Jordon Hudson will not be letting the haters get her down.
The previous Miss Maine USA pageant contestant shared a brand new picture through Instagram displaying her blowing a kiss whereas standing on the sidelines together with her boyfriend, Invoice Belichick. Hudson’s signature defiance was on full show within the picture.
Hudson, 24, has develop into an professional in utilizing tongue-in-cheek images and one-liners to answer controversy over her romance with the North Carolina Tar Heels head coach. (Belichick, 73, began relationship Hudson shortly after his break up from longtime accomplice, Linda Holliday, in 2023. He was beforehand married to Debby Clarke Belichick from 1977 to 2006 and so they share three youngsters: Amanda, 41, Steve, 38, and Brian, 37.)
The wonder queen just lately referenced Taylor Swift’s observe “So Lengthy London” — which is broadly believed to be about Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn — to poke enjoyable at breakup rumors.
“If Invoice and I had been to interrupt up, would he co-write a music with Taylor Swift titled: ‘buh-bah baa ha ba’ ???” she joked.
In Might, Hudson even made gentle of her 50-year age hole with the coach by sharing a photograph of herself and Belichick consuming Buffalo wings with Outdated Bay Seasoning.
“OLD BAY WITH MY OLD BAE,” she joked within the caption.
Regardless of Hudson’s witty social media retorts, her relationship with Belichick has genuinely brought about dissension within the sports activities world. ESPN’s Paul Finebaum referred to as on Belichick to maintain his girlfriend and enterprise accomplice out of the highlight in June, complaining that the romance had been a “distracting story all offseason.”
“I’m going to go the place I shouldn’t go, however then once more, we’re speaking about Invoice Belichick. He has fired coaches, gotten rid of nice gamers, he separated from the best quarterback of all time — it’s time for Invoice Belichick to fireside his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson,” Finebaum informed viewers. “Hear, I’m blissful for them, however North Carolina employed him as a result of he’s a terrific coach, to not be a distraction. He’s a serious distraction proper now on this recreation of soccer. I’m sorry.”

Invoice Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson in March 2025. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Pictures
The Ringer founder Invoice Simmons clashed with “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast host Pablo Torre that very same month over the latter’s investigative reporting on the connection. Torre had raised questions on Hudson’s actual age and claimed she’d been banned from the athletic amenities on the College of North Carolina. (Carolina Athletics later denied Hudson had been banned in an announcement to Us Weekly.)
“I’ve by no means seen anyone dine on a stupider story for every week and a half whereas pretending you’re a journalist,” Simmons, 55, mentioned on his “The Rewatchables” podcast. “What the f*** was that? Critically. Belichick’s relationship a lady. ‘Oh, let me do 9 exhibits about it.’ Settle the f*** down.”
Torre ultimately appeared on Simmons’ podcast to speak by the disagreement, as he defended his authentic reporting.
“To me, it’s like, sure, now we have to play the sport,” Torre insisted. “And look, it’s not Hollywood the place it’s ‘one for me, one for you.’ That’s not what I’m doing right here. I consider in each episode to a level that’s nearly disturbingly honest. However to me, the entire recreation right here is that if I’m gonna do a Peabody Award-nominated episode … like, that’s not gonna be as common because the Belichick stuff or the LeBron [James] stuff.”
In the meantime, Hudson reacted in sometimes tongue-in-cheek style to the dispute by encouraging the journalist to get “a passion.”
As for the coach’s Tar Heels gamers, large receiver Jordan Shipp defended Hudson when requested in regards to the relationship at ACC Media Days on July 24.
“Social media can promote some narrative, however that was not a distraction to us in any respect,” Shipp insisted. “There was by no means an issue, like individuals saying she was working follow. We’d by no means actually see her within the constructing. That was by no means an issue.”
There have been persistent rumors that the couple may quickly tie the knot ever since Hudson was noticed carrying a hoop on her left hand whereas ready to catch a flight to Boston on the Raleigh-Durham Airport in Might. The couple have but to verify any wedding ceremony plans.