Dana Isaiah and Jordan Sparks at the Philadelphia Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration in November 2023.Photo:Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC
“Just like a tattoo,”Jordin Sparkswill always have her husband with her.
The “No Air” singer was photographed getting the name Dana permanently on the back of her thigh in honor ofDana Isaiah. The cursive font is placed just below her rear end. Comfy for the procedure, Sparks wore spandex bike shorts, a navy blue hoodie and a black, sherpa bucket hat detailed with white butterflies.
Sparks sharedphotos of the new tatin a now-expired Instagram story. While some fans supported the ink, other commenters expressed concern with tattooing anyone’s name permanently.
But her husband stepped in to defend his relationship and its stability. In an Instagram story. Isaiah remembered some of the wild rumors that surrounded his relationship with Sparks ahead of their marriage. “First, I was trying to use her. Second, she was my beard,” he laughed, “Everybody was saying I was gay. Third, we were never gonna last. Fourth — man, I can’t even keep up, ya’ll just be coming up with some bulls—.”
Jordin Sparks and Dana Isaiah in October 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
Jason Kempin/Getty
Referencing Sparks’ new tattoo — which she got on her 34th birthday — he showed his own of her name. “I’ve had her name tatted on me for five years, so all of this “oh my God it’s her birthday and she got his name tatted, don’t lose yourself sis…” worry about your motherf—ing self. We good over here.”
His lighthearted video led into a side in which Isaiah wished a Happy Holidays to his fans and followers.
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In 2017, Sparks shocked her followers with a double announcement which said not only was she married to Isaiah, but they were expecting their first child together. They welcomed son,DJ, in 2018. “We’re both really excited,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “He’s been like, ‘I want to shout it from the mountain tops!’ We’re really proud to be married to each other and to be celebrating this.”
source: people.com
