Cristiano Ronaldo
Spanish-Argentinian model and influencer Georgina Rodríguez is the long-term partner of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. The pair met in 2016 while Rodríguez was working as a retail assistant at a Gucci store in Madrid, and Rodríguez has gone on to become a successful businesswoman and philanthropist. Together, Rodríguez and Ronaldo have five children and have remained unmarried.
Serena Williams
Before meeting tennis superstar Serena Williams, entrepreneur and investor Alexis Ohanian was most famed for his part in the creation of the website Reddit. Ohanian and Williams married in 2017 in New Orleans, in a ceremony that included guests such as Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Anna Wintour. Together the pair have two daughters.
LeBron James
From high school sweethearts to marriage, Savannah James has been by the side of basketball icon LeBron James through every step of his impressive career. The pair married in 2013 and together they have three children. Savannah has stated she doesn’t really enjoy being in the spotlight, and so most of her business and philanthropy goes on behind the scenes.
Maria Sharapova
Former tennis champion Maria Sharapova has had relationships with other sports players in the past – including basketball player Sasha Vujačić and tennis star Grigor Dimitrov – but in 2020 she announced her engagement to British businessman Alexander Gilkes. The pair welcomed their first child in August 2022.
John Cena
The world might not be able to see him – but one person certainly did. In 2020, John Cena, one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, married Shay Shariatzadeh in a private ceremony in Florida. The Iranian-American Shariatzadeh has brains to equal Cena’s brawn, being an accomplished engineer. Smart lady!
Simone Biles
Olympic gold-winning gymnast Simone Biles has the sporting world at her feet – and so does her husband. In April 2023, Biles married Jonathan Owens, NFL player and strong safety for the Green Bay Packers. Biles has expressed a desire to have children in the future, but is understandably too busy with her amazing record-breaking career to do so right now.
Stephen Curry
Ayesha and Stephen Curry are among the sporting world’s most beloved couples. As one of America’s most celebrated basketball players, Steph Curry has won multiple MVP titles, is a four-time NBA champion and is widely considered to be the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry has built this legacy with his wife, actress and author Ayesha, by his side. The pair met in their early teens, and married in 2011.
Naomi Osaka
Japanese-American tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is hugely successful, so it makes perfect sense that she’d find love with another ambitious talent. In July 2023, Osaka welcomed her first child with rapper Cordae, whose career is going from strength to strength. His last album, From a Birds Eye View, featured appearances from rap superstars Eminem and Lil Wayne.
Michael Phelps
Swimming legend Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has been with former Miss California USA Nichole Johnson since 2009. The beauty queen met Phelps at the 2007 ESPY Awards, and the pair were together for three years before breaking up before the 2012 Olympics. Happily, the pair reunited, and have gone on to marry and have three sons together.
Amanda Nunes
Brazilian MMA fighter Amanda Nunes is regarded by many as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time. Her commitment and dedication to the sport led to her meeting Nina Ansaroff, herself a former flyweight fighter in the UFC, and the pair went on to become the most high-profile openly gay couple in MMA. In 2020, the pair welcomed their first child, a baby daughter, into the world.
