Claire Kittle Reveals Husband George's Reaction to Her “SI Swimsuit ”Debut (Exclusive)

Tabitha Parent, Michelle LeeMon, June 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM UTC

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Claire Kittle walks in the Sports Illustrated runway show in Miami Beach, Fla. on May 30.
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George Kittle is his wife Claire's No. 1 fan

Ahead of her appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swim runway show during Miami Swim Week on May 30, Claire chatted with PEOPLE about her relationship with the publication, and her fiery photoshoot in this year's issue

She also shares her husband's adorable reaction to the pictures

Claire and George Kittle are couple goals.While chatting with PEOPLE at the SI Swim Beach Club Party ahead of her appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swim runway show over the weekend, Claire, who is married to the San Francisco 49ers tight end, shared her husband's reaction to her 2026 SI Swimsuit digital cover."Oh my God, he died," Claire recalls. "I think we saw some of the reactions online. He loved it." Claire appeared in the issue along with fellow WAGs, models, athletes and musicians, Christen Goff, Brittany Mahomes, Haley Cavinder, Ronika Love and Normani. Claire also added that George was flying in to see her walk in the runway show. Videos of the football player's reaction to his wife's viral walk down the runway went viral on social media over the weekend as well.

Claire Kittle attends Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway show on May 30 in Miami Beach, Fla..
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Adds Claire of her relationship with George, whom she married in 2019, "He's my best friend so this life doesn't feel real. We get to support each other living our dreams and it's truly the best."In an interview with Sports Illustrated over Super Bowl weekend in February, the 49ers player shared his initial thoughts on the images for Claire's bikini photoshoot.

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“Fabulous. Absolutely fabulous," he said of the campaign, which was meant to highlight the role of a WAG (a term meaning "wife and girlfriend" that refers to the partners of professional athletes) as a “symbol of influence, independence, and impact” in culture, per a statement from the outlet.In his interview, George — who has been married to Claire since 2019 — said he was “so excited” when he saw his wife's cover. “The only negative is that it came out at 5 a.m. this time, so we woke up to look at it,” he joked. “She's just crushing it. People are like, ‘Oh wow, Claire is cooler than you.' I've been saying it for 10 years, that my wife is cooler than me. Now you guys are starting to believe me.” George also joked that he planned to wallpaper his house with the cover.Claire also shares with PEOPLE what it means to redefine the term.

George and Claire Kittle on May 30 in Miami Beach, Fla.
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"I think it's just owning who you are, being a confident woman, and we all grow and we all come into ourselves as we age and we find out who we're going to be and we're just supporting our partners along the way and they're supporting us right back," she says. Her fellow 49ers WAG and best friend Kristin Juszczyk also joined her husband runway-side to support her bestie as she walked."So many of these girls are in the same boat, so it's really fun to be here and meet them and mingle," Claire says. Together the two host the podcast Wife'd Up, Mic'd Up, which follows their day in the life as WAGs.

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