UPDATE: After this story was published, Russell Wilson posted a Facebook video that said he was taking his grandma to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. No word yet on whether this means he’ll have a lady on each arm or Grandma is attending instead of Ciara. See the video at the bottom of the post.
Looks like Future is a thing of the past.
Rumors started swirling that Ciara had found a new beau this weekend, after the “Body Party” singer was spotted Sunday (April 19) with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson at a Mariners game in Seattle.
.@DangeRussWilson trying to be incognito at the @Rangers–@Mariners game. pic.twitter.com/JKu2iknBXO
— MLB (@MLB) April 19, 2015
Enterprising fans recognized the singer based on a selfie she shared earlier that day on Instagram, more than compensating for Seattle’s lack of paparazzi.
Though neither Ciara’s nor Russell’s reps have confirmed the relationship, an innocent press release on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner guest list from AOL suggests things are more than platonic. Russell Wilson is listed as attending this weekend’s event “with his date Ciara.”
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The Super Bowl-winning QB may seem like a pretty big change from rapper Future, Ciara’s former fiancé and father of her 11-month-old son Future Zahir Wilburn, but if Ciara’s interview last week with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club is any indication, she’s ready for something different. When asked if she’d date someone in the industry again, she said “Never say never, but I do think you gotta switch it up a little bit.”
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Russell was a consummate host, taking Ciara all around Seattle during her visit, from a trip to church…
@ciara Thank you for coming to City Church and @DangeRussWilson
— Mary Berhe? (@MaryBerhe) April 20, 2015
…to Pike Place Market…
PSA: RUSSELL WILSON & CIARA ARE DATING pic.twitter.com/jxwW0x3B8R
— Katie Hao (@itskatiekayy) April 20, 2015
…to Pet Smart (!)…
My nanny girl met Russell Wilson @ Pet Smart tonight. First thing she said to me: “his biceps are bigger in person” pic.twitter.com/ErO2csWoip
— Alexys Wilson (@alexys_wilson) April 21, 2015
Sad tweet: Russell was there with his GIRLFRIEND…. cue every girl in the world shedding tears and writing sad love songs. #baeaintsingle.
— Alexys Wilson (@alexys_wilson) April 21, 2015
…to the Bellevue, Wash. P.F. Chang’s.
There’s nothing better than kind and gracious people like David at @PFChangs in Bellevue
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) April 20, 2015
My boy Dana at a restaurant the other night & Russell Wilson was indeed there with Ciara…so that M’s game thing was real @IAmEricPete
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) April 21, 2015
Look for more details to emerge when the pair hit the Correspondents’ Dinner this Saturday (April 25).
Can’t wait to dance with my beautiful date at the WHCD this weekend! #shesgotmoves #loveugrandma
Posted by Russell Wilson on Thursday, April 23, 2015