The world of celebrity and sport have a surprising amount in common. Both celebrities and athletes have to deal with high profile tabloid coverage, huge fan expectations and incredibly demanding schedules. So, it is not very surprising to find that there have been quite a few successful celebrity pairings of those from the sports world and Hollywood! Read below to discover our top picks for the Top 5 Celebrity and Athletes Relationships.
Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias
Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova and Latin Pop Superstar Enrique Iglesias first met on
the set of the music video “Escape” in 2001. Anna had already begun to hit the headlines, for her good looks as well as her tennis successes and Enrique invited her to be his love interest in the video.
The chemistry between the pair spilled out into real life and they’ve been a couple ever since! Although since going public in 2002, the pair have been notoriously private about their personal life, shunning the celebrity circuit and concentrating on raising their young family.
David and Victoria Beckham
Former spice girl Victoria Beckham and former England football player David Beckham were both household names when they met and fell in love in the lates 90s, and the tabloid interest only multiplied once they revealed themselves to be a couple.
David later revealed that he know he wanted to meet Victoria before even meeting her! The football star told US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres that he was in a hotel room flicking through TV channels when a Spice Girls Music video began to play. The smitten soccer player immediately turned to his friend and said, “I want to marry that one.”
The star got his wish and the pair married in a lavish ceremony in a romantic castle in Dublin. The Beckhams would go on to have four children and establish themselves as one of the most famous celebrity families in the world. There were many who claimed that the two wouldn’t last but are now coming up on their 23rd wedding anniversary!
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
One the other side of the pond, a different kind of football star and a supermodel would come together to form one of the most glamorous couples in the celebrity world. NFL living legend Tom Brady and one of the highest paid supermodels of all time Gisele Bündchen met through mutual friends in 2006 and began dating in December of that year.
From the get-go the pair were inseparable, Giselle would later reminisce “From the first day we met, we’ve never spent one day without speaking to each other.”
However, the new couple would face their first challenge as a couple pretty quickly, as Brady’s ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan revealed that she was pregnant with his child. The couple successfully navigated the situation with the supermodel later calling Brady’s son her “bonus child.”
The sports star and model were married in 2009 after planning the wedding only ten days before! The pair would go on to have two further children and have been married for 12 years.
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