Who is 'Big Sky' star Katheryn Winnick dating? 'Vikings' alum shows off mystery boyfriend in loved-up photo
If there is anything that fans of 'Vikings' star Katheryn Winnick know, it is that she is very secretive about her personal life. The actress, who returns in ABC's 'Big Sky' on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, lives a private life away from public scrutiny. In the role of Lagertha on the hit History Channel show, many fans had hoped that she gets together with her onscreen husband Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) but were disappointed when their onscreen relationship did not transform into a real-life romance.
Who is Katheryn Winnick dating?
Despite being very private about her love life, Winnick finally offered an insight into her relationship status when she took to Instagram last year in August to share an update.
In an intimate photo she uploaded on Instagram 21 weeks ago on August 19, 2020, Winnick posed with her boyfriend (who was only rumored up until that point) businessman Michael Persall. She only captioned the image with a red heart.
'Vikings' co-stars Kirsty Dawn Dinsmore (Amma), Clive Standen (Rollo) and Ragga Ragnars (Gunnhild) all had showered a lot of love on the photo.
Who is Katheryn Winnick's boyfriend?
Winnick's boyfriend, businessman Michael Persall goes by the handle @mpersall on Instagram. But just like his partner, Persall keeps a low profile with a private account and only 288 followers. Even the inconspicuous display picture features a black dog.
Who has Katheryn dated in the past?
In 2015, several reports started doing the rounds that Winnick was dating Sofia Vergara's ex-boyfriend Nick Loeb. The American businessman was with the 'Modern Family' actress for four years but broke up after they called off their engagement.
"Not that anyone should care, but in order to not give the press the chance to invent crazy and hurtful drama, I prefer to tell my fans personally that Nick and I have decided to be apart," Vergara tweeted at the time. "We have been having too many problems with figuring out how to spend time together and because of my work and now his, it’s been getting worse and worse. Not fun anymore. We are still very close but we believe it’s the best thing for us right now."
After that, Winnick and Loeb were linked together. Sources told Us Weekly at the time that "They’ve [Winnick and Loeb] been seeing each other for a couple of months," adding that the pair had recently attended Golden Globes together. It was only after Winnick's rep issued a statement that they were only friends that the press backed off.