Roommates, it looks like DeVon Franklin has added a new chapter to his love life! Recently, fans on Instagram noted a few similarities between his vacation posts and those of a popular celebrity trainer. Now, his supporters seem to think he and Maria Castillo are boo’ed up in private!
Franklin’s last public relationship was with ex-wife Meagan Good. The pair wed in June 2012, but DeVon filed for divorce in 2021. She has publicly been dating actor Jonathan Majors since May 2023.
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Here’s How Fans Linked DeVon Franklin & His Alleged Trainer Boo
Castillo was the first to post hints of her Cabo, Mexico getaway with DeVon Franklin. She seemingly soft-launched their ties by posting a selfie that partially shows the back of his ear, neck, and silver chain around it. A recent selfie on DeVon’s Instagram feed shows him wearing the same chain as the mystery man in Maria’s post.
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Additionally, DeVon and Maria independently posted solo photos from the apparent vacation. He posed in the sand against the ocean while she posed in a blue swimsuit under a cabana.
Another Instagram Stories post from Franklin shows him sitting on an ATV, holding a helmet in the air. The Shade Room did a little more digging and discovered Franklin and Maria also follow each other on Instagram.
Swipe below to see the lil’ receipts of this potential baewatch.
Who Is DeVon’s Alleged New Lady, Maria Castillo?
As mentioned, Maria Castillo is a trainer partnered with trainer Force Fitness and has previously worked with A-listers such as Angela Simmons.
Coincidentally, a pinned post on the Instagram feed of the fitness page shows Megan Good working out in February 2023. It’s unclear whether this means Maria and Meagan have crossed paths before.
Back to Castillo though, in addition to getting celebrity bodies in shape, she is a head coach with the nonprofit Strides In Recovery. Her passion for fitness was sparked at 18 after discovering she had hereditary and irreversible heart issues. She moved to Los Angeles at 22 and founded Flawed&Fit shortly after, per a 2020 interview with VoyageLA.
Maria also appears to be Dominican, given the DR emoticon flag in her IG bio. She reportedly attended the University of South Carolina. She double majored in marketing and management with a minor in French.
“I was raised to value kindness and empathy in myself and in others the most and that has played an outsized role in setting me up for success,” she told Voyage.
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Maria is the second woman this year that DeVon Franklin has been romantically linked to. In March, he was spotted enjoying a meal at a Los Angeles restaurant with a mystery woman. They left the spot hand-in-hand, but DeVon never confirmed whether they were dating.
