Bad Bunny might have taken his music career worldwide, but there is one thing he’s keeping relatively private: his relationship with Gabriela Berlingeri.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has been dating the singer and jewelry designer since 2017, though the pair have kept many details about their romance quiet. It took them nearly three years to make their first red carpet appearance together, and they’ve only occasionally posted each other on social media.
The couple sometimes collaborates together on creative projects, and Berlingeri has sung on a few of Bad Bunny’s songs.
From their first meeting to their Instagram debut, here’s a complete timeline of Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri’s relationship.
2017: Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri meet at a restaurant
Bad Bunny first met Berlingeri while out to dinner with his family in Puerto Rico after he performed as a surprise guest at a Zion & Lennox concert.
He later told Rolling Stone, “I met her at some restaurant, while I was eating with my parents and my brothers. We started talking and from there, we continued to see each other.”
2018: Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri work on a song together
The pair started dating after their restaurant meet-cute, and by the following year, they were working together, too. Bad Bunny told Rolling Stone that Berlingeri had actually helped him record the song “Te Gusté,” a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez.
“Nobody knows this, but when I did [‘Te Gusté’], the song with J.Lo, Gabriela recorded references for J.Lo’s vocals,” he said.
February 28, 2020: Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri are spotted together for the first time
It took nearly three years before Bad Bunny and Berlingeri took their relationship public.
They were photographed together for the first time while at the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks game in Miami.
March 4, 2020: Bad Bunny says he’s “in love”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Bad Bunny slyly addressed his relationship with Berlingeri for the first time. When asked about his love life, he said, “Yeah, I feel love.” He then said he’s “in love” before shying away from the topic, and didn’t mention Berlingeri by name.
The singer added that every solid relationship is built on trust. “[It’s] always about being honest,” he said.
March 7, 2020: Bad Bunny posts Gabriela Berlingeri on Instagram for the first time
Shortly after the pair made their public debut, Bad Bunny made a sneaky reference to his relationship in an Instagram post for the first time.
In a since-deleted post (although a screenshot was captured by a fan page), Bad Bunny shared a slideshow of photos and included a shot of himself and Berlingeri as the last photo.
March 19, 2020: Bad Bunny shares cute videos of him and Gabriela Berlingeri on Instagram
A few weeks later, Bad Bunny got a little more bold about showing off his relationship.
The artist shared a video of himself and Berlingeri quarantining together at an Airbnb in Puerto Rico. The video, which has since been deleted (and was again captured by a fan page), was captioned, “day five of quarantine.” It showed the couple dancing, arm wrestling and playing Jenga.
April 2, 2020: Bad Bunny kisses Gabriela Berlingeri in a video on Instagram
After a few subtle social media posts together, the couple made things clear with a video of them kissing.
The since-deleted video showed Bad Bunny passionately kissing Berlingeri on the set of his “Yo Perreo Sola” music video. In the caption, he wrote, “Sorry but I had to do it.”
April 2020: Bad Bunny releases a song that features Gabriela Berlingeri
In the midst of the pandemic, Bad Bunny dropped a surprise track, “En Casita,” for fans, which featured Berlingeri.
Towards the end of the song, he sang along with Berlingeri to NSFW lyrics that roughly translate to, “When this is all over,…
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