“Little Bellingham” and his ambiguous relationship with a woman 6 years older: Rumored to have dated 50 people, he had to speak out to clarify the situation.

July 13, 2026

Jude Bellingham (often called Uncle Be by Vietnamese netizens) is having a memorable 2026 World Cup as he continues to be an important factor in the journey of the England team. Every time the 23-year-old midfielder steps on the field, he becomes the focus of his performance, transfer value and the attraction of one of the most famous young stars in the world.

Jude Bellingham (Photo: IGNV)

But after the win over Croatia in the group stage and England’s subsequent victories, another moment also attracted attention. In front of a series of cameras, Bellingham walked towards the stands, hugging and kissing his girlfriend Ashlyn Castro to celebrate. This image quickly spread on social networks, marking the rare time the famous midfielder publicly expressed his feelings for his lover.

So who is Ashlyn Castro?

Ashlyn Castro was born in 1997, 6 years older than Bellingham, is an influencer and model from California (USA). She owns 763 thousand followers on Instagram and regularly shares content about fashion, beauty, travel, and lifestyle.

Besides her work as a content creator, Ashlyn also collaborates and advertises with many brands in the cosmetics and fashion sectors. On social networks, she builds a modern, hot but also quite restrained image, not too ostentatious about her personal life.

Therefore, when he began to appear with Jude Bellingham, the number of people interested in Ashlyn increased rapidly.

At the end of 2024, fans discovered that Jude Bellingham and Ashlyn Castro began to follow and interact with each other on Instagram.

By the beginning of 2025, the relationship was even more noticed when Ashlyn appeared in the stands at a Real Madrid match and sat next to Bellingham’s parents. This detail led many to believe that she was well received by the English midfielder’s family.

Although they have not publicly confirmed their romance, the couple is appearing together more and more. They attended the Madrid Open together, Ashlyn was constantly in the stands during Bellingham’s matches, and the England midfielder was no longer too dodging the camera whenever he was with his girlfriend.

The culmination was after a 4-2 victory over Croatia at the 2026 World Cup, Bellingham stepped up to the stands and gave Ashlyn a kiss right in front of thousands of spectators and media. The photo quickly appeared in many international newspapers.

Jude Bellingham gave a sweet kiss to Ashlyn Castro (Photo: Getty Images)

Dating one of the world’s most famous players has also made Ashlyn Castro a topic of conversation on social media.

Ashlyn Castro has been rumored to be in a relationship with many celebrities, including NBA players Terance Mann and LaMelo Ball, as well as Hollywood actor Michael B. Jordan, who reportedly dated her in 2018. In addition, she is also entangled in romance rumors with Lewis Hamilton, Jamie Foxx and King Combs. On social networks, there are even many people speculating that Ashlyn has had a love relationship with about 50 men.

In 2025, Ashlyn Castro has officially spoken out in a TikTok video. She denied this information and affirmed that during the past 8 years, she has only had 3 romantic relationships. According to her, most of the stories circulating online are fabricated and untrue.

Ashlyn Castro shared: “I’m really uncomfortable having to stand in front of the camera to talk about my private life. Actually, I haven’t talked to the camera many times, so I hope everyone understands. Since I’ve almost never shared much about my real life on the Internet, people have created a whole past, a history of dating and attacked my morals and personality based on lies.

In any way you can think of, people tried to attack me, harass me, behave extremely disrespectfully, and even come to my grandmother’s house. It was really out of hand.”

Talking about the romance rumors, Ashlyn said, “Let’s talk about my dating history. During the past 8 years, I have only had 3 boyfriends. In 2017, I entered my first relationship and that person was a public figure. Therefore, I have to face people talking and fabricating all kinds of things about me.”

She also admitted that she was “shaking so much that she couldn’t calm down” when talking about private matters, but still decided to explain because things had gone too far.

Ashlyn Castro has a hot look (Photo: IGNV)

After the uproar, Jude Bellingham and Ashlyn Castro are still quite private. There are no sweet posts, nor do they rarely respond to the media about the relationship. Instead, fans only saw Ashlyn sitting quietly in the stands, and Bellingham after each victory walked to hug her lover as a way to share the joy.

Ashlyn’s constant presence in the 2026 World Cup is also considered her way of quietly accompanying Bellingham in the biggest tournament of his international career to date.