Jessie J goes public with boyfriend Chanan Sapphire Colman.
The singer paid a sweet homage to Colman in June 2023, giving more insight into their special relationship since they welcomed a son together.
“I struggle to keep everything private,” she said at the beginning of the post. “I think if you know me, you know that. I want to protect the people I love and keep it to myself.”
He continued, “And then I often f— because life is short and I think I don’t want to regret it. Once you open the door, you can’t close it.”
He referred to his partner as a “beam of light” that “lights up my dark days” and added that their relationship was “a whirlwind love”.
The singer kept gushing about Colman, calling him “calm for my madness”, “peace for my fear” and finally “Daddy for my baby” before thanking him once again.
The couple became parents in May as they gave birth to a baby boy, but Jessie J did not name Colman as her father at the time.
The birth announcement came after Jessie J miscarried in November 2021. “To all of you who have followed my journey so far, thank you for all your love and support,” Jessie J wrote after the birth of her son.
From the time they got together to her career history, here is everything there is to know about Jessie J’s boyfriend.
born in Denmark
Colman was born in Gladsaxe, Denmark, in 1984, to an Israeli mother and an American Jewish father. In an interview with Sports Rabbi, she revealed that she was raised trilingual, but was unable to keep up with all her mother tongues equally.
“My first language is Danish, and I spoke Hebrew when I was very young. So in total, Danish, Hebrew and English,” he told the broadcast. “Unfortunately, in kindergarten I was teased about Hebrew because it sounded funny, so when I was younger I stuck my fingers in my ears and refused to listen. In the end, my mother gave up, but now we are both very sorry.
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He is a professional basketball player
Colman is a professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Before that, he played college basketball at Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, and then played in professional leagues in Finland, Denmark, and now Israel.
He is close with his family
Colman seems very close to his family and often sends sweet compliments to everyone from his brothers to his nephew. In September 2022, he penned an article calling his mother “his idol/inspiration”. He continued, “You are the strongest, most compassionate, loving and forgiving person I know.”
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He was first linked to Jessie J in 2021.
While it’s unclear how Jessie J and Colman met, in her memorial post in June 2023, she revealed that she first met him in 2021, weeks after she had a miscarriage. “It was a whirlwind love and it was a miracle we got pregnant naturally,” Jessie J said of their love and journey to parenthood, adding, “Gratitude doesn’t cut it.”
he’s a new dad
The singer first announced her pregnancy in an emotional video for her song “Sunflower” in January 2023. The musician announced the gender of her first baby in an Instagram video that shows her preparing for the BRIT Awards 2023 red carpet in February.
That May, he announced the arrival of his newborn son, but did not reveal that his father was Colman until a month later.
In a tribute post, the “Domino” singer shared that Colman had “given me many of the best gifts of my life” and held his hand during the birth of her son. “I wouldn’t have been able to handle it without him,” she added.