The observant Instagrammer already suspected that something was going on between the two: at the end of last year, Leerdam and Paul started following each other. Nothing strange in itself, because celebrities often follow each other. But the YouTuber only follows about 270 people, compared to more than 22 million people who follow his account. It remained a rumor for a long time, because they were not seen together. Until this month.
The two can be seen together on various videos shared on TikTok. And Leerdam herself also shared that she is on the road with Paul. The YouTuber has a successful podcast and the multiple world champion can soon be heard in it.
Paul is a YouTuber and has been a professional boxer for a few years now. Paul started on the app Vine, where he quickly gathered five million followers and about two billion views with his short videos. He came under contract with Disney. But after Paul had come into contact with the police several times, the entertainment group decided against further cooperation.
The 26-year-old YouTuber is regularly called a ‘bad boy’ in American media. He has been linked to scams, was involved in looting in Arizona and has been accused of sexual misconduct by two women.
Leerdam was still together with Koen Verweij until August last year. She announced via Instagram that she had ended her relationship with the former skater after five years. “I am grateful to Koen for the beautiful years we have had together. Yet I recently made the decision to end our relationship. We are in different phases of our lives and are no longer the match we once were. I wish him the very best.”
The idea was that Leerdam would fully focus on her career. She wrote that in August. And since the split, she is undefeated in the 1,000 meters. But now that the skating season is officially over, 24-year-old Leerdam has time for herself.
Officially nothing is going on between Leerdam and Paul: they have not yet confirmed their relationship. Except for that one photo to promote the podcast, the two have not yet shared any images together on social media. But they hang out a lot with each other: the same locations and people pass by in their Instagram Stories.
Leerdam, meanwhile, will hope that the gossip channels will leave her alone a bit. She finds it very difficult that there is so much attention for her love life, she said after the break with Verweij. “But when things happen around me, I go very much into focus mode for my sport.”
“That’s my escape and what makes me very happy. If I didn’t do that, I would sabotage myself. In fact, I try to focus extra on my sport. If that goes well, I’m happy too. “
