Normani and DK Metcalf's Relationship: All About the Singer and NFL Player's Romance

Mar. 15, 2025

Normani and DK Metcalf at a Mugler Dinner Party in Paris on June 22, 2024.Photo:Pierrick Rocher/BFA.com/Shutterstock

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Wedding bells are ringing forNormaniandDeKaylin “DK” Metcalf!

The “Wild Side” singer and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiverannounced their engagementin March 2025 afterconfirming their relationshipon Instagram in July 2023.

“If you could trust a couple [to set you up], that would be the couple," the former Fifth Harmony singer added.

That same month, Normani toldRolling Stonethatshe was “very happy” in her relationship. She admitted Metcalf was “definitely an answered prayer” after the formerDancing with the Starsfinalist navigated personal struggles, includingher mother and father’s cancer diagnoses.

“I’ve experienced a lot with relationships,” she continued. “I’m a real lover girl … I like to see myself happy. I really do.”

They were spotted together in 2022 but confirmed their relationship in 2023

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Rumors surrounding the couple’s relationship began when they were spotted at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, Calif., in June 2022. However, the “Motivation” performer didn’t officially confirm their relationship until a year later, in July 2023, with a picture of Metcalf kissing her on the cheek on her Instagram Stories.

Ciara and Russell Wilson set them up

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In her interview with Ebro, she recalled how Ciara called her while she was at another event and insisted that she come to a party the singer was hosting for an alcohol brand she was launching.

“She was really adamant about coming [to the party],” Normani said. “I just knew it was something else because she was very adamant, and when I was on the way, she was like, ‘Oh yeah, your boy’s gonna be there.’ ”

Instead of warning either of them, Normani said Ciara and Russell “did the same to [Metcalf]” and scheduled their blind meetup. “They was playing cupid, but it worked,” she added.

The singer admittedly was “in a whole different situation” as she formerly dated dancer Rameer Colon. However, Ciara still held out hope for Normani’s potential future with Metcalf. “She was serious. [On] multiple occasions, she was like, ‘Hey, but this guy though!’ ” she added.

Normani is thankful for their relationship

Normani gushed about Metcalf in an interview withRolling Stone, highlighting that it felt good to be a “lover girl” full of joy with her partner.

“I am very happy,” she said. “I wear my heart on my sleeve, and finding space where that’s reciprocated feels good.”

“He’s a blessing. He’s such a light for me, especially just like in my lowest points,” she told Ebro the same month.

Metcalf inspired her song “Lights On”

Normani’s debut albumDopaminewas highly anticipated ahead of its June 2024 release. Despite being in the spotlight for years as part of Fifth Harmony and embarking on her solo career, she wanted to be “intentional” with the project, she toldRolling Stone. When she was working on the album, her mother and father were diagnosed with cancer, which she said stumped her creativity.

“I’m a human being, and the pain that I experience takes away from me being able to be creative and having the motivation to get up and be productive,” Normani said. “That was something that I really struggled with. I’ve definitely been tested throughout this process, but there’s a beautiful side to it, too. I’ve given up a lot to be in the position I’m in.”

She credited Metcalf with boosting her artistry while working onDopamine, adding that he “inspired a few [songs on the album].” Normani revealed onThe Terrell Showin June 2024 that the NFL player was “hype” when he learned “Lights On” was written about him.

“Definitely like trying to keep that sensual, sexy, airiness to it, I would say, is a challenge,” she said. “I wanted it to be focused on the feeling, and I wanted it to feel like he was in the room with me with the lights on. I wanted that intimacy."

After the album’s June 14 release, Normani revealed on theZach Sang Showthat Metcalf’s favorite track on her first solo record was “Take My Time."

Normani and Metcalf are playful with each other

In a May 2024 interview withElle, Normani showed her playful side when she prank-called Metcalf and began reciting the lyrics to her track, “Wild Side,” telling him, “I’m ready to pull up on you / I’m ready to do what I do.”

Normani and Metcalf are engaged

Metcalf went on to share that he proposed in Houston with both families present.

“It was my sister’s Spring Break, and [I] just thought about getting the whole family together for a big kumbaya and joining our families with the ring,” he continued.

source: people.com