Bill Belichick and his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, are red carpet official.
The former Patriots coach, 72, and Hudson, 24, stepped out together at the Museum of Natural History’s 2024 Museum Gala in New York City on Dec. 5.
The pair have been linked for several months now, but this is the first time they have appeared as a couple at a formal public event.
They coordinated in black for their debut appearance, with Belichick wearing a traditional tuxedo and Hudson sporting an off-the-shoulder black gown with silver embellishments around the leg.
Belichick and his former partner of 16 years, Linda Holliday, split last year, People reported in September 2023.
The NFL coach was also previously married to Debby Clarke from 1977 to 2006, and they share three children, all of whom are coaches themselves: Amanda Belichick, the head lacrosse at Holy Cross Athletics, Stephen Belichick, the defensive coordinator for the University of Washington, and Brian Belichick, the safeties coach for the New England Patriots.
Keep reading to learn more about Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
She was a cheerleader at Bridgewater State University
Hudson was a cheerleader during her time at Bridgewater State University, becoming an NCA Collegiate Champion in 2021, according to her Instagram profile.
She attended BSU from 2019 to 2022, graduating with a B.A. in philosophy, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Hudson continued cheering after graduation, joining the East Celebrity Elite cheer squad.
She opened up about what cheerleading means to her in a February Instagram post after her team made the world championships.
“I’d like to put out how grateful I am for the sport that kept me anchored through difficult seasons of adolescence and young adulthood, engrained resilience, discipline, and punctuality into my bones … and brought me lifelong friends,” she captioned a photo of herself with her team.
She also shared her gratitude for the medical professionals, coaches and peers who “aided in neurological damage rehabilitation.”
“Without y’all’s support, I wouldn’t have been able to ‘un-retire’ and be back on the mat to finish out the dream,” she wrote.
She’s a former a beauty pageant contestant and model
Hudson was the first runner-up in the 2024 Miss Maine USA pageant in March.
She shared an Instagram photo of herself at the Miss Maine pageant earlier this year wearing her sash representing Hancock, Maine.
“Miss Hancock USA is in the building!! Let’s do this thang!!!” she wrote in the caption.
Hudson also worked previously as a social media ambassador and model for Rebel Athletic, a luxury performance athletic wear brand.
“To be a Rebel means to be true to yourself, to embrace your inner sparkle. I am proud to stand behind them and be apart (sic) of the #Rebel movement,” Hudson wrote on Instagram in 2020.
She is a self-described entrepreneur
Hudson describes herself as an entrepreneur in her Instagram profile.
According to her LinkedIn page, she has been the executive director of the Boston-based Trouble Cub Enterprises since April 2021.
The company’s website is currently password protected, but an earlier version of the page describes Trouble Cub Enterprises as the parent company of TCE Investments, which specializes in financial literacy education, beauty consulting and beauty contracting.
She graduated from cosmetology school
Hudson shared on Instagram in 2019 that she had graduated from The New England Hair Academy, a cosmetology school in Malden, Massachusetts.
“I am so exhaustingly excited to announce, that I am OFFICIALLY a graduate of The New England Hair Academy. Last step is licensure (which is a piece of cake.) This chapter may be over, but the show goes on,” she wrote in the caption.
She called the experience an “intense chapter” of her life, and said she balanced her cosmetology training with her schoolwork during her final year of high school, and continued the program while in college.
While attending college and the cosmetology academy, she says she also worked as a henna tattoo artist, became a college cheerleader, modeled for Rebel Athletics, and toured New England with cheerleader and WWE star Gabi Butler.
She has posted about Belichick on social media
While they only just made their red carpet debut, Hudson and Belichick have made a few appearances together on social media in recent months.
In September, Hudson shared an Instagram photo of her and Belichick petting a goat at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.
She also welcomed Belichick to Instagram after he joined the platform that month.
“This is my formal petition for @BillBelichick to change his handle to @ BillyGoat !! 🐐 Welcome to the ‘Gram, Billy!!!!” she wrote in the caption.
She also included Belichick in a roundup of photos from summer 2024, which she shared on Instagram in October.
In one selfie, the pair appears to be standing in front of a lighthouse at sunset. In another picture, Belichick poses with his arm around Hudson.
The couple were also spotted together at a corn maze at West End Creamery in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, in October.
Later that month, the couple revealed their coordinated Halloween costumes.
Hudson dressed up as a mermaid and lay on the beach as Belichick, dressed as a fisherman, pretended to reel her in.
“Ouucchhhh!!!” Hudson wrote in the caption, adding a fish hook emoji.
“My biggest catch!!!” Belichick wrote in the comments.
A New Orleans tourism site also shared a video of Belichick and Hudson walking in the city’s French Quarter in January 2023, though it’s unclear whether the two were dating at the time.
She responded to jokes about her and Belichick’s relationship during ‘The Roast of Tom Brady’
Hudson and Belichick’s relationship came up during Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady” in March.
While not mentioning Hudson by name, Rob Gronkowski teased his former coach about his relationship with a much younger woman.
Hudson had a playful response to the roast in a November Instagram post.