Dating rumors regarding Ben Shelton have been circulating for a while now. But the American lefty always denied. He previously dated Anna Hall, a professional heptathlete, however, once they parted ways after one and a half years of togetherness, Shelton had been single and he reiterated that in an interview with Vogue earlier this month as well. However, only a couple of weeks after that interview, the AO semifinalist surprised one and all with a “hard launch.” What’s that?
Ben Shelton confirmed his relationship with the NWSL star, Trinity Rodman with an adorable social media post of Rodman kissing him on his cheek. “I been focused, but I’m steady climbin’, I’m nowhere near my peak,” the tennis star captioned his post which comprised multiple other pictures from his recent adventures. His friends Coco Gauff and Frances Tiafoe cheered as in their opinion, Shelton “hard launched” his relationship. They must be aware of it already. Pretty natural!
And yes, you guessed it right! Trinity is related to the NBA legend, Dennis Rodman. She is, in fact, his youngest child. But how did the two of them get together?
Well, it all started when Ben Shelton shared a TikTok video with Jorijana and GloRilla’s ‘ILBB2’ playing in the background asking, “T****** wsp with u.” Rodman later came up with her own TikTok, using the same song, writing, “___wassup w you” in the caption. And the fans knew right away. Later Shelton reacted to another video clip of Rodman, commenting, “Ain’t no way.“
With all the buzz around their relationship, Trinity Rodman’s ex-teammate, Kelley O’Hara, shared her thoughts during the Sport Are Fun podcast. “100%. I think it’s so cute. I feel like when it’s two people in the public eye, it’s like, if you want to do it, go for it, you know? I mean talk about a sports power couple,” O’Hara said.
Talking about Rodman, she is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Washington Spirit of the NWSL and the US National team. She was born in Newport Beach, California to Michelle Moyer and Dennis Rodman. Trinity also has an elder brother, Denis Jr. who plays basketball. She was introduced to soccer at the age of 4 and was encouraged by her mother and half-sister to pursue her dream of becoming a professional soccer player.
Trinity Rodman began playing for the soccer club SoCal Blues at the age of 10. She graduated from the JSerra Catholic High School but didn’t represent their soccer team during that period. Although she was supposed to play college soccer for the UCLA Bruins, she opted to be with her brother at Washington State University.
The pandemic later played a spoilsport to her collegiate soccer dream, however, she turned professional a year later. Rodman became the youngest player at the age of 18 to be drafted in NWSL history!
She was also named the Rookie of the Year at the end of the 2021 season. Trinity Rodman has already become a popular name in the NWSL. Do you know, that she was also part of the US squad that contested in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand? Not only that, the 22-year-old was even part of the US contingent that took part in the Paris Olympics.
Both Shelton and Rodman are of the same age and are currently at the peak of their careers. Can they help each other rise further? Time will tell! But what are Trinity Rodman’s goals going forward?
Well in a recent interview with ESPN’s Futbol W, she admitted, “I’ve always thought about playing overseas at some point in my career. I think I would kick myself if I retired and hadn’t done that. So it’s just a matter of when I think. But yeah, just focused on this year and we’ll see what happens when the time is right.” How big a role do her parents have played in the rapid growth of her soccer career?
Ben Shelton’s girlfriend Trinity Rodman draws inspiration from her father’s incredible mentality
NBA legend, Dennis Rodman met his third wife, Michelle in 1999. After dating for almost four years, the couple decided to tie the knot, however, only a year later (2004), they filed for a divorce. Although they attempted to reconcile later as well, their marriage was officially dissolved in 2012. Together they welcomed two children, Dennis “DJ” Jr. (2001) and a daughter Trinity in 2002.
Trinity once revealed that she and her brother were primarily raised by their mother. Michelle also had a daughter, Teyana Lima from her previous marriage.
During an interview with The Wall Street Journal in 2023, Trinity showered love on her mother, saying, “I mean firstly just as a human, she’s raised me, my brother, and my sister, to be the best people we can be.” Her mother was an athlete as well and ran track in her high school. Highlighting the traits that she got from her mother, Rodman further added, “I definitely got my sprinting, my acceleration from her.” Michelle taught their children the importance of having a family around. But what about her father? How well did Trinity get along with Dennis?
Recalling her relationship with her father, Trinity once said, “Living in Newport Beach, my dad was a little bit around, but was still in the party NBA phase. He wasn’t in our lives and I was with my mom and we were living separately but we were still seeing him.” In December 2024, during the Call Her Daddy podcast, she recalled the time when she, her mom, and her sibling had to live in their car because Dennis was “having parties 24/7.“
Stressing further on her relationship with her dad, she once admitted, “We don’t have the best relationship, but at the end of the day he’s human I’m human … he’s my dad, and I’m his little girl that will never change.”
Despite not having the best of relationships, Trinity admires his dad’s incredible athleticism and mentality. “It doesn’t even matter what he was doing the night before, what he was doing the morning of; he was there every single game. I see so many similarities in mine and my dad’s game. Just that die-hard mentality and not giving up no matter what the scoreboard is, no matter what position you’re in,” she once said.
And it’s not just her father, according to Trinity, even her mother shares an extremely competitive and driven mindset even though she never played professional sport at a very high level. Trinity Rodman calls her mother a true “role model.” Do you know who is Ben Shelton‘s role model though? Let us know in the comments below.
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