Sorry if this is news to you, but everyone’s fave Puerto Rican rapper Benito Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny) seems to be dating someone new 👀. *I’ll pause here so you can break out your tissues* But luckily that’s the bad news! The good news is that the person he’s been seen court-side with is literally a fan who came up on stage during his Arizona concert last fall, so there’s hope for all of us lol.
Regardless, though, it’ll probs be a pretty long time before we no longer collectively associate him with (maybe ex? maybe casual hookup buddy? IDK ANYMORE AT THIS POINT!) Gabriela Berlingeri. After all, the two were together for, like, nearly five years. And while it’s *still* not clear whether they are or aren’t anymore (seriously, HELP), it is clear that Bad Bunny and Gabriela were the real deal. The two first had a meet-cute at a restaurant back in 2017, and although it took them nearly three years (!!) to go public with their relationship, fans were very glad when they finally did (except for the ones who wish they were dating Bad Bunny themselves, ofc).
So who exactly is Gabriela? Well, she’s a singer and jewelry designer, and she launched her first jewelry line, DiciembreVeintinueve (D29), back in 2020. (Side note: Her stuff is majorly chic—and surprisingly affordable!) And while she and Benito tended to keep their relationship on the DL, here’s what we do know about their romance, including all the engagement, marriage, and cheating rumors along the way.
January 23, 2023
A TikTok goes viral of Gabriela that seems to insinuate that she, too, might just be seeing someone else, with the vid’s creator revealing that they’ve been spotted out and about together, and that he might even be cool with Bad Bunny after they were all at Gabriela’s birthday party. Watch it and weep 😭:
January 21, 2023
*Le sigh* Bad Bunny is seen sitting court-side at a Los Angeles Lakers game next to someone who is very much nawt Gabriela and fans are quick to point out that the “first” time she met Bad Bunny was at his concert in Arizona when she jumped up on stage and danced for him. Alexa, play “That Should Be Me.”
August 1, 2022
Tons of videos of Bad Bunny kissing a woman wearing a green dress practically broke the internet, as it occurred at a club in Puerto Rico right after Gabriela and the Grammy Award winner performed together during the first leg of his “World’s Hottest Tour.” While some fans were outraged (me) or low-key jealous (also me), others claimed that this kiiind of proved those rumors of an open relationship between Bad Bunny and Gabriela to be true ¯_(ツ)_/¯.
February 27, 2022
In a TikTok, Bad Bunny introduces the world to the new puppy he adopted with Gabriela, and yep, it’s all very cute.
January 24, 2022
Bad Bunny posts a (since-deleted :/)funny reel on IG showing him and Gabriela on a date (during which he ditches her for Spanish actor Mario Casas) to announce plans for a second tour in 2022 as well as some deets about his forthcoming new album.
January 1, 2022
Bad Bunny and Gabriela post their first TikTok together, which shows them celebrating the new year and looking sweet AF.
November 18, 2021
Gabriela accompanies Bad Bunny to the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards, where they’re spotted looking loved-up behind the scenes.
September 23, 2021
Bad Bunny and Gabriela make their first red carpet appearance together at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards, where they look 🔥, ofc.
November 26, 2020
After months of speculation, Bad Bunny tells Entertainment Tonight that he and Gabriela haven’t tied the knot…yet. “No, I’m not that married,” he says, before hinting that he’s maybe engaged. “Maybe it can be that. But I think that weddings and get[ting] married scare me. A lot,” he adds.
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October 23, 2020
While Bad Bunny is filming a Cheetos commercial in Los Angeles, fans spot what definitely looks like a wedding band on the singer’s finger. Pls see for yourself:
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September 26, 2020
Puerto Rican trap artist Ele A el Dominio releases an IG Live, during which he hints that Gabriela cheated on Bad Bunny with him. Naturally, Twitter freaks TF out.
But considering that Bad Bunny and El Dominio have a longtime rivalry, most fans don’t buy the rumors, and it isn’t long before they fizzle out.
September 22, 2020
Photos circulate on le internet that appear to show Bad Bunny and Gabriela getting married in a church. TikTok reacts.
But as it turns out, the pics are actually from Leo Messi’s 2017 wedding and photoshopped with Bad Bunny’s and Gabriela’s faces. False alarm, everyone!
August 6, 2020
Gabriela sparks engagement rumors after she posts a since-deleted video on IG in which you can see a G-I-A-N-T rock on *that* finger. Bad Bunny (who’s taking the vid) even zooms in on the ring, so…ya really can’t miss it. Um!
May 26, 2020
Bad Bunny’s Rolling Stone cover story is published, during which he (finally!) opens up about his relationship with Gabriela. “This quarantine has made me understand that she is the best companion I could have,” he tells the magazine.
Oh, and he also reveals that Gabriela took all the shots featured in the story, including the cover. “I wanted to highlight all my favorite things about him,” she says of the photo shoot. “I want people to notice his lips. His skin. His eyes. I find him so beautiful.”
May 14, 2020
Bad Bunny and Gabriela make an appearance in Residente’s steamy music video for “Antes Que el Mundo Se Acabe.” Other celeb cameos include Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas (#TBT!!), Zoë Saldaña and Marco Perego, and Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef, among several others. Skip to 00:59 to see Bad Bunny and Gabriela in action.
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April 4, 2020
Bad Bunny unexpectedly drops a single called “En Casita” from his forthcoming album, Las Que No Iban a Salir, and the track (which is a bop, btw) features vocals from Gabriela.
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April 2, 2020
K, it’s def official. Bad Bunny clears up any remaining doubt about his relationship status by posting an IG video of himself kissing Gabriela while dressed in drag for his “Yo Perreo Sola” music video. His caption: “Sorry but I had to do it.”
March 31, 2020
Bad Bunny makes his first appearance on Gabriela’s IG grid with this v up-close-and-personal selfie. Sadly, the pic is no longer there, but we real fans still have the mem in our minds 😭.
March 19, 2020
Bad Bunny shares a video of himself and Gabriela quarantining together at an Airbnb in Puerto Rico in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. The IG video—which his caption says is from “day five of quarantine”—shows them dancing, arm wrestling, and playing Jenga while “Canción del Coronavirus” plays in the background. Sadly, he’s since wiped his grid, but fans made sure to grab the vid while they still could.
March 7, 2020
Bad Bunny seemingly confirms romance rumors by going IG official with Gabriela, sneakily adding in a selfie of the two of them as the last pic in a photo dump. Again, it’s gone from his grid, but the internet still has receipts.
March 3, 2020
Bad Bunny and Gabriela are spotted at the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers game in Los Angeles, where they are photographed sitting courtside and looking cute.
March 2, 2020
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Bad Bunny says he’s “in love” but doesn’t say with whom. So coy!!
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February 28, 2020
Bad Bunny and Gabriela go to a Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks game in Miami, and photos of them sitting courtside make the rounds on the internet, sparking relationship rumors.
April 26, 2017
Bad Bunny performs as a surprise guest at a Zion & Lennox concert in Puerto Rico. Afterward, he goes to a restaurant with his family, where he hits it off with Gabriela. “I met her at some restaurant while I was eating with my parents and my brothers,” he later tells Rolling Stone. “We started talking, and from there, we continued to see each other.”