Derek Jeter Once Stole the Spotlight From His Then-Girlfriend Minka Kelly During Her Special Moment
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Derek Jeter is considered by many to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. With this comes a lot of attention and coverage by the media. Notably, Jeter was regularly in the headlines for his performance and his romantic life. And since his relationships were also with high-profile women, he automatically became the media favorite.
People wanted to know about Jeter’s personal life and the women he dated. This put him and all of his relationships at the center of the media’s attention. But in one case, Jeter reportedly stole attention from his girlfriend on an extremely special day.
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Derek Jeter got more attention than his girlfriend ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’ Minka Kelly
In 2010, Minka Kelly was named ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’ by Esquire Magazine and was honored at a party. And Derek Jeter, her boyfriend at the time, showed up at the party to support her. But according to a person who was at the party, people were more excited to see Jeter than they were about Kelly winning the award. A New York Daily News report said that “people were more into him than they were into her.”
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Jeter, apparently, even tried to avoid stealing the spotlight and came through the back door. But it wasn’t enough, as people were genuinely buzzing at the Yankee star’s appearance. And this led to him inadvertently stealing the spotlight from his girlfriend.
Notably, the Yankees star had won his 5th World Series title in 2009 and was at the height of his popularity. And people may not have expected to see him there for the party.
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Jeter and Kelly had been together for 2 years at the time and were in a solid place. But less than a year later, the two decided to go separate ways and finally ended their relationship in August 2011.
Why did Jeter and Kelly break up?
Several sources reported that Jeter and Kelly broke up because they wanted to focus on their careers at the time. Kelly’s career was taking off and Jeter wanted to focus on the Yankees. This eventually led to them breaking up.
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Jeter has since moved on and is now happily married and has three daughters with Hannah Jeter. What do you think of Derek Jeter stealing the spotlight from Minka Kelly? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Edited by:
Abhishek Kumar