Rob Gronkowski‘s girlfriend, model Camille Kostek, is speaking out about how they first met when she was a New England Patriots cheerleader and he was their star tight end. They’ve been linked for years but have never publicly told the story of how they first started dating!
“It was November, 2013 and we were at a Goodwill event. It was right before Thanksgiving. So we were filling turkey baskets for families who are less fortunate. And yeah so Rob [Gronkowski] and I, you know, I feel like with dating apps these days and people sliding in the DMS and stuff, I’m so happy that like, with my love story, we met in person at a charity event. I feel like it’s very rare these days to meet at the library and the grocery store or wherever else, especially in this COVID world where you can even see half your face out. So I feel like it’s made dating a lot harder,” Camille, 28, said on SiriusXM’s This Is Happening with Mark Zito and Ryan Sampson.
Rob wrote his phone number down and had a teammate give it to her at the event. At the time, Camille was a cheerleader for the Patriots, and was worried she’d be breaking a rule by pursuing anything with a player.
“I was like, ‘Oh no, no, no, I can’t take this. I can’t take his number.’ And then he was like, ‘just take it,’ and I was like, ‘okay,’ and I put it in my pocket. And I, I never spoke about it again. I didn’t make it locker room talk. I never spoke about it. You know, some of my captains now are probably like, ‘girl, what?’ So, and then I just, I sat on it for a couple of days and then I FaceTimed him,” Camille explained.
She expressed she was worried this was some sort of trap to get her in trouble for contacting a player. When she called him for the first time, she thought it might be a fellow cheerleader getting her in trouble! However, it was obviously Rob.
“And I was like, ‘hello.’ And he was like, ‘who is this? You called me.’ And I was like, ‘um who’s this?’ And I could tell it was his voice. And he like peeked his head over. And he had just gotten back from a Texans game. So he had like a suit on and everything. And he was like, ‘hello?’ And I was like, ‘it’s Camille.’ And he was like beaming. ‘He was like, Oh my God, I never thought you’d call me.’ And then little did we know 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I’m here as his girlfriend almost eight years later. It’s kind of crazy,” Camille said.
She was then asked if there might be an engagement ring in their future! She responded, “I’m hoping that he’s smart enough to ask my friends or my sisters [for ring advice]. For me right now we’re focusing on the big [Super Bowl] ring.”
The couple once revealed if they hook up before his games or not!
Rob will be playing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2021 Super Bowl!
