Brooks Nader is setting the record straight on those romance rumors. In the midst of speculation that the star of "Love Thy Nader," aged 28, had been "hooking up" with Ben Affleck, Deuxmoi reported on Jan. 24 that a source claimed the pair had "never met." Nader herself confirmed this in a comment beneath the Instagram post, writing, "Haven't met him in my life."
Prior to these latest romance rumors, Nader was involved in an on-again, off-again relationship with her "Dancing with the Stars" pro partner, Gleb Savchenko, after they met during season 33 of the ABC competition series. "I was newly divorced and I told them, 'Give me the hottest, douchiest guy,' and they gave me Gleb," Nader recalled during a December 2025 appearance on "Watch What Happens Live." She continued, "I felt as though there was so much sexual tension on the first day we met that it would just get worse and worse."
Despite their undeniable chemistry throughout their time on the show, the pair broke up in April 2025 after Nader accused Savchenko, 42, of cheating on her, allegations he later denied. When Olivia Attwood criticized Nader for continuing to discuss their relationship on her "Olivia's House" podcast in November, the model responded, "Meanwhile, this f---ing guy is in his 40s and he was on Instagram Live a couple nights ago, ranting about me and my whole family."
She continued, "We can go tit for tat on the pettiness, you know what I mean? That's why I think we had good chemistry because we are both just so f---ing petty. We would do the most f---ed up, petty, toxic things to each other throughout the whole season."
Days later, when asked about her relationship status during an appearance at the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix, Nader - who was also recently linked to tennis stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner - told PEOPLE that "no one" was making her heart race at that moment. "We'll see after the race," she teased. "But they're all cute. Who knows?"
Meanwhile, Affleck, 53, opened up about how difficult it can be to navigate the early stages of a relationship following his 2024 split from Jennifer Lopez. "It's not easy for anyone figuring out relationships, particularly at the very early part, where you're trying to gauge, 'What does this signal mean?'" Affleck said in April 2025 while discussing his character in "The Accountant 2," as seen in a clip shared by Page Six. He continued, "'Is this person looking at me? Do they like me? Am I going to humiliate myself if I go over there?'"
He added, "That was one of the fun things about this [movie]. The idea that here's a guy who's trying to figure out - he wants to have a relationship with a woman, he's trying to figure out how to do that, like, how to put yourself out there."
