{"id":79210,"date":"2026-04-18T05:15:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/sue-bird-megan-rapinoes-last-ig-post-before-split-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T05:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:15:36","slug":"sue-bird-megan-rapinoes-last-ig-post-before-split-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/sue-bird-megan-rapinoes-last-ig-post-before-split-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe\u2019s Last IG Post Before Split Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sue Bird<\/strong> and <strong>Megan Rapinoe<\/strong>\u2019s <span class=\"s1\">split<\/span> wasn\u2019t the easiest call to predict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the weeks leading up to the couple\u2019s breakup announcement, both Bird, 45, and Rapinoe, 40, showed little to no signs that there was trouble in paradise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On April 8, Rapinoe shared a joint <span class=\"s1\">Instagram post<\/span> with her content studio, A Touch More, and Vanderbilt Women\u2019s Basketball coach <strong>Shea Ralph<\/strong> that included a photo with Bird.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSuch a fun Final Four live show \ud83e\udef6,\u201d the post read. \u201cFull episode drops tomorrow! Thanks to everyone who showed up + a special shoutout to @att \ud83e\udd42.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sue-Bird-and-Megan-Rapinoe-Update.png?crop=0px%2C35px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Sue-Bird-and-Megan-Rapinoe-Update\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sue-Bird-and-Megan-Rapinoe-Update.png?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrity Splits of 2026: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, More<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA slew of breakups rocked the celebrity world throughout 2026, beginning with Bill Hader and Ali Wong in January. That same month, The Real Housewives of New York City alum Kelly Bensimon announced that she\u2019d recently split from her boyfriend. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Enter your email Please enter a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">As for Bird, her last post with Rapinoe was in January when the pair enjoyed a trip to France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cVoulez-vous du beurre?\u201d Bird wrote via <span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span> on January 17, while sharing a selfie with her partner on vacation. The caption translated to, \u201cWould you like some butter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Both all-star athletes surprised their fans and followers on Friday, April 17, when they announced their split after a decade as a couple.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4313443\" style=\"width: 753px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:136%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4313443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoes Last Post Together on Instagram Before Shocking Split Revealed\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Miikka Skaffari\/Getty Images for Vox Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere really is no smooth or easy way to share this news. After a lot of thought, we\u2019ve made the decision to separate as a couple,\u201d the duo said via a joint <span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span> post. \u201cThis hasn\u2019t been an easy decision, but it\u2019s one we\u2019ve made together, with so much love, respect and care for each other. We\u2019ve shared a whole life over the last decade, through big moments and in quiet ones, and that is something we\u2019ll always carry with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The statement continued, \u201cWe\u2019re so grateful to this incredible community that has held us up, welcomed us in, and supported us exactly as we are. So many of you have reminded us, again and again, why loving out loud matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the weeks before their split, the couple was working on their \u201cA Touch More\u201d podcast. As for red carpet appearances, the private pair did step out in November 2025 to attend an after-party for their company.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Love-Wins-A-Look-At-Athletes-Sue-Bird-Megan-Rapinoes-Relationship-001.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Love Wins A Look At Athletes Sue Bird Megan Rapinoes Relationship\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Love-Wins-A-Look-At-Athletes-Sue-Bird-Megan-Rapinoes-Relationship-001.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Revisiting Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird\u2018s Relationship Timeline<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOlympic gold medalists Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe were together for nearly a decade. The pair met while backstage at a photo shoot for the 2016 Rio Olympics. \u201cShe was in her basketball uniform and she had her hair down,\u201d Rapinoe told NBC in 2021. \u201cWe kinda crossed [paths] and she was like, \u2018Oh, hey! [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Looking ahead, both Bird and Rapinoe teased that they have new projects to share with fans. They also plan to host the \u201cA Touch More\u201d podcast a little longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to do a little trade-off hosting six more special episodes of \u2018A Touch More,\u2019\u201d Bird revealed on Friday\u2019s <span class=\"s1\">episode<\/span>. \u201cThat will be a farewell to you all and this space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rapinoe added, \u201cOur relationship was such a huge part of this podcast for you guys, but also for us. From our bickers to, \u2018Are you a Megan or are you a Sue?\u2019 \u2026 It\u2019s going to look a little bit different moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe\u2019s split wasn\u2019t the easiest call to predict. In the weeks leading up to the couple\u2019s breakup announcement, both Bird, 45, and Rapinoe, 40, showed little to no signs that there was trouble in paradise. On April 8, Rapinoe shared a joint Instagram post with her content studio, A Touch More, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248250182-sue-bird-megan-rapinoe.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}