Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos’ Daughter Dated Stefon Diggs

Joan Vassos had an extra special connection to one of the NFL players in the 2026 Super Bowl.

The Golden Bachelorette alum shared the surprising revelation that her daughter Allison Vassos once dated New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs.

“I know Stefon Diggs because my daughter dated him when she was in high school,” Joan explained on the Feb. 6 episode of Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti’s Almost Famous podcast. “She was a senior in high school, and he went to a high school that was down the road. So, she dated him.”

The 63-year-old—who shares kids Nicholas, 36, Erica, 33, Allison, 30, and Luke, 29, with late husband John Vassos—noted that Stefon was part of the family, sharing, “He came over to my house all the time. I have pictures of him with my family.”

In fact, one of those photos was taken at a family birthday dinner for John, who shared the same birthday as the 32-year-old wide receiver.