Ali Krieger Confirms Jen Beattie's Love After Ashlyn Harris Breakup
Ali Krieger confirmed the identity of his new girlfriend, a Scottish footballer Jen Beattie, with a heartfelt Instagram post.
Krieger and Beattie were rumored to be dating following Krieger's breakup with her Ashlyn Harris. The new couple confirmed they are more loved than ever by sharing Thanksgiving with each other on their Instagram Stories on Thursday, November 28.
Beattie, 33, uploaded a photo of the women laughing together at the restaurant and captioned it, “Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving my love @alikrieger ❤️”
On her Instagram story, Krieger, 40, retweeted the post and added her own caption.
“You have no idea.. ❤️❤️❤️” he wrote.
Although Krieger has avoided naming his new partner in media interviews over the past few months, the retired football player previously teased the details of his new romance.
“I'm dating a beautiful person right now, who I really love,” Krieger revealed on an episode of the “She Pivots” podcast in July. “I know, I'm very grateful that we met.”
The athlete added that “the timing was great because I took some time for myself,” noting that the romantic break was “probably forced timing” following her messy split with Harris.
Krieger explained E! News in September that he was careful to keep the identity of his new love under wraps due to the drama surrounding his previous relationship.
“I'm trying to keep it private now,” he told the outlet. “[With] everything I went through last year, I want to keep it the same for me and for him. I think it's very important that I take this program in stride, take care of it and make sure it goes in the right direction before any big announcement.”
Krieger and Harris, 39, split in 2023 after four years of marriage. (Harris filed for divorce in September and Krieger followed suit in December 2023.)
The former couple, who first met on the US women's soccer team in 2010, welcomed their daughter, Sloane, in 2021, followed by son Ocean in 2022.
Harris continued One Tree Hill's Sophia Bush42, shortly after the marriage broke up. The actress confirmed the relationship in April by writing a personal story It's a luxury and coming out like a queen.
The breakdown of Harris and Krieger's relationship came to the fore earlier this week when Harris said the two were “not a whole lot” in their marriage.
“I just felt like I didn't matter,” Harris explained on the Monday, November 25, episode of “Naked Sports With Cari Champion.”
He added: “I didn't feel that connection, either emotionally or physically. It was soccer, work, kids, and then somewhere down the line it was like, 'Okay, what about me?'”
Harris said he even suggested they have an open marriage in a last-ditch effort to save their marriage.
“I felt ashamed and I felt so ashamed that I didn't know how to tell people that, like, , my wife doesn't want to touch me or she doesn't want to be close or she doesn't want this. ,” he said.