Madonna’s son David Banda, 18, has hush-hush romance with a rising model, 21… after playing guitar on tour for his famous mom
Madonna’s son David Banda is reportedly in love, marking his first serious relationship.
Banda, 18, is in a romance with aspiring model Maria Atuesta, 21, a source said The sun on Friday.
David, who joined his mother Madonna, 65, on her Celebration Tour, reportedly started dating the brunette beauty early in the year, and the two are still going strong.
David and Maria had to maintain a long-distance relationship for much of that time, as he played guitar at Material Girl’s shows from October through May.
However, after her triumphant tour-end show on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, David was able to fly home to New York to be with his crush again.
Madonna’s son David Banda reportedly has a new love interest, marking his first serious relationship; seen with his mother at the Off-White Party
Banda, 18, is in a romance with aspiring model Maria Atuesta, 21, a source told The Sun on Friday
‘David and Maria are completely in love with each other. She is his first girlfriend and it is really cute,β a source told the outlet.
βHe had traveled all over the world with his mother but was determined to make everything work so they stayed in touch the whole time,β she added. “Now that the tour is over and they’ve been able to see each other again, it’s like they’ve never been apart.”
Although David hasn’t explicitly announced his new relationship, and it’s not yet known how he and Maria met, he’s been posting about her on social media lately and sending flirty comments her way.
On Monday, the nepo baby posted a sweet photo of his girlfriend with an infectious smile while surrounded by lush trees.
βIt was a happy Monday,β he captioned the photo.
Maria was dressed casually in a baby blue ripped tank top while wearing sleek black sunglasses that were framed by her long brunette locks.
He previously posted a selfie of himself wearing a puffy olive green baseball cap, black sweatshirt and amber aviator sunglasses while wishing everyone a “Happy Monday.”
Earlier this month, he wrote, “You look ravishing mi amor” in the comments of a series of black and white photos Maria posted of herself.
“You’re too perfect,” he enthused under another post, while he called his new love “absolutely gorgeous” on another post and said she “Honestly has the most beautiful smile.”
On Monday, the nepo baby posted a sweet photo of his girlfriend with an infectious smile while surrounded by lush trees
He previously posted a selfie of himself wearing a puffy olive green baseball cap, black sweatshirt and amber aviator sunglasses while wishing everyone a “Happy Monday.”
David has been on tour with his mother Madonna in recent months
He played guitar for her on stage from October until the end of the tour in Rio de Janeiro this month
‘David and Maria are completely in love with each other. She is his first girlfriend and it is really cute,β a source told the outlet
βHe had traveled all over the world with his mother but was determined to make everything work so they stayed in touch the whole time,β she added. “Now that the tour is over and they’ve been able to see each other again, it’s like they’ve never been apart.”
Maria attended high school in Michigan and is studying Marketing at a private university in Manhattan. She is represented by multiple modeling agencies in different regions
David’s 18-year-old sister Mercy also prominently follows Maria on Instagram.
The beauty is reportedly represented by four different modeling agencies: New York City’s Genetics, New Jersey’s Vie, Milan-based agency Youth and Nation Worldwide.
Maria is reportedly still in school, pursuing a marketing degree at an expensive private university in Manhattan.
Although she has already ventured into the world of modeling, she also worked many more conventional jobs during her school years.
She reportedly works as a service agent at the Spring Place membership club in New York City.
A source said she previously worked as a Target employee, hotel concierge and employee at a smoothie bar on Long Island.
Maria is apparently from Madonna’s home state of Michigan, where she attended high school and will graduate in 2021.
David seems to have one of the closet relationships with his mother among his five siblings.
David has left a lot of flirty comments on Maria’s Instagram in recent weeks
It’s unclear how the two met, but they have reportedly been dating since early this year
David was pictured with his mother in Instagram photos she posted on Friday
‘I love NY! Had a lot of fun at the Off-White Party!’ she captioned the photo set
The music icon put on a busty display in a plunging black bustier-style top
She wore it with a black miniskirt and fishnet stockings, along with fingerless black leather gloves that went past her elbows.
IB Kamara (R), the creative director of the clothing brand Off-White, also spoke to Madonna during the bash
Designer Raul Lopez (R) matched Madonna’s all-black look as he posed for a photo with her at the party
The musician was born in Malawi in 2005 and Madonna later adopted him with her then-husband Guy Ritchie after a humanitarian trip to the African country in 2006.
The adoption was controversial as the celebrity couple were granted an exemption to avoid the requirement that prospective parents must live in Malawi for 18 months before adopting a child.
David’s siblings include Madonna’s eldest, her daughter Lourdes, 27, who she shares with ex-boyfriend Carlos Leon.
She and Ritchie share 23-year-old Rocco, and Madonna also adopted Mercy, 18, and twins Stella and Estere, 11, who were all also from Malawi.