TL;DR
- Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are a prominent sports power couple among many high-profile relationships.
- WWE's Triple H and Stephanie McMahon met through staged romance and married in 2003.
- Soccer star Julie Ertz and NFL tight end Zach Ertz met at Stanford and married in 2017.
- UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd confirmed their relationship in July 2025.
Few duos in sports can rival the prominence of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, yet the Chiefs tight end and his globally renowned pop star partner represent merely a fraction of the numerous high-profile relationships.
Each sport features its share of high-profile couples, from athlete pairings to athlete crossovers with musicians and even political figures.
AllSportsPeople has compiled a list of the top power couples in the sports world, featuring pairs such as Kelce and Swift, and Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd.
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17. Paul "Triple H" Levesque & Stephanie McMahon
How they met: Triple H, whose actual name is Paul Levesque, and Stephanie McMahon, daughter of WWE founder Vince McMahon and U.S. Education secretary Linda McMahon, first connected when they acted as a married couple during WWE events. Following a staged romance that captivated thousands of spectators, a genuine relationship started to blossom in the early 2000s.
Relationship history: Despite saying later that she was "forbidden" from dating WWE wrestlers, McMahon started dating Triple H in the early 2000s. The two married in 2003 and have three children together: Aurora Rose, Murphy Claire and Vaughn Evelyn.
Accolades & awards: Triple H: WWE Hall of Fame inductee, holder of 9 WWE Championships, and a 2-time Royal Rumble victor; McMahon: WWF Women's Champion
Social media followings: 10.3 million (Instagram), 11.2 million (X)
Net worth: $250 million
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16. Julie & Zach Ertz
How they met: U.S. Soccer star Julie Ertz and NFL tight end husband Zach Ertz met while at Stanford through mutual friends in 2012. Despite the distance after Zach was drafted by the Eagles in 2013, the two remained together.
Relationship history: Julie and Zach got engaged on Stanford's campus in early 2016 and were married in March 2017. The accolades kept coming for the couple, as Zach won the Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2018, while Julie added a second World Cup win to her name in 2019. The couple had their first son in 2022 and welcomed twin boys into the world in 2024.
Accolades & awards: Zach boasts a Super Bowl championship and 3 Pro Bowl selections, alongside 2 FIFA Women's World Cup championships; Julie has earned 2 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year awards and scored 123 international goals.
Social media followings: 1.6 million (Instagram), 812k (X)
Net worth: $28 million
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15. Paige Bueckers & Azzi Fudd
How they met: Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd played four seasons together at UConn, winning a national championship for the Huskies in 2025. While Fudd dealt with some major injuries early in her career at UConn, she and Bueckers developed a close bond that has persisted even after Bueckers' departure for the WNBA.
Relationship history: While the start date of their relationship isn't known, Bueckers and Fudd confirmed they were dating in July 2025. Fudd was seen attending Bueckers' Dallas Wings game shortly after their relationship was confirmed, and the two often showcase their time together through social media posts.
Accolades & awards: Bueckers — NCAA national championship; WNBA All-Star; WNBA Rookie of the Year (2025); AP Player of the Year award; 3-time First-Team All-American; Fudd — NCAA national championship; NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Social media followings: 3.4 million (Instagram), 4.5 million (TikTok)
Net worth: $2.5 million
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14. Justin Herbert and Madison Beer
How they met: Rumors linking the famously private Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert with the pop singer Madison Beer began in August 2025 when Herbert was spotted on the set of one of Beer's content shoots in Los Angeles. The sighting was notable as Herbert is rarely seen at celebrity events, immediately fueling speculation about their relationship.
Relationship history: In September 2025, dating rumors rapidly grew after the two were observed holding hands and attending functions together. Their relationship was unequivocally confirmed to the public in early October 2025 when they were photographed kissing during a Chargers game versus the Washington Commanders. Since their relationship became public, they've been spotted in matching attire and at prominent Los Angeles events, such as Lakers and Dodgers games.
Accolades & awards: Herbert — Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2020 and selected for The Pro Bowl in 2021; Received the William V. Campbell Trophy in 2019 and was the Rose Bowl Offensive MVP in 2020; Holds several NFL rookie records, including most passing touchdowns and most completions; Beer — Earned a Grammy nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album in 2023; Has released several successful singles and studio albums that have charted; Was discovered by Justin Bieber in 2012.
