{"id":8287,"date":"2026-07-09T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cardi-b-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-set-tongues-wagging-with-paris-fashion-week-flirt-fest\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:30:54","slug":"cardi-b-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-set-tongues-wagging-with-paris-fashion-week-flirt-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cardi-b-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-set-tongues-wagging-with-paris-fashion-week-flirt-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B, soccer star Maduka Okoye set tongues wagging with Paris Fashion Week flirt fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2FUntitled-2-copy-59.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cardi B fans are shipping the rapper and Nigerian soccer star Maduka Okoye after the duo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/style\/paris-haute-couture-fashion-week-july-2026-celebrity-outfits\/\">Paris Fashion Week<\/a> flirt fest.<\/p>\n<p>The duo sat side by side at the\u00a0Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper, 33, was wearing a show-stopping zebra bodysuit with platform black boots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi B and Nigerian soccer star Maduka Okoye\u2019s Paris Fashion Week flirt fest on Wednesday has sparked social media chatter. <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo sat together at the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show. <span class=\"credit\">Maduka Okoye\/Snapchat<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The athlete took Cardi\u2019s hand to help her sit down. <span class=\"credit\">Maduka Okoye\/Snapchat<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The athlete, who has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with Dutch model Jelicia Westhoff since late 2021, sported a mint green vest, matching pants and a white tank to the France event.<\/p>\n<p>He helped Cardi to her seat by holding her hand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@parismatch\/video\/7660195060969000225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok users gushed<\/a> over the pair \u201clook[ing] good together\u201d \u2014 even before their flirtatious exchange on a Parisian restaurant\u2019s terrace.<\/p>\n<p>Cardi and Okoye, 26, were all smiles chatting with each other in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cleverlydey4u\/status\/2074991898842870215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral clip<\/a>, and the Grammy winner could be seen laughing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Social media users shipped the pair in gushing comments. <span class=\"credit\">Maduka Okoye\/Snapchat<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi and Okoye were later seen chatting on a terrace together. <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The rapper was all smiles during the conversation. <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMaduka is really making Cardi B blush out here,\u201d one fan tweeted, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Triumphisweird_\/status\/2075186034623607057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another claiming<\/a> the songwriter \u201clook[ed] like she [was] having butterflies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OlatayoSneh\/status\/2075021640258183639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poked fun at social media going into \u201cmeltdown mode\u201d<\/a> over the pair\u2019s interactions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Grammy winner was seen laughing during the flirtatious exchange. <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi\u2019s rep has yet to respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment. <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cBodak Yellow\u201d hitmaker\u2019s last <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/17\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-spends-valentines-day-with-texans-wide-receiver-stefon-diggs-after-offset-split\/\">public relationship<\/a> was with another athlete \u2014 NFL player Stefon Diggs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/celebrity-news\/why-cardi-b-is-giving-stefon-diggs-another-shot-report\/\">on-again, off-again couple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/13\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-stefon-diggs-go-public-with-relationship-on-nba-playoff-date-night\/\">debuted their romance<\/a> in May 2025 on the heels of Cardi and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/cardi-b-offset-relationship-timeline\/\">estranged husband Offset\u2019s split<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The American Music Award winner announced four months later that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/17\/parents\/cardi-b-pregnant-with-her-fourth-child-her-first-with-stefon-diggs\/\">pregnant with baby No. 3<\/a>, her first <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/stefon-diggs-kids\/\">child with Diggs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The little one, now 8 months, was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/13\/parents\/cardi-b-gives-birth-to-baby-no-4-her-first-with-boyfriend-stefon-diggs\/\">born in November 2025<\/a>, and his name has yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi B\u2019s last public romance was an on-again, off-again relationship with Stefon Diggs. <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The soccer player shares a son named Isaiah with model Jelicia Westhoff. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cardi and Diggs, 32, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/25\/celebrity-news\/the-real-reason-behind-cardi-b-and-stefon-diggs-split-revealed\/\">broke up<\/a> earlier this year, only to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/09\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-and-stefon-diggs-pack-on-pda-at-mothers-day-event\/\">pack on the PDA<\/a> while celebrating Mother\u2019s Day \u2014 and then <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/13\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-and-stefon-diggs-have-explosive-argument-outside-coffee-shop-3-days-after-mothers-day-reconciliation\/\">have a heated coffee shop clash<\/a> caught on camera in May.<\/p>\n<p>The current status of their romance remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>As for Okoye and Westhoff, they share a son named Isaiah. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/09\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-set-tongues-wagging-with-paris-fashion-week-flirt-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardi B fans are shipping the rapper and Nigerian soccer star Maduka Okoye after 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