Joe Burrow’s Ex Olivia Holzmacher Breaks Silence After Split Rumors

CINCINNATI, Ohio — Olivia Holzmacher, the longtime girlfriend of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, broke her social media silence on Feb. 2, 2025, with a cryptic Instagram post hinting at personal growth and healing. The post comes months after speculation swirled about the couple’s breakup in December 2024.

Holzmacher, 27, shared a carousel of images featuring symbols of renewal, including a rainbow, a dove with an olive branch, and a butterfly. The post also showcased a shelf of self-help books, such as Get Out of Your Head and Healing Through Words, accompanied by the caption: “Be intentional, do the hard $hit, && show, don’t tell. I found my deeper well.”

Rumors of the couple’s split began on Dec. 9, 2024, when model Kristen Ponton was reportedly seen entering Burrow’s Nashville home while he was away for a Bengals game against the Dallas Cowboys. An insider later told PEOPLE that Burrow and Ponton had been “keeping it casual” since early fall 2024.

Holzmacher and Burrow, who began dating in August 2017 after meeting at Ohio State University, had remained silent about their relationship status until her recent post. The influencer’s followers flooded the comments with over a thousand supportive messages, many of which she liked. One commenter praised her for “disappearing for a year and two days — no posts, no noise, just healing.”

Holzmacher graduated from Ohio State in 2019 with a degree in data analytics and social sciences, the same year Burrow led Louisiana State University to a national championship and won the Heisman Trophy. The quarterback was later drafted first overall by the Bengals in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Neither Burrow nor Ponton has publicly addressed their rumored relationship. Holzmacher’s Instagram post marks her first public statement since the breakup speculation began, leaving fans to interpret her message as a sign of moving forward.