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Dennis Rodmanand his girlfriend Yella Yella have been going steady since 2022.
While the couple haven’t shared too many details about their budding romance, fans first got wind of their relationship when Yella Yella shared a video of her and Rodman spinning discs at a music event in 2022.
The NBA legend and the rapper have since begun making more frequent appearances on each other’s social media platforms. The couple also recentlylaunched a joint YouTube channel.
However, their relationship status wasn’t confirmed until Rodmanunveiled a tattoo of Yella Yella’s likeness on his facein July 2023. The super realistic black-and-white sketch of Yella Yella’s face covers nearly all of Rodman’s right cheek. Speaking withTMZ Sportsabout her boyfriend’s new ink, Yella Yella admitted that she was initially against the “crazy” idea.
So who is Dennis Rodman’s girlfriend? Here’s everything to know about Yella Yella and her relationship with the former NBA player.
She is a rapper
Yella Yella Instagram
Yella Yella is a rapper and has released singles like “Eyes Roll Back” in 2019 and “Ride the Wave” in 2020.
Her first Instagram post with Rodman was in July 2022
Rodman first appeared on Yella Yella’s Instagram in a July 2022 video of the two of them hanging out behind a DJ booth. In the clip, Rodman is seen welcoming Yella Yella to the stage while she records her entrance with a phone in one hand and a drink in the other.
“Who READY New Music 🎶 DropN Soon,” Yella Yellacaptioned the post, also tagging Rodman.
The “Freak of Nature” rapper didn’t share photos or videos of the superstar athlete again until February 2023. Since then, however, Rodman has made regular appearances on Yella Yella’s Instagram. In May 2023, Yella Yella eventhrew Rodman a surprise birthday party.
Rodman has two tattoos of Yella Yella’s face
In July 2023, Rodman celebrated his love for Yella Yella in a very permanent way. The former basketball player paid a visit to celebrity tattoo artist Van Johnson to commission ablack-and-white portrait of Yella Yellaon his right cheek. Johnson captured the big reveal on Instagram, including Yella Yella’s reaction to seeing her boyfriend’s newly tatted face.
“So I ain’t do too much today, cooled out at my townhome tattooed a living legends face of his woman on his face, that’s about it,”wrote Johnson, who also appears on the tattoo reality showBlack Ink Crew: Chicago. “What y’all do?”
A month later, Rodman got asecond tattoo of Yella Yella’s faceon his left butt cheek, directly next to a portrait of his own face.
“Always By My Side 😮🫣🤭,” he captioned a video on Instagram of the cheeky new ink.
She and Rodman attended the 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game together
Two months later, the pair watched the Houston Rockets take on the Denver Nuggets and were evenfeatured on the stadium’s celebrity camera.
Rodman has hinted that Yella Yella is his “last dance”
While chatting with TMZ Sports about his new face tattoo, Rodman alluded to there possibly being wedding bells in his and Yella Yella’s future.
“This is my last dance with a woman,” Rodman told the outlet. He went on to describe Yella Yella as “very lovely” and praised her for showing him the true meaning of unconditional love.
“And I thank her for loving me the way I am — and that’s why I did it for her,” he added.
source: people.com
