Fans were introduced to Sharelle Rosado‘s romance with Chad Johnson when they appeared on Netflix’s Selling Tampa in December 2021.
When Johnson was only featured in a few scenes on the reality show, Rosado clarified that was on purpose, explaining why she chose to limit her personal life on screen.
“I didn’t want people to think he was the reason why I got this show,” the broker told Page Six at the time. “I wanted to focus on mainly my agents, myself and my business, and it’s not about Chad right now. He has his own thing going on and he supports me from afar and the same here. I support him.”
The former football player was previously married to Evelyn Lozada in 2012. After 41 days, Lozada filed for divorce when her then-husband was arrested on a domestic battery charge. At the time, the athlete pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 12 months of probation. He ultimately violated his probation and served 30 days in prison in 2013.
Johnson, who is the father of eight children from previous relationships, got into a long-distance romance with Rosado two years later. After the couple went public, the Allure Realty founder announced that they were expecting a baby. Daughter Serenity was born in January 2022, two years before the pair split.
Scroll down to relive Rosado and Johnson’s relationship:
November 2020
Rosado and Johnson made their romance Instagram official in November 2020. The former wide receiver posted an Instagram photo of them, writing, “The Jags may have lost the game today but my baby is leaving a Winner 🥰.”
That same month, Johnson opened up about how “truly happy” he was with Rosado during an interview on the “I Am Athlete” podcast.
January 2021
The pair got engaged after one year of dating.
January 2021
“There are not enough days in forever to allow me to fully express the depth of my love for you ❤️ @ochocinco ❤️❤️❤️,” Rosado wrote in a gushing tribute to Johnson via Instagram in January 2021.
February 2021
The Netflix personality revealed that she was the one to reach out to Johnson before they started dating.
“I slid in his DMs. We used to tell — the joke was, we met on Christian Mingle, but I actually slid in his DMs,” Rosado shared during an episode of the “I Am Athlete” podcast. “He was always a crush of mine. Like for years. Sexy, tall, chocolate. That thang know he fine.”
The realtor recalled seeing her future fiancé at track meets when she went to support her daughters, adding, “I would see him. I didn’t say anything, but I slid into his DMs, and he responded like two seconds later. We exchanged numbers. He FaceTimed me right away, and then we just started talking.”
Although the twosome both showed an interest in one another, Rosado noted that it took a few years for them to take the next step in their relationship, saying, “We were friends, and then I stopped talking to him. We rekindled last year.”
August 2021
The duo announced that they were expecting their first child together, which they later confirmed was a girl.
December 2021
During an interview with Page Six in December 2021, Rosado addressed her decision to date Johnson following his public scandal with his ex.
“It wasn’t a concern. You never know what goes on between things. I don’t want to speak on that because I wasn’t there, but Chad is a great person,” she said at the time. “People go through things, people make mistakes, and you learn from them. If you base things off of mistakes that people made, then you’ll never make it in life. Nobody is perfect.”
January 2022
Rosado and Johnson welcomed their daughter, Serenity Hurricane Paula Johnson, in January 2022.
January 2023
Johnson proposed to Rosado on January 7, with the real estate agent sharing photos of her diamond ring via Instagram Story one day later.
October 2024
Rosado confirmed the pair’s split via X, writing, “Chad and I are no longer together please stop tagging us,” Rosado wrote via X on Saturday, October 26. “He is a free man, ladies.”
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