Chivalrous Lewis Hamilton Blamed His “Gentleman” Qualities for Triggering Dating Rumors With Famous Pop Star

It is far too easy to get caught up in a scandal if you are as famous as Lewis Hamilton. This has happened on far too many occasions in the life of Hamilton. Even though Hamilton might be a lot wiser now, he had to tackle such rumors daily during his initial introduction to the world. This is exactly what happened in 2007 when he met an American singer, Natasha Bedingfield.

In his first year in Formula 1 with McLaren, the team was amidst a major industrial espionage scandal. However, Hamilton was more focused on the rumors regarding his dating life. Rumors started circling of a potential connection after paparazzi photographed Hamilton helping Bedingfield out of their car.

However, the now-Mercedes man cleared up the confusion while speaking to journalists, as reported by The Guardian. “I gave her a hand to help her out of the car,” an amused Hamilton explained. “I was just being a gentleman.”

The then 22-year-old was on top of the world with his incredible record-breaking performances in the first nine races. Naturally, there was a lot of attention on him. In fact, that attention soon turned into a target, which he feels is still true to this day.

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Hamilton dating Bedingfield rumor was just that, a rumor. However, as his career progressed, so did the rumors and Hamilton did amass a long list of girlfriends apart from one long-term girlfriend.

Lewis Hamilton and his long list of girlfriends

The successful yet humble and charming Brit hasn’t shied away from exploring his dating options throughout his career. Moreover, apart from Nicole Scherzinger and Jordi Ma, all his relationships have been significantly short-lived.

Let’s take a look at the list:

1. Danielle Lloyd – six months in 2002.
2. Jodia Ma – four years.
3. Nicole Scherzinger – eight years.
4. Lotta Hintsa – denies dating Hamilton.
5. Vivian Burkhardt – a few months.
6. Rihanna – undisclosed period.
7. Rita Ora – never confirmed publicly.
8. Barbara Palvin – undisclosed period.
9. Winnie Harlow – undisclosed period.
10. Sofia Richie – rumored.
11. Niki Minaj – undisclosed period.

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We could gather all this dating information thanks to the public nature of Hamilton’s life. However, the Brit tries to keep his dating life personal and is currently dating no one best to our knowledge.