How Pregnant Olivia Culpo Became Christian McCaffrey's Best Teammate

Olivia Culpo Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby with Christian McCaffrey

Sometimes Olivia Culpo quite literally wears her heart on her sleeve. 

Such is the case whenever the onetime Miss Universe suits up to watch husband Christian McCaffrey lead his San Francisco 49ers down the field. 

To kick off last season, for example, though the star running back was Christian McCaffrey sidelined due to a calf injury, she had "an outfit picked out," she told E! News in September. "It's a blazer that I had embroidered, it has Christian’s number on it and then 'McCaffrey' on the sleeve."

For Olivia, the key to a good game day 'fit is to find one splurge piece "that I base my outfits around," she explained, revealing that when it comes to big purchases, she learns hard into the cash-back deal from PayPal. 

"I obviously already know the color palette, that's figured out," she noted of the team's red, black, white and gold shades. "So for games, honestly, it's always about a key accessory, whether it's a shoe I really like, a bag I really like, a jacket I really like, or a hat that I really like."

Though, these days, the pregnant star is embracing a new standout feature. 

Olivia—celebrating her 33rd birthday May 8—first decided to try the 28-year-old Stanford alum on for size at the urging of her close friends, model Kristen Louelle and NFL player Tyler Gaffney. 

When they initially called and asked if she'd be interested in meeting the athlete back in the summer of 2019, "I was apprehensive," she admitted in a 2022 Instagram, marking their third anniversary.

Single, following romances with singer Nick Jonas and NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola, "I was worried it would be the same old story all over again and that all guys were the same," Olivia continued. "While my expectations were low, I knew I couldn’t close myself off and make decisions based on fear."

And to really ensure they're on the same page, "We just started a book club but we're the only people in it, which is really funny," The Culpo Sisters star revealed. "I'm picking out girly girl thrillers and I'm making him want to read them."

Because the three-time Pro Bowler is nothing if not a good teammate, immediately rushing to his wife's defense when a slew of Monday morning quarterbacks took issue with the long-sleeve Dolce & Gabbana ballgown she wore at their Rhode Island wedding, chosen because, as Olivia put it, she didn't want "to exude sex in any way, shape, or form."

Though she later acknowledged to People that her explanation was "spun out of context to fit an agenda that I did not have," she has no regrets about her very demure, very mindful choice. 

“I loved every part of my wedding,” she said. “I love my husband and the people we got to celebrate that day with. The choices that I made are because I wanted to feel like they're choices I could be proud of in 50 years." 

Much like the man she loves to cheer for. As she and Christian prepare to expand their roster, relive the romance that started with that first Hail Mary pass.