Gossip & Drama
Danielle Brandon And Austin Gooch Call It Quits
After weeks of cryptic Instagram stories and fan speculation, it has now been confirmed that controversial CrossFit star Danielle Brandon and Austin Gooch have ended their relationship, with his CrossFit Hyde Park membership reportedly cancelled.
Their romance first grabbed headlines when Brandon’s then coach and boyfriend Matt Torres posted a viral TikTok showing up to her Tampa home and hinting that Gooch was inside, turning the Danielle Matt Austin triangle into a full blown CrossFit soap opera, and many fans who were once excited to see Brandon find new love are now disappointed to see this chapter close.
Source: Danielle Brandon IG, Dense Updates.
Colten Mertens Puts Jayson Hopper On Blast
On a recent podcast clip now circulating as an Instagram reel, Colten Mertens says he does not vibe with the Boys Interrupted crew and jokes that they will probably never invite him on their podcast because they do not want their ego hurt when he turns them down. He adds that he does not really enjoy their company and feels like they do not share the same sense of humor.
Mertens then tells a story about reigning Fittest on Earth Jayson Hopper from the 2024 Taylor Versus The World quarterfinals series, saying Hopper kept asking to wrestle, grabbed him from behind in the athlete area, and ended up in a wrestling match that Mertens won. According to Mertens, Hopper later posted a video with a caption claiming Mertens jumped on him while he was stretching, which Colten calls a complete lie that makes him look like a jerk, and he also takes issue with how Hopper treated his friend Bryson during YouTube filming.
To make things even spicier, both Mertens and Hopper are set to compete this weekend at the Mayhem Classic, so fans will be watching closely to see if any of that tension between the two men shows up on the competition floor.
Source: Colten Mertens podcast Coffee Pods & Wods
Olivia Kerstetter & Chris Ibarra Are Official?
Olivia Kerstetter posted multiple photos with Chris Ibarra on her Instagram story over Easter weekend, captioning the dump “easter weekend recap” and calling it “the best weekend spent with my favorite people.” The couple photos left little to the imagination, but just a few weeks earlier, when asked directly if she had a boyfriend, Kerstetter said no.
Looks like the rumor Sevan heard was true after all. Consider this one confirmed by the Instagram soft launch.