Social media followings: 32 million (Instagram), 21 million (TikTok).
Net worth: Estimated $58-60 million
13. Klay Thompson & Megan Thee Stallion
How they met: 4-time NBA champion Klay Thompson's romance with rapper Megan Thee Stallion is still fresh, so not much is known about how they crossed paths. Their relationship was first rumored when fans spotted Thompson poolside in the background of an image Megan Thee Stallion posted to Instagram.
Relationship history: Days after fans raised their eyebrows at a man who looked suspiciously like Thompson in the background of the rapper's photo, he posted a picture of himself holding hands with Megan Thee Stallion, seemingly confirming the relationship. In August 2025, Megan Thee Stallion posted videos of her and Thompson working out together and sharing some light-hearted moments as their relationship continues to bud.
Accolades & awards: Thompson boasts 4 NBA championships, 5 NBA All-Star selections, 2 All-NBA Third Team selections, and an NBA 3-Point Contest title. Megan Thee Stallion has earned 3 Grammy Awards, 5 American Music Awards, 7 BET Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards, and 4 MTV Video Music Awards.
Social media followings: 49.6 million (Instagram), 10 million (X)
Net worth: $180 million
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12. Serena Williams & Alexis Ohanian
How they met: Tennis legend Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian met while staying at the same hotel in Rome in April 2015. Williams was in the city for the Italian Open at the time.
Relationship history: A strong bond quickly grew out of the chance meeting between Williams and Ohanian, as they first went on a date in May 2015, and Ohanian showed up to the US Open later in the year to support her even as their relationship remained unconfirmed. Williams and Ohanian became engaged in December 2016 and welcomed a daughter, Alexis, in 2017 before marrying in New Orleans later in the year. Williams and Ohanian welcomed a second daughter in August 2023.
Accolades & awards: Williams boasts 858 victories, securing 7 Australian Open championships, 7 Wimbledon titles, 6 US Open crowns, and 3 French Open trophies. Ohanian was recognized on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in both 2011 and 2012.
Social media followings: 19.1 million (Instagram), 10.8 million (X)
Net worth: $450 million
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11. Stefon Diggs & Cardi B
How they met: The pair's union began under low-key conditions, with reports suggesting they attracted attention from some observers while in public. Cardi B addressed the speculation during an Instagram Live session, informing her audience that the internet is "insane."
Relationship history: Where there was smoke, there was fire with Diggs and Cardi. The pair cemented their partnership with a public debut during Valentine's Day 2025. An intimate encounter at Coachella followed, as did appearances at the Met Gala and Celtics vs. Knicks Game 2. They made their romance Instagram official in June 2025. In September of the same year, Cardi revealed she was pregnant with her first child with Diggs.
“I’m excited,” Cardi said. "I'm happy. I feel like I’m in a good space. I feel very strong. I feel very powerful that I’m doing all this work. But I’m doing all this work while I’m creating a baby, and me and my man, we’re very supportive of each other.”
Accolades & awards: Diggs, a former first-team All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl selection; Cardi, a recipient of one Grammy, eight Billboard Music Awards, 14 BET Hip Hop Awards, six American Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards, was recognized by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and named Billboard Woman of the Year in 2020.
Social media followings: 165.3 million (Instagram), 36.7 million (X)
Net worth: $160 million
10. Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens
How they met: Legendary gymnast Simone Biles and NFL safety Jonathan Owens met through a dating app in 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was getting underway.
Relationship history: After Biles said she "slid into" Owens' DMs, the two began dating and made it official in August 2020. Owens later ruffled some feathers by saying he didn't initially know who Biles was, but the two quickly became smitten. Owens supported Biles after she pulled out of Olympic competition in 2021, and the two became engaged in early 2022. They married in 2023, and each has continued to support the other at their respective events.
Accolades & awards: Biles has amassed 7 Olympic gold medals, 2 Olympic silver medals, 2 Olympic bronze medals, and 23 World Championships gold medals.
Social media followings: 12.8 million (Instagram), 5.3 million (TikTok)
Net worth: $27 million
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9. Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union
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How they met: Heat Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union first crossed paths at a Super Bowl celebration in 2007, witnessing the Colts' victory over the Bears.
