Jude Bellingham is currently dating Ashlyn Castro, ending months of speculation around the Real Madrid midfielder’s private life. The pair have been photographed together multiple times, and the latest sighting has put her name back at the center of the conversation.
Castro is 28 years old, was born in California, and has built a public profile as an influencer, model and content creator with more than 700k followers on Instagram. That combination makes her easy to find online and hard to miss when her name starts trending alongside one of England and Real Madrid’s best-known players.
Interest in the relationship has grown because Bellingham’s personal life has followed him into 2026, the year of England’s World Cup campaign. He and Castro were seen interacting on Instagram as early as November 2024, were thought to have matched on Raya in late 2024, and were later photographed together after the Croatia game in Dallas on June 17. In early 2025, Castro was also seen with Bellingham’s parents at a Real Madrid game, a detail that suggested the relationship had moved beyond an online exchange.
Still, the one question fans keep asking has not been answered in public. Neither Bellingham nor Castro has explained how they met, and the relationship remains private even as the images keep appearing. That leaves room for a neat story about a high-profile footballer and a social media figure, but not for a fuller account of how it started.
Castro’s name has surfaced around other celebrities before. Fashion Times linked her to Michael B. Jordan in late 2017 after she was seen with him at a private event in Los Angeles, while The Sun linked her to LaMelo Ball. Bellingham, meanwhile, was reported to be dating Laura Celia Valk in April 2024, before she said she was single shortly afterward. He was also thought to be dating Asantewa Chitty in 2023 and was previously linked to Azra Mian.
For now, the clearest reading is the simplest one: Bellingham is not single, Castro is the woman beside him, and both appear determined to keep the details out of public view. The next development will not be a new twist unless one of them decides to speak, and that remains the gap at the center of the story.
