Britney Spears' romantic past has been a roller coaster of rocky relationships, but since
2016, her love life has seemed idyllic thanks to her latest beau.
Sizzling and seemingly smitten, he's unlike any of her exes.
This is the untold truth of Britney Spears' boyfriend Sam Asghari.
While Sam Asghari fell in love with a woman who was born in Mississippi and raised in
Louisiana, he was actually born on the other side of the world in Iran.
According to Men's Health,
"When [Asghari] was 2, his father, Mike, moved to [Los Angeles] to work as a tow truck driver,
hoping his family would eventually be able to join him in the States."
According to Us Weekly, Asghari made the big move to the U.S. when he was 12.
As he told Men's Health,
"I had to leave my friends and family who I was very close with, and I knew I was moving
away and never coming back."
Thankfully for Asghari, he managed to make some new friends in the United States, including
one Britney Spears.
Apparently Spears calls Asghari by his real name, Hesam, which is something that elicits
a heart-eyed emoji from her appreciative and adoring boyfriend.
Fans might not know this, but there's a 13-year age difference between Britney Spears, who
was born on December 2, 1981, and Sam Asghari, who was born on March 23, 1994.
The age gap probably doesn't bother Spears either, as she once apparently admitted during
her I Am Britney Jean documentary,
"Sometimes I feel like I am 20 and sometimes I feel like I am 50."
While Spears has quite a few more years to go before she actually nears 50, she can at
least hold onto the fact that Asghari will still be smoking hot when he eventually goes
gray.
After using an aging app in July 2019, Asghari joked,
"[T]he old me looks like Robert D[e] Niro."
We wonder what Spears thinks about that.
Sam Asghari obviously has good genes.
The youngest of four children and the only boy, the model occasionally posts photos of
his sisters, and they're just as attractive as he is.
Sharing a photo of his mom on Instagram in 2017, Asghari wrote,
"She’s [n]ot my sister, this is my beautiful mother...last time we saw each other was in
2006."
In 2019, Asghari revealed to Entertainment Tonight that his family loves girlfriend Britney
Spears, which is hardly surprising.
The fitness trainer said,
"I have three sisters.
We've hung out a lot of times...We've been together for three years and my sisters love
her, my family loves her.
My mom lives in another country [but] when she was here, she met her."
It sounds like Spears is one of the family at this point.
"I've got family out here.
I've got my girlfriend, so we're going to be spending a lot of time with my family."
Long before Sam Asghari was known as Britney Spears' boyfriend, he was a football player.
According to Men's Health,
"After getting to L.A., the teenager threw himself into sports.
His freshman year of high school, Asghari joined his first U.S. football team...It led
to him participating in a football program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
But, after getting cut before his freshman year, Asghari went back to L.A. to play for
Moorpark College."
However, Asghari eventually dropped out of college to pursue another dream he'd had.
Per Men's Health,
"[B]ack in Tehran, living with his mom and sisters, Asghari focused on soccer and dreamed
of a career in sports or law enforcement."
Asghari enrolled in a course in criminal justice, but ended up working three jobs to support
himself.
Per Men's Health,
"After hitting rock bottom that night alone in his apartment, Asghari quit his jobs at
Best Buy and the nightclub to focus on a career in fitness."
And the rest is history.
Although Sam Asghari is obviously super fit, he didn't always have such a built body.
According to Men's Health, after Asghari dropped out of college,
"Working out was no longer a priority, but he continued to eat like he did when he played
football.
6-foot-2 Asghari was tipping the scales at 290."
Explaining his unhealthy, and totally relatable, eating habits, Asghari told the publication,
"I was eating Doritos for breakfast, fast food, sugar, candy, no protein, a lot of carbs,
and drinking sugary sodas...My nutrition was extremely horrible.
The stress and the fear of not going anywhere [in life] combined gave me my depression."
"I went on to this journey where, right after high school, I gained about 100 pounds."
That's when he decided to make a change.
In the span of six months, Asghari lost almost 100 pounds, which is more than a little impressive.
Sharing an update on Instagram in July 2017, Asghari wrote,
"Same exact person, same exact work ethic, just a different mindset...It is not a coincidence,
you do not get lucky, also you're never born into it.
You got to earn it.
I promise you something, it is absolutely worth it.
People will be in secret competition with you."
While Sam Asghari's dreams of a career in football didn't work out, he's hoping to use
his passion for soccer to help others.
In March 2019, Asghari announced on Instagram,
"Having undergone a physical transformation myself, I will be setting up a soccer academy
to inspire others to look after themselves both mentally and physically.
This has always been a dream of mine, and now I can share this journey with you all!"
Asghari also talked to Entertainment Tonight about the academy, and said,
"Physical training is integrated with my career and long-term goals for health and well-being
for longevity in fitness performance as well as my acting career...It is about inclusiveness,
striving, and trying your best whatever that personal best is for you."
Meanwhile, Spears' boyfriend has also set up Asghari Fitness, which offers training
and meal plans.
In January 2020, he wrote on Instagram,
"Who’s ready for my very first fitness program?...Who's ready to take your life to another level?...My
friends and fans have inspired me to creat[e] a program for everyone that wants to get in
the best shape of their lives mentally and physically!...I'm excited for everyone to
see what I have created for you guys!"
