Sydney Warner, the wife of San Francisco 49ers star Fred Warner, didn’t take to WAG life like a moth to a flame.
The former Bachelor star, 29, who competed on Peter Weber’s season in 2020, met Fred, 28, shortly after her time on the reality series came to an end. The couple got married in June 2022 and welcomed their first child, son Beau, in March of this year.
While Sydney embraces life as a football wife now, she’ll be the first to tell you it took some adjusting.
“You find your footing,” said Sydney, who spoke exclusively to Us Weekly via her partnership with The Cocktail Collection. “I think it took me a while to find my niche and where I felt comfortable being a wife, now a mother, a girlfriend at the time. Now I’m Fred’s partner and we’re a duo. That’s an amazing thing to say.”
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Sydney continued, “As a team, we work really well together. It’s just nice being able to be a teammate with him and me finding my footing, as well. I think it’s just a timing thing. And it’s all worked out.”
The 49ers have amassed a crew of WAGs — an acronym for “wives and girlfriends” — that’s equally as A-list, if not more, than their partners on the field.
Kristin Juszcyzk, wife of fullback Kyle Juszczyk, has designed apparel for Taylor Swift. Claire Kittle, the wife of tight end George Kittle, has become a style icon of her own and appeared on Netflix’s Receiver alongside her husband. Olivia Culpo, wife of running back Christian McCaffrey, earned a Miss USA title and massive social media fame well before she even met her husband.
For all the attention surrounding the team, both on and off the gridiron, Sydney said the Niners family is one of support and empowerment.
“It was a lot different back in the beginning, but now there’s this huge community of working women,” Sydney gushed. “The women are kind of in the spotlight now, which is such a refreshing thing to see. It’s really cool to see how things change, you know?”
Sydney added, “To be with such an amazing community and organization like the Niners, I couldn’t have asked for a better situation. We’re so happy to be here and so blessed.”
As the 49ers fight for their playoff lives in the NFC West, Sydney is busy juggling a busy holiday season at home — which is where The Cocktail Collection comes in.
“There’s always a lot of people around during this time of year,” Sydney told Us. “It’s so busy with football. I knew I was going to be hosting and having people over, with watch parties and excitement for the games. The whole dynamic of being an easy, ready-to-pour cocktail was music to my ears.”
This fall, The Cocktail Collection introduced their newest variety, the Crown Royal Whisky Sour with Black Cherry, which is available now.
