13 February 2025
English football star Jude Bellingham appeared with his new girlfriend Ashlyn Castro in public for the first time, as his team Real Madrid left Manchester Airport after its match against City in the Champions League. Jude Bellingham led the UCL defending champions to a 3-2 victory over Manchester City at home by scoring the third goal in the dying seconds of the the first leg of the play-off qualifying for the round of 16 of the Champions League, Tuesday.
Rumors have spread over the past weeks about the relationship between Bellingham and the American model Ashlyn Castro, 27 years old, who hails from Los Angeles, California.
The player was previously seen spending time with her in a restaurant in the Spanish capital, Madrid, which increased speculation about the nature of their relationship.
According to reports, the duo began interacting on social media, before the matter developed into repeated meetings.
A video clip was circulated showing the young player at the airport with Castro and his mother Denise, during the royal team's flight back to Madrid, after the end of the match between the two teams, amid great media and public interest. This was not Castro's first public appearance in the player's surroundings, as she was previously seen in the family cabin at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, during Real Madrid's victory over its guest Red Bull Salzburg of Austria (5-1) on January 22, 2025, where she appeared talking to Bellingham's mother Denise and his father Mark.
Castro enjoys wide fame on the "Instagram" platform, where she is followed by more than 240 thousand people.
Her name was previously linked to Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan, as well as to NBA player LaMelo Ball, amid rumors that her previous relationship had ended shortly before her relationship with Jude Bellingham began.