While Asghari's sculpted body is surely enough of an advertisement for what can happen if
you follow his example, his social media-worthy workouts with Britney Spears may also help
to boost his program's popularity.
Although you may not get the chance to bench press the pop star like he does.
Sam Asghari may have met Britney Spears when he appeared in her "Slumber Party" music video
in 2016, but that wasn't the first time he'd been cast to play one of the handsome figures
that add a little heat to a pop production.
He also showed up in Fifth Harmony's "Work From Home" video as a sweaty construction
worker, and once you've seen his performance, it's pretty hard to forget.
According to Men's Health,
"Thanks in part to Asghari's ripped physique, the video has [over] 2 billion views on YouTube."
Discussing his oiled up appearance in the steamy video, Asghari told Entertainment Tonight
in 2019,
"I got a lot of attention from Fifth Harmony, so I knew what I was stepping into.
Fifth Harmony was just coming out as a little group, and now Britney Spears, the Princess
of Pop, is calling me, wanting me to play the love interest...I said, 'Why not?
Let me give it a shot.'"
As for how he felt about getting to work with one of the world's most famous singers, Asghari
admitted to Men's Health,
"I was excited that I get to meet one of the biggest artists of all time.
I had butterflies."
And once the pair met, it wasn't long until romance blossomed.
Asghari revealed to Entertainment Tonight that Spears made the first move and asked
him out for sushi.
He explained,
"At the music video, we connected.
We talked...We talked at the music video about what [we] like to eat, sushi, and then [exchanged]
text messages and next thing you know, [we're] just like a normal couple."
"You know, we talked about it in the music video, we said, 'Let's get sushi and go,'
like that, but she called me, I couldn't get her number."
Basically, these two were made for each other.
Sam Asghari may have started out in music videos, but his ambition goes beyond that.
He's now gotten into acting, which he first tried out in high school and continued to
pursue during college.
Although he's only been at it for a few years, Britney Spears' boyfriend has already scored
roles in Can You Keep a Secret?, which co stars Orange Is the New Black's Laverne Cox,
and on NCIS.
In December 2019, Asghari took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes photo of himself
on the set of the long-running crime show, and wrote,
"Such a pleasure to do my first [co-star role] on...one of the biggest shows on the planet...so
far one of the best sets I've been on!...I'm very blessed to have such hard working/kick
ass people on my team."
In January 2020, Asghari announced that he'd be joining the cast of Family Business on
BET.
Basically, it's starting to look as though his acting career is finally taking off.
Sam Asghari apparently loves, and loves to pose with, expensive cars.
Whether it's a sleek black ride, or a bright blue Lamborghini, he seems perfectly pleased
to pose with everyone.
Asghari even posted an animated version of himself with a Ferrari, which may not be as
impressive or as expensive as the real thing, but it's still pretty cool.
While it's hard to tell if Asghari owns the vehicles he poses with or is merely being
photographed with them as a part of various modeling gigs, it looks like the white Mercedes
Benz that can occasionally be spotted on his Instagram account belongs to either Asghari
or Spears, as they've both been seen driving it around on various occasions.
The price tag of a convertible like the couple's reportedly starts at around $85,000.
Although Asghari's success in his fitness and acting pursuits may have earned him enough
to afford a Benz, it's more likely that this is Spears' car since she's sitting on a reported
fortune of $215 million, so she can most definitely afford it.
Or maybe the car was a gift for her boyfriend, who seems to appreciate it quite a bit.
Britney Spears has a fondness for animals, which is something that she shares with her
boyfriend.
Proving that he's an animal lover, Asghari even posted a photo of himself and the singer
riding horses together with the caption,
"Giddy up with my cowgirl."
But the two don't just adore big beasts.
Spears also has a fondness for smaller creatures, and has two tiny dogs, a Maltese and a Yorkshire
Terrier.
Perhaps one of the reasons Spears gets along so well with Asghari is the fact that he also
loves pocket-sized pooches.
If you follow him on Instagram, you may have noticed his fluffy pup named Penny, who pops
up in posts pretty often.
Asghari also shared a shot of himself holding a pair of kittens in September 2018, along
with a serious message.
"Recently we've witnessed a horrific amount of endangered species being...hunted by...horrible
humans, in...100 years people will miss the [lion and tiger] and no one will ever [know]
who the 'hunter' even is."
And we all know there's nothing cuter than a hot guy holding adorable little kittens.
Sam Asghari may be with one of the most famous pop stars around, but it's not the spotlight
that makes his romance with Britney Spears special.
As he told Entertainment Tonight in 2019,
"What I love the most about my relationship is the fact that it's so normal...It's not
glamorous or anything.
She inspires me in my work and I can give so much to her by going to the gym, by going
to work, by having a balanced life.
We can get inspired by each other here and there and really grow with each other."
And as for whether he's planning to put a ring on it anytime soon, Asghari told Entertainment
Tonight,
"This is something that every couple should do.
That's the whole point of a relationship, we are a family...Trust me, if we do ever
get married, everybody's going to know."
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