Shakira & Gerard Pique
Famous singer, songwriter, and performer Shakira dated, almost to the point of marrying, professional soccer player for FC Barcelona and member of the 2011 Spanish national team Gerard Pique. Their relationship was quite a long one by entertainment industry standards, which is even more surprising when you learn that she is ten years older than Pique.
The two officially met on the set of Shakira’s music video for the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup entitled “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” Reports say that they hit it off pretty well right after then. Two kids and about 11 years later, the couple decided to call it quits.
Jessie James & Eric Decker
Jessie James rose to fame as a singer after she released her first album in 2009. Before marrying the man of her life, wide receiver Eric Decker, rumors claim that she dated Reggie Bush. True or not, it doesn't matter since she and her husband made a great team. The two even had their very own reality show on the E! network entitled Eric & Jessie: Game On. The show performed very well that it lasted for three seasons.
Today, they enjoy the life of having a loving and big family with three children making their time worthwhile.
Kia Proctor & Cam Newton
Kia Proctor was a single working mother before she met Cam Newton, the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. The first time the public ever saw them together was in 2013 when they attended a red carpet event in Kentucky Derby.
Cam Newton was known to be very quiet when it comes to his personal life and most especially his love life. But having a son with Kia changed all that. Today, Kia remains as Cam's boyfriend and appear to be happier than ever. Their relationship goes to show that labels aren't everything.
Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez
Pop superstar J.Lo has had her pick over the years. From Hollywood A-listers like Ben Affleck, Latino crooners like Mark Antony, backup dancers and just a few randoms here and there, she has settled for the baseball legend Alex Rodriguez. While the singer's career has been very much in the spotlight, Rodriguez might only be familiar to baseball fans.
He was the chief member of Yankees Wolrd Series in 2009. He was also the highest-paid man in baseball of all time. Together, that is one insanely rich couple. The lovebirds met in 2017 and were engaged by 2019. Sadly, they never followed through with it. These days, Jen is happily married to Ben Affleck.
Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson
The Kardashians certainly have a soft spot for NBA players and athletes in general. The Canadian born Tristan Thompson Tristan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers before making it to the 2011 NBA draft. A few years later, in 2016, Khloe and Tristan met and started dating.
In 2018, Khloe gave birth to their daughter, True. Unfortunately for the couple, things started getting shaky and they have been on and off again since. For now, things might be off, but at least they are co-parenting, so who knows!