Relationship history: Union said she was concerned when she first started dating Wade because they had an age gap and Wade had gone through a divorce, but they built toward a relationship and went public as a couple in 2010. After splitting up for a time in 2013, Wade and Union became engaged in 2013 and married in 2014. In 2018, Wade and Union welcomed a daughter, Kaavia.
Accolades & awards: Wade — 3 NBA titles; NBA Finals MVP; 13 All-Star nods; 8 All-NBA selections; Hall of Fame; Union — BET Comedy Award; 2 NAACP Image Awards
Social media followings: 40.7 million (Instagram), 13.3 million (X)
Net worth: $210 million
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8. Andre Agassi & Steffi Graf
How they met: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were both tennis stars, with Graf dominating the late 1980s and early 1990s in women's singles, while Agassi dominated in the 1990s and early 2000s, so they crossed paths plenty of times over the years. After Agassi dated other women, including marrying actress Brooke Shields, he proposed to Graf before their marriage in 2001.
Relationship history: Agassi and Graf married in October 2001 in a wedding that included only their mothers. They welcomed a son in 2001 and a daughter in 2003, raising them outside of Las Vegas. Later on, Agassi told Parade that he feels "overwhelmed with the joy" day-to-day from being married to the fellow tennis legend.
Accolades & awards: Agassi: 4 Australian Open, 2 US Open, 1 French Open, 1 Wimbledon; Graf: 7 Wimbledon, 6 French Open, 5 US Open, 4 Australian Open
Social media followings: 983k (Instagram), 432k (X) — Agassi only
Net worth: $145 million
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7. Victoria & David Beckham
How they met: David Beckham, a former football player, recounted meeting his wife, Victoria, a Spice Girls member, at a 1997 charity football event. He almost missed his opportunity, initially just greeting her from afar before walking away. However, David encountered Victoria again at a different match the subsequent week, managing to obtain her contact details.
Relationship history: The Beckhams became engaged in 1998 and married in Ireland in 1999. The two have four children, with first son Brooklyn born in 1999 and only daughter Harper born in 2011. The two have continued to support each other as they have turned to modeling and influencing.
Accolades & awards: David — 115 international goals; Ballon d'Or runner-up; England Player of the Year; 3 American Music Awards; Victoria, as Spice Girls Member — 4 Billboard Music Awards
Social media followings: 121.2 million (Instagram), 10 million (TikTok)
Net worth: $450 million
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6. Kate Upton & Justin Verlander
How they met: MLB ace Justin Verlander and model Kate Upton met on the set of an MLB 2K12 commercial in early 2012 and made their relationship public in early 2013.
Relationship history: While Verlander and Upton briefly split in 2013, they found their way back to each other in early 2014 and became engaged in 2016. Verlander and Upton married in 2017, shortly after the then-Astros star won his first World Series championship. They welcomed their first child in 2019, a daughter, and welcomed son in 2025.
Accolades & awards: Verlander boasts 2 World Series titles, an AL MVP award, 3 Cy Young Awards, 3,500 strikeouts, and 9 All-Star selections; Upton was named People Magazine's Sexiest Woman in 2013.
Social media followings: 7.2 million (Instagram), 3.6 million (X)
Net worth: $220 million
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5. Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird
How they met: U.S. Soccer star Megan Rapinoe and WNBA great Sue Bird met behind the scenes at a photoshoot for the 2016 Rio Olympics. They revealed their relationship in 2017, with Bird using the announcement to reveal she is gay.
Relationship history: Bird supported Rapinoe as the U.S. Won the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019, and the two became engaged in late 2020. While Bird said in 2022 that she and Rapinoe delayed their wedding because of their busy schedules, owing to the year-long nature of the soccer calendar, the two still haven't wed. They do, however, continue to attend events together and remain in a committed relationship.
Accolades & awards: Rapinoe boasts 2 FIFA Women's World Cup championships, 203 international goals, a Women's Ballon d'Or, and a Women's World Cup Golden Boot. Bird has secured 4 WNBA championships, earned 13 WNBA All-Star selections, made 8 All-WNBA selections, won 2 NCAA basketball titles, and collected 5 Olympic gold medals.
Social media followings: 2.7 million (Instagram)
Net worth: $15 million
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4. Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld
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How they met: It's unclear how Bills QB Josh Allen met actress and singer wife Hailee Steinfeld, but the two were first spotted together in mid-2023 and reportedly started their relationship in or around May 2023.
