WATCH: Alex Rodriguez admits how he often used to get mistaken for Jennifer Lopez’s bodyguard
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Alex Rodriguez is one of the most popular and celebrated baseball players of all time. While he might be one of the most famous celebrities in the USA, most people beyond America mostly remember him as Jennifer Lopez’s ex-boyfriend. The fated relationship between A-Rod and J-Lo was the talk of Hollywood till their breakup in 2021.
Often in their relationship, A-Rod and J-Lo share some funny and wholesome moments that their fans often fondly remember. Regarding one such incident, Alex Rodriguez once shared how dating J-Lo was a humbling experience for the baseball legend. In the video, he says that J-Lo fans often mistake A-Rod for her bodyguard.
Alex Rodriguez shares many candid and wholesome moments he had spent with Jennifer Lopez on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Here is one of the most amusing ones from their dating history.
Related: Why did Jennifer Lopez break up with Alex Rodriguez?
Alex Rodriguez shares the humbling experience of being compared to J-Lo’s bodyguard
While both Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have achieved impeccable fame throughout their career, J-Lo’s charm as a diva can work wonders on, perhaps, everyone. Such is her charm that fans would even consider her boyfriend as her bodyguard.
As Alex Rodriguez joins Jimmy Fallon as his invited guest for the Tonight Show, he starts by telling everyone how he got interested in Shark Tank. He emphasizes how anyone could be a star or ‘cool’ without having to dunk basketballs or hit home runs just by getting a good education and having a good pitch, like at Shark Tank.
This is when Jimmy Fallon subtly reminds the viewers of how lucky A-Rod is to date a diva like Jeninifer Lopez. He shows some recent Instagram pictures of the couple, where they both seem to embrace each other warmly and gently. This is when Alex Rodriguez brings up his humbling experience while dating Jennifer Lopez.
He says, “This gotta be one of the most humbling experiences of my life. When I was in the Yankees, I won the World Championship, and you think you are pretty cool. But then, when I am with Jennifer, they confuse me with her security guard all the time!” He further explained how the paparazzi would scream at him to get out of the way to get a picture of J-Lo.
Unfortunately, this healthy and thriving relationship between A-Rod and Jennifer Lopez did not last for too long. While the two were officially engaged in 2019, they called it off in 2021 and mutually decided to split. The couple cited differences between them as the reason behind their breakup.
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