Venus Williams reveals ‘getting into relationships was never her thing’

Venus Williams has candidly opened up about how “easy it can be to get stuck in one life” during a rare interview about her love life.

The tennis star, 42, – who once dated model Elio Pis and financier Nicholas Hammond – explained that ‘getting into relationships was never his thing’, but that an open approach to dating is something she is working on.

While covering in style October Glamor problem, she told the publication, “Yeah. I’ve had a single life for a long time and I think it’s really easy to get stuck in one life and sometimes – at least for me – harder to get out of it.

Honest: Venus Williams candidly explained how ‘easy to get stuck in one life’ can be in a rare interview about her love life

“So it’s probably something I’m working on now and it makes you think about yourself and what you want and how to behave.” It’s definitely a lot of self-thinking that goes into it.

“And I guess for other people, they’re running into a relationship, which was never my thing. So we are all different. That’s how I work and how I operate, and I’m okay with that.

She added: “When life changes, you have to know when to change. You cannot cling to a relationship or singleness. You have to be able to move in that moment – ​​and even if you don’t want to or aren’t ready, you just have to deal with it.

Candid: The tennis star, 42, – who previously dated model Elio Pis and financier Nicholas Hammond – explained that ‘getting into relationships was never his thing’, but that an open approach dating is something she is working on

Venus looked stunning for her photo shoot with the glossy magazine, in an eye-catching pic where she showed off her abs in a green crop top and blue ruffled skirt.

In another, she caught the eye in a puffy pink skirt and red sweater as she posed up a storm.

Over the years, Venus has been linked to several different men, including Cuban model Elio Pis.

Cat: While covering Glamor’s October issue in style, she told the publication, “Yeah. I’ve had a single life for a long time and I think it’s really easy to get stuck in one life and sometimes – at least for me – more difficult to get out of a single life ‘

He started dating Venus in 2012, making his first public appearance at the New York Grand Slam that year.

However, in 2017, the couple had separated. It’s unclear why the two broke up.

Then she dated wealthy financier Nicholas Hammond.

They struck up a relationship in 2017 and the two even attended her sister Serena’s wedding together.

Love life: Over the years, Venus has been linked to several different men, including Cuban model Elio Pis (pictured in 2012)

The Past: Venus once dated wealthy financier Nicholas Hammond. They struck up a relationship in 2017 and the two even attended her sister Serena’s wedding together (pictured in March 2018)

However, the two separated in 2019.

Venus has previously explained that she doesn’t feel the need to get married or settle into her future.

She told Cosmopolitan in 2021: “I have a lot of friends who don’t believe me when I say I love my life and I don’t want to change it for any reason.

“I’m not desperate and they don’t believe me. They say things like, ‘You’re going to miss your window.’ I’m like, ‘Please relax. You might feel that, but I don’t. I promise you not.

Read the full interview in the October digital issue of GLAMOR UK online now.

Family: Sportswoman Venus (left) is pictured with her tennis star sister Serena last month in Washington