“Golden Bachelorette” alum Joan Vassos revealed her daughter Allison as soon as dated Stefon Diggs.
“She was a senior in highschool, and he went to a highschool that was down the street. So, she dated him,” the Maryland native mentioned of the weird connection on Friday’s episode of Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti’s “Nearly Well-known” podcast.
Vassos, who raised her youngsters in Rockville, defined that the New England Patriots extensive receiver “came visiting to my home on a regular basis. I’ve footage of him with my household.”
One picture, particularly, was from a birthday dinner for the 63-year-old’s late husband John, who shared a birthday with Diggs, 32.
Vassos — who shared Nicholas, 36, Erica, 33, Allison, 30, and Luke, 29, with John — recalled, “We took him to Morton’s [steakhouse] for dinner. I’ve an image of them at Morton’s.”
Diggs attended Our Woman of Good Counsel Excessive College in Olney, Maryland, a 20 minute drive from Rockville. After graduating in 2012, he attended College of Maryland for 3 years earlier than becoming a member of the NFL.
Allison is now married to husband Noah Joseph and has a son named Boomer as Diggs and on-again, off-again girlfriend Cardi B sparked break up rumors over Tremendous Bowl 2026 weekend.
Diggs and Cardi, who welcomed a child boy in November 2025, fueled the rumors once they unfollowed one another on social media.
Cardi first set the web abuzz forward of the large sport when an ESPN reporter requested her if she had any inspiring phrases for Diggs forward of the sport.
She cooly replied: “Good luck,” earlier than strolling off.
Diggs’ workforce misplaced the championship sport to the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, the place Cardi left early after showing in Dangerous Bunny’s halftime present.
In the meantime, Diggs beforehand teased that an engagement may very well be within the close to future if the Patriots took residence the championship ring.
“It’s on the agenda,” he informed reporters in the course of the Tremendous Bowl opening night time. “Perhaps, proper? I gotta get [my Super Bowl ring] first.”
The athlete additionally took a second to gush over the rapper — who shares children Kulture, 7, Wave, 4, and Blossom, 16 months, with ex-husband Offset.
“As a major different I actually recognize it,” Diggs mentioned about Cardi’s help all through the season. “It’s a degree of appreciation as a result of she’s a tremendous lady. Being there for me is tough, you possibly can think about. I’m rather a lot to cope with however I by no means wish to not let her know that I recognize her for being there. Not only for the video games however she supported me when she wasn’t there.”
“She was watching the video games,” he continued. “She was texting me earlier than the video games and after the video games and checking on me ensuring that I used to be alright.”
50 Cent couldn’t assist however poke enjoyable at Diggs after his Tremendous Bowl loss and rumored breakup.
“Are you able to think about waking up this morning and also you finished misplaced this b!tch and the Tremendous Bowl,” the rapper wrote by way of Instagram on Monday.
“I might inform everyone get away from me, have a drink and return to sleep. LOL.”
Cardi remained unbothered, as she splurged on a $500,000 Audemars Piguet timepiece from Benny the Jeweler simply days after the sport.
“Somewhat present for me from me,” she gushed in Benny’s Instagram Reel on Monday.
Cardi mentioned she bought the watch “to set myself up the correct approach for tour.”
The hitmaker, whose Little Miss Drama Tour kicks off Wednesday in Palm Desert, Calif., famous: “I higher see you all on tour.”
