamptons. Tristan Thompson is a basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The two have been dating since 2017 and Kardashian gave birth to her 1st child and Thompson’s 2nd, daughter True Thompson, on 4.12.2018.
Sofia Balbi & Luis Suarez – Entrepreneur
Sofia Balbi met Luis for the 1st time when she was 13 years old. Luis Suarez, who was 15 at that time, used to work as a street sweeper in Montevideo and was fell head over heels for Sofia. The two teenagers began seeing each other often, and though Luis came from a very poor background, Sofia’s parents who were more affluent, were happy with their relationship. At the age of 14, Sofia & her family moved to Barcelona in Spain while Luis continued to play for Nacional in Uruguay. Suarez moved to Holland when he was 19 to play for a local club. The two married 6 years after Sofia moved from Uruguay.
Alexandra Ivarsdottir & Gylfi Sigurdsson – Model
Alexandra Ívarsdóttir is a model who won the title of Miss Iceland 2008 and represented Iceland in the Miss World 2008 competition in South Africa. Gylfi Sigurdsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Everton and for Iceland’s national team.
He made his first appearance for Iceland in 2010 and has since played for them more than 60 times. He represented Iceland at their 1st major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, where his country unexpectedly reached the final eight of the tournament. He also played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Lakiha Spicer & Mike Tyson – Socialite
Lakiha Spicer, more famous as Kiki Tyson, is a socialite and the 3rd wife of ex-professional boxer Mike Tyson. In 2004, she was under house arrest and 4 years’ probation following a corruption case involving members of her family and was jailed for half a year in 2008. At the time, she was pregnant with Tyson’s first child. Tyson himself also suffered problems and served time in prison, he thanked his wife Kiki for saving him from a state of despair. Mike Tyson is probably the toughest boxer to step into a professional ring. He entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Antonella Roccuzzo & Lionel Messi – Model & Entrepreneuse
Messi has been in a relationship with Antonella Roccuzzo since 2008. He knew her since he was 5 years old, as she is the cousin of his best childhood friend. Antonella said that in contrast to what people think Leo is not shy, he’s just reserved.
They have three sons together: Thiago, Mateo and Ciro. Leo Messi is considered by some to be the greatest footballer in history. He won 9 La Liga titles with his club, F.C Barcelona, as well as 4 Champions League titles and 6 Spanish cups.