- Jude Bellingham has been dating influencer Ashlyn Castro for several months
- The couple have been seen at Real Madrid games since they first went public
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Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend Ashlyn Castro gushed over the England and Real Madrid star in a series of unseen photos and videos posted on his 22nd birthday.
The midfielder and his 27-year-old model partner have been keen to keep a relatively low profile since their relationship became public in February but Castro gave a rare glimpse into their union to mark Bellingham’s special day.
Castro took to Instagram to wish the Los Blancos star a happy birthday, posting a series of photos and videos on the platform, the first of which showed the pair in an embrace and included the caption: ‘Happy birthday. I love you so much!’
The influencer, who boasts a following of more than half a million on the social media platform, also revealed a short clip of the pair singing karaoke together, though fans hopeful of hearing the England star’s vocal talents will be left disappointed by the audio of SZA’s ‘Snooze’ played over the clip.
The adorable window into their relationship included Castro’s claim of Bellingham being ‘the best karaoke partner’, equalled by her affirmation in the following image of him as the ‘best dance partner’.
Her third revelation, however, was an altogether more intimate affair, with the couple pictured in a tight embrace, eyes fixed on one another, in a sultry red room.
Bellingham and Castro have been seen together on multiple occasions since going public earlier this year, including last month at the Bernabeu as they watched a Real game from the stands alongside Bellingham’s mum Denise.
Castro also sat shoulder to shoulder with Denise as the pair watched Madrid star put in a 90-minute shift during England’s 1-0 win against Andorra. At recent matches, fans suggested that there may be tension between Castro and Bellingham’s mother but at their latest outing, all seemed well between the two.
The 27-year-old’s penultimate revelation in her catalogue of loved-up images showed the pair out for dinner and contained her most impassioned ode to the young footballer.
She wrote: ‘Most thoughtful, kind hearted, hard working, incredible human I’ve ever met. You bring so much light into this world.’
Castro’s final inclusion in her Instagram story showed a relaxed Bellingham presumably from a recent getaway the couple had shared.
The start of Castro’s relationship with Bellingham was marred by claims about her past along with an escort site hoax.
This led to her taking a four-month break from social media, only returning earlier this month, with Bellingham quick to react to her post.
She was previously linked with Hollywood actor Michael B Jordan and NBA stars LaMelo Ball and Terance Mann, while a viral video also claimed that Castro had dated Lewis Hamilton and Jamie Foxx after making tenuous links between social media activity.
In an emotional monologue on TikTok of more than 10 minutes, Castro put to bed several false rumours.
‘I don’t even know where to begin, but I’m going to try my best to just get into it,’ she said in a video that was titled ‘The hardest part is not speaking the truth, but finding the courage to do it’.
She went onto debunk several claims made about her, including allegations of being unfaithful.
‘It makes me super uncomfortable talking on camera about my personal life,’ Castro added. ‘I’ve never even really spoken on camera too many times, so bear with me.
‘Every angle you can think of, people have attacked me, harassed me, been so disrespectful. It’s just been too much.
‘Let’s talk about this dating history. I’ve had three boyfriends over the last eight years. In 2017, I was in my very first relationship and he’s a public figure, so because of that, I’ve dealt with people talking about me, making up things about me.
‘There was nothing on the internet about me prior, so people kind of just made up a bunch of things to justify hating me because of who I was dating at the time.
‘And then over the last six years after that, I’ve dated two people. So three relationships in total.’
Bellingham is currently with his Madrid team-mates in the United States contesting the Club World Cup. Xabi Alonso’s men take on Italian giants Juventus in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
