Camille Kostek’s first date with her boyfriend, legendary NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski, was quite the stealth operation.
When speaking to The Post this weekend from Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 32, opened up about why the couple had to fly under the radar during a trip to the movies when Gronkowski, 35, was still a member of the Patriots.
“Our first date was very undercover because I was a cheerleader for the New England Patriots and you’re not allowed to date the players but I was a bad girl,” Kostek recalled. “We went to the movies at Patriot Place in the lux level and we went with our hoodies up.”
Kostek and Gronkowski originally met at a charity event in 2013 during the future Hall of Famer’s third year in New England.
A lifelong dancer, Kostek joined the Patriots’ cheerleading roster that same year and was part of the squad for two seasons.
She has been publicly linked to Gronkowski since 2015.
Gronkowski spent the first nine years of his NFL career in New England, winning three Super Bowls alongside former NFL quarterback-turned-Fox Sports colleague Tom Brady.
Although the All-Pro tight end called it a career after the 2018 season, he came out of retirement in 2020 and was traded to the Buccaneers, with whom Brady signed in free agency after 20 seasons in New England.
The duo beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl 2021.
Gronkowski retired again in June 2022 with Brady, 47, following suit in February 2023.
Kostek, who has pursued hosting and acting opportunities in recent years, has long been candid about her romance with Gronkowski.
During a May 2024 interview with Page Six, Kostek shared how she and Gronkowski parted ways at one point in their relationship before finding their way back to each other.
“Rob and I have been together for many years. We’ve had our ups, we’ve had our downs, and we’ve been able to break up, do our thing and get back together and heal in different ways, and learn and grow through the years,” she said.
Elsewhere in New Orleans, Kostek teased her Valentine’s Day plans to Page Six, noting she and Gronkowski will likely be “ordering in, going to sleep early, maybe a bubble bath, maybe an at-home massage and snuggling with [their] dog,” Ralphie.
Gronkowski, a four-time Super Bowl winner, was also in the Big Easy as part of Fox’s broadcasting crew for Sunday’s big game, the Eagles’ 40-22 win over the Chiefs.
