Jana Kramer is dating Scottish pro soccer coach Allan Russell, 42, in whirlwind secret romance
JANA Kramer is dating Scottish pro soccer coach Allan Russell, The U.S. Sun has exclusively confirmed.
Singer and actress Jana, 39, has kept her new boyfriend's name a secret for months since slyly revealing she was in a relationship in January.
"Jana is dating Allan Russell," a source told The U.S. Sun, adding that the couple met on the elite dating app Raya.
According to the source, the 42-year-old single dad spent a few days at her house after meeting around Thanksgiving.
"When she learned Allan was in town, she made plans to meet up with him and they had this instant chemistry."
According to the insider, Jana has been traveling back and forth to the UK where Allan works as a set-piece coach for the English Football League Championship club Norwich City.
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"She attended a few of his games and she went to see him in the UK twice in December," the source shared.
"She has plans to visit him more."
The mom of two shares daughter Jolie, 6, and son Jace, 4, with her ex-husband Mike Caussin.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Jana's rep for comment.
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A PERFECT MATCH?
Apart from making a name for himself in the soccer world, Allan is the co-founder of ROAM, a grass-fed beef protein bar.
Like Jana, the six-foot-one athlete is physically fit and always training.
In 2012, he founded Superior Striker, an elite attacking training program. His bio states he's "the world's no. 1 striker and attacking specific coach."
Allan played for English and Scottish soccer clubs in the past and even played in the United States for North Carolina Football Club and the Orange County Soccer Club.
He left his job as Aberdeen's striker coach in May 2021 after his involvement in a serious car crash.
He confessed to allowing his $110,000 Audi to be driven by his brother, Simon Russell, who was drunk driving and not insured.
Allan was a passenger in the collision but was fined the equivalent of about $2,500.
The driver of the other vehicle was left critically injured, and Simon was sentenced to prison for 32 months.
CLUES ABOUT HER NEW BEAU
Earlier this month, Jana first publicly announced she's in a new relationship on her Whine Down podcast.
She revealed he was an athlete from Scotland and said that she was in England at the time and also paid a visit to his native country.
"It's just so funny how life and the world works," Jana stated on her podcast, referring to the last time she was in Scotland was with her ex Mike.
"I never would've...four years ago to be like, 'Oh yeah, I'm gonna be divorced and then I'm gonna come back here with a boyfriend who grew up here.'"
Then, in a new episode revealed on Sunday, the One Tree Hill actress went more in-depth about her new beau.
She teased that he has a child, and also said he hasn't met her own kids yet.
"I've done a really good job at not introducing the kids to people. And obviously they haven't met the new boyfriend," she stated on her podcast.
"Having said that, the boyfriend and I are talking about future things.
"And in my mind, I'm like, it makes me excited... And with kids, I don't want them to be in a place where their ground is not as steady as possible. Like I want them to be so secure, solid foundation, and I'm in charge of that."
LASTING LOVE?
Jana further explained that she wants to believe this is "true love" and that she's "going to get married" and "have a family," but then there's another side of her where "doubts and fears kind of creep in."
She continued: "And then always my concern — I don't care about me, my heart's been broken a million times, I can deal with another broken heart — my kids, that's a different story. They're older now, they understand more now."
Jana has been married three times in the past.
While her first two marriages - with Michael Gambino and Johnathon Schaech - were short-lived, she was married to Mike for six years, from May 2015 to April 2021.
The former NFL player allegedly cheated on her with multiple women and sought treatment for his sex addition prior to their split.
After that, the country singer was linked to The Bachelorette's Graham Bunn and Kristin Cavallari's ex Jay Cutler.
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She then was in a relationship with Nashville-based fitness instructor Ian Schinelli for a few months last year.
Jana has not publicly revealed any of her other relationships since her split from Ian.
