Madonna is a name known by everyone around the world unless they are living under a rock. She is known as the “Queen of Pop” and has lived up to the title ever since. With millions of fans worldwide, she is always under the limelight, and so are her relationships. Being quite popular, she had several relationships with many men over the years.
If you were wondering about the history Madonna shares in the dating sphere, then you have come to the right place. We are going to discuss the dating life of Madonna till date in detail. There have been many encounters and heartbreaks, which makes her more human than we would initially think.
Madonna Dating History
Madonna has always had colorful taste in men, and her partners have varied over the course of the years, making it seem that the singer enjoys having boyfriends of different types. She has also sworn that she never intends to get married again in her life.
Dan Gilroy (1979 -1981)
Dan Gilroy and Madonna dated for a few years when she joined the band, which was more of a pop group called the Breakfast Club. The lead vocalist of the band was Dan, and they started a relationship soon after.
The relationship did not last when she moved to join another band.
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1982)
American graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat met Madona in 1982, and sparks started to fly. They did not date for a very long time as Madonna’s career took off after her first hit single, Everybody. She got very busy and started working on her next album.
John Benitez (1983-1985)
Madonna developed a relationship with her producer John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez, and ended up mixing work with romance. John worked with her on many songs, including Everybody, Borderline, Lucky Star, and Holiday. They split after two years.
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Sean Penn (1985-1989)
Madonna was famous by now, and she met Sean Penn in 1985.
They got married and starred in the box-office disaster Shanghai Surprise (1986). Their relationship ended in 1989 because it turned out to be violent.
Warren Beatty (1990) and Tony Ward (1991)
Madonna met Warren Beatty on the sets of Dick Tracy (1990) and had a very short fling going on with them. This relationship did not lead anywhere. In 1991, she was rumored to have dated Tony Ward as well as baseball player Jose Canseco for short periods.
Vanilla Ice (1992), Dennis Rodman and Carlos Leon (1994)
There are all brief relationships that she had with multiple men. The only notable thing is that she had a child with Leon named Lourdes. The relationships were so short that they could hardly be called so.
Guy Ritchie (1999-2008)
This is the longest relationship Madonna had, and they met at a party hosted by Sting in 1998. Soon they got married in 2000 and had a son named Rocco. They also adopted a child named David Banda.
They divorced in 2008 when Madonna was rumored to be having an affair with baseball player Alex Rodriguez.
Jesus Luz (2009)
Madonna was 50 when she started to date a 22-year-old Brazilian model Jesus Luz. It clearly seems that she had a thing for younger guys who were good-looking. Jesus made an appearance in the video for Celebration, but the couple split in 2010 after the short relationship.
Brahim Zaibat (2011 to 2013)
Brahim Zaibat caught Madonna’s eye as he was a French dancer at the launch of Madonna’s clothing line, Material Girl. Madonna stated that she did not immediately make plans to date him but that it happened naturally.
Ahlamalik Williams (2019 to 2022)
Williams was also a dancer, and they dated for three years. They seemed to be doing well, but the relationship ran its course, and they ended things on an amicable note.
Who Is Madonna Dating Now?
Currently, Madonna is dating Josh Popper, and they made it official quite recently, in March 2023. We are not sure how the relationship is going to take its course, but we are hoping that the couple will share some good times together.
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