SingerJordin Sparks' relationship with husbandDana Isaiahis full of surprises.
Not only did the “Double Tap” singer reveal in November 2017 that she wasmarried to Isaiahbut that they also were expecting their first child together. Sparks, who started dating the model earlier in 2017, has been open about her love for her husband, especially after thebirth of their sonDana Isaiah Jr. in 2018.
“I don’t know if this is a surprising thing, but I do know in my bones it’s just been total confirmation to me that he’s the person I’m supposed to be with,“Sparks told PEOPLEin November 2020. “Dana is everything, he is my partner, not in crime, but he’s my partner in life [and] thrive — is what I like to say.”
She added, “He is an amazing father. He is an amazing human. He is an amazing friend — he’s my best friend. It’s just really cool that we can do life together. I knew that he wasitbefore, but confirmation has definitely been a beautiful thing.”
So, who is the man that captured the heart of theAmerican Idolwinner? Here’s everything you need to know about Jordin Sparks' husband, Dana Isaiah.
He was born in Chicago
Isaiahwas born in Chicago, though he was raised in Missouri after his family moved there to run a Christian youth camp.
While Isaiah uses “Dana Isaiah” professionally, his birth name is Dana Isaiah Thomas.
Sparks fell in love with him at first sight
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Isaiah and Sparks first met virtually. However, when he visited her in Los Angeles, she was immediately smitten upon seeing him in person.
“When I opened my door, I looked at him, and I went … (gasp!) … ‘Oh, no!'“Sparks told Todayin a 2020 interview.
“I knew (love at first sight) was possible, but I didn’t think it was going to happen to me,” she added. “But that was, literally, what it was. I knew the second day that we hung out that that was the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with. He didn’t know that, and I didn’t tell him that, but I knew.”
He is a fitness junky, just like Sparks
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Isaiah and Sparks train together and push each other to the limit at the gym. Isaiah is an experienced fitness trainer and frequently posts their couple’s workouts on Instagram.
“Shoutout my guy@justinallen_13for letting us use his gym/sauna and training us while we were in town,” Isaiah wrote in the caption of an Instagram photo of the couple post-workout.
He is younger than Sparks
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Isaiah was born in 1992, while Sparks was born in 1989. He once shared a celebratory post on Instagram for his 25th birthday back in 2018.
“Grateful to God for his angels he has watching over my life,” Isaiah wrote in the caption. “Blessed to see 25! Thanks to all my friends and family who have made it so special thus far. Yalls FaceTime calls give me life and lots of laughter.”
They are both religious
Isaiah has shared similar content, but in 2018, he also published a book about spirituality titled,A Higher Calling: Claiming God’s Best for Your Life.
He answers Sparks’ emails
Isaiah is involved in running Sparks' social media accounts, including answering her public email account. In July 2022, heposted a pleaon Instagram Stories for her fans to stop sending her inappropriate messages.
“I RUN THE EMAIL FOR ALL INQUIRIES ABOUT @JORDINSPARKS,” he wrote. “I’D APPRECIATE NO MORE D-CK PICS PLEASE & THANKS.”
Isaiah urged fans who are sending inappropriate messages to provide a hint in the subject line, saying, “SH-T AT LEAST WARN ME IN THE SUBJECT SO I WON’T OPEN THAT BS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!”
They share a love for basketball
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The two spent a date night at the NBA Finals Game 4 in 2017, meetingDwyane Wade,LeBron Jamesand Charles Barkley.
Isaiah was also there to support Sparks asshe sang the National Anthembefore the game began, taking a video of her that he posted on Instagram.
He and Sparks got married in Hawaii in 2017
“It just more solidifies the whole team sentiment of a relationship,“Sparks told PEOPLEabout their marriage. “You know you’re still individuals, but at the same time, everything is about ‘we’ and ‘us’ as opposed to ‘you’ and ‘I.'”
He is a family man
Like Sparks, who has two nieces she posts about frequently, Isaiah proudly shares photos of his siblings, parents and godson.
When he and Sparks went on a vacation with his family in 2018, he shared a series of photos from the trip, writing, “Weekend recap. What’s understood doesn’t have to be explained! #LaFamilia #unbreakablebond.”
He shares a son with Sparks
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Isaiah and Sparkswelcomed their son Dana Isaiah Thomas Jr.— better known as DJ — on May 2, 2018.
Isaiah told PEOPLEthat the two “cried like little babies” after DJ was born. “It was just that realizing moment that everything you had been preparing for was here in your hands. Every emotion that you felt throughout the entire pregnancy from start to beginning just ‘Bam,’ and it hits you.”
Sparks and Isaiah have been overjoyed since their son’s arrival, posting many happy moments with their son onInstagram. However, Sparks has said she is “one and done” regarding having more children.
“It’s a lot to keep him entertained, and we have these full-on conversations. So for me, I’m like, ‘You know what? I know, mentally, I could not handle two of these conversations right now,'“she told PEOPLE. “He’s got cousins; he’s got friends. He’s good! And it’s not because it’s a crazy time, in that he’s in his twos or anything — it doesn’t have anything to do with that. I’m just like, ‘Yeah, one is good.'”
source: people.com
