ESPN Reporter Goes Viral and Gets Marriage Requests — Fans Disappointed to Learn She’s Already Off the Market

Mar. 15, 2025

Ashley ShahAhmadi hosts the Dr. Pepper Challenge at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 7, 2024.Photo:Ashley ShahAhmadi/X.com

Ashley ShahAhmadi/X.com

A number ofcollege footballfans were disappointed to find out that their new favorite crush is officially off the market.

Viewers first noticed ESPN reporter Ashley ShahAhmadi, 32, during a broadcast of theSEC championship gamebetween Georgia and Texas on Saturday, Dec. 7.

ShahAhmadi — an Emmy Award-winning sports journalist — was wearing a sleeveless brown top and matching miniskirt when she appeared on screen at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to host the evening’s Dr. Pepper halftime challenge. (Dr. Pepperwould award $100,000 to two students if they successfully chest-passed a football into a giant Dr. Pepper can.)

Ashley ShahAhmadi at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 7, 2024.Ashley ShahAhmadi/X.com

It soon became clear, however, that viewers were far more interested in ShahAhmadi’s relationship status than the status of the on-field challenge.

“I love you. Marry me?” oneX (formerly Twitter)user wrote, with another adding, “I need you in my life.”

That’s when another user chimed in with a disconcerting discovery: ShahAhmadi is already taken.

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“After replay assistance, I am devastated,” theX userwrote, alongside a zoomed-in photo of ShahAhmadi’s ring finger —which revealed a prominent engagement ring and wedding band.

“Heart breaker,” added another.

One person simply replied “NOOOOOOOOOOO” in all caps.

Ashley ShahAhmadi interviews Miles Bridges at a Charlotte Hornets game in February 2024.Jacob Kupferman/Getty

Jacob Kupferman/Getty

ShahAhmadi — who, according to herESPN bio page, began working for the network in 2023 — got engaged to her partner Tyler in February 2023. The pair tied the knot in October of that same year. According to herInstagram, ShahAhmadi and her husband are also proud parents to two fur babies.

source: people.com