Relationship history: Allen and Steinfeld largely kept the early days of their relationship private, but Steinfeld started attending Bills games in 2023 in a clear show of support for the Buffalo star. Allen confirmed the relationship in 2024, and the couple announced they were engaged in November 2024. Allen and Steinfeld got married on May 31, 2025 in California.
Josh Allen and his wife, Hailee Steinfeld, share a moment at Josh's Wyoming jersey retirement ❤️ pic.twitter.com/bo6RC3DKLu
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 22, 2025
Accolades & awards: Allen — NFL MVP (2024); 3 Pro Bowl selections; 2 All-Pro Second Team selections; 25,000 passing yards; Steinfeld — Academy Award nominee; 1 Billboard Music Award
Social media followings: 22.6 million (Instagram), 1.9 million (X)
Net worth: $105 million
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3. Paul Skenes & Livvy Dunne
How they met: Pirates ace Paul Skenes and gymnast and influencer Livvy Dunne met while they were both student athletes at LSU. "I would kind of see him around and be like ‘who is this tall guy — this tall mysterious man,'" Dunne later said, revealing she pursued a relationship after following Skenes on social media. Their relationship became public in 2023.
Relationship history: Skenes and Dunne are not engaged, but they continue to support each other publicly. Dunne has appeared at MLB All-Star Weekend supporting Skenes in back-to-back years, often taking to social media to show her support for the Pirates star. In 2025, Skenes and Dunne appeared in a GQ feature and photoshoot. "I’m gonna get some flak in the locker room, I know that and I’m not looking forward to that," Skenes joked after the shoot.
Accolades & awards: Skenes — NCAA Baseball championship; NL Rookie of the Year Award; 2 All-Star selections; Dunne — NCAA gymnastics championship
Social media followings: 6.1 million (Instagram), 8 million (TikTok)
Net worth: $11 million
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2. Russell Wilson & Ciara
How they met: NFL QB Russell Wilson and R&B singer Ciara met at Wisconsin men's basketball's Sweet 16 win over North Carolina on March 26, 2015. Wilson was attending as a Wisconsin fan after finishing his college career in Madison. Wilson said in 2025 that he planned on staying single for a long time after his divorce, but meeting Ciara changed his plans. "I was like, I'm going to be single for 10 years," he said. “[Ciara] came, just changed everything."
Relationship history: The connection between Wilson and Ciara progressed quickly. They became engaged after less than a year in February 2016 and wed four months later. In addition to a stepson they parent together from Ciara's previous relationship with rapper Future, the couple had three children: son Win and daughters Sienna and Amora.
Accolades & awards: Wilson — Super Bowl title; 10 Pro Bowl nods; Walter Payton Man of the Year honor; 45,000 yards thrown; Ciara — 1 Grammy; 2 MTV VMAs; 2 BET Awards
Social media followings: 41.2 million (Instagram), 16.8 million (X)
Net worth: $185 million
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1. Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift
How they met: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kindled a romance after the Chiefs tight end attended an Eras Tour concert in the summer of 2023 and expressed his desire to meet Swift on his podcast. The two started dating shortly before September 2023, though the exact date is unclear.
Relationship history: Since Swift and Kelce went public with their relationship in 2023, they have frequently been by each other's side. Swift has attended numerous Chiefs games, including both Super Bowls since they started dating, and she was on the field with Kelce after his Super Bowl 58 victory. Kelce, meanwhile, was spotted at Swift's Eras Tour concerts in 2024. After the two started dating in 2023, Kelce said he was "even more on top of the world" than he was after winning the Super Bowl earlier that same year.
Mere weeks after achieving a Guiness World Record for most concurrent podcast views on YouTube for her appearance on Travis' New Heights podcast, the celebrated couple enhanced their public image by revealing their engagement on Instagram.
Accolades & awards: Kelce boasts 3 Super Bowl titles, 10 Pro Bowl nods, 4 All-Pro First Team selections, and over 12,000 receiving yards; Swift has earned 14 Grammy Awards, 30 MTV Video Music Awards, 49 Billboard Music Awards, 40 American Music Awards, and 12 Country Music Association Awards.
Social media followings: 286.9 million (Instagram), 95 million (X)
Net worth: $1.7 billion
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