Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner are this close to making it Instagram official. And by “this close,” we mean we saw a blurry bathroom selfie and are choosing to believe in love, okay?
Let’s rewind. Rumors about this rap-cornerback duo started swirling like your aunt’s famous potato salad earlier this year. Sauce Gardner, a New York Jets star with more defensive plays than your emotionally unavailable ex, was spotted loitering (suspiciously hotly) in the background of one of Ice Spice’s videos. Naturally, the internet did what it does best: spiral into chaos and conspiracy theories.
Then March happened—and BAM—they were caught leaving the Vanity Fair Oscars Party together. Nothing screams “we’re dating” quite like exiting a fancy party full of celebs who pretend not to know each other.
Now, in an incredibly subtle move that obviously wasn’t meant to break the internet (but here we are), Ice Spice dropped a casual Instagram dump. You know, the usual: vibes, selfies, chaos, and oh—just a cozy bathroom snap with Sauce casually chillin’ behind her like he’s guarding her against bad lighting and poor angles.
She’s in full pink tracksuit Barbie mode. He’s standing behind her like a man who knows how to take a pic without messing up her moment. His hand? Suspiciously close to her hip, but not quite there. (Classic “we’re dating but not confirming it” body language. We’ve studied the tapes.)
This marks their most couple-y moment since they were spotted ringside at a boxing match, where they looked less like two people watching a fight and more like two people silently debating what toppings to get on shared nachos.
So, is it love? Is it PR? Is it a crossover episode we didn’t know we needed? Whatever it is, it’s giving soft launch, and we are here for it.
📸 Dive into the slideshow if you dare—but beware, side effects may include shipping this duo uncontrollably.