Who Is Jessie J's Boyfriend? Chanan Safir Colman's age, job and how they met

25 June 2025, 17:29

Jessie J and her boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman
Jessie J has been with boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman since 2021. Picture: Getty/@chanancolman/Instagram

By Savannah Roberts

Jessie J has been sharing her breast cancer story with her Instagram fans and one person who has been by her side throughout is boyfriend Chanan. Here's everything you need to know about him.

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Jessie J has been recently sharing her health journey with fans and her social media followers as she revealed she was in the early stages of breast cancer.

Documenting her path to health and recovery, the 'No Secrets' singer has had boyfriend Chanan Safer Colman by her side throughout the process as she reveals a sneak-peek into their relationship and family life with son Sky.

For the most part, Jessie keeps her personal life out of the public eye but after four years of dating, and a promise to her fans to keep things open and honest with her cancer battle, the Summertime Ball performer is letting us in on the things that matter the most to her.

So who is boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman? What does he do for a job and how did he a Jessie J meet? Here's everything you need to know about them including their social bond over their son.

Who is Jessie J's boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman?

Chanan, 41, is a basketball star currently playing for the Israeli club Hapoel Haifa. He has been working as a professional athlete for 16 years as per his Instagram bio.

Not only does he play professionally but he's also the founder of a youth basketball club called Camp Colman.

Sharing lots of updates from his family and professional life on Instagram, Chanan declares that it's alwasys "family first" for him.

How did Jessie J and boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman meet?

Jessie and Chanan are believed to have begun dating back in 2021 but didn't officially allow their romance into the public eye until 2023. Not much is known about how they met but it's believed they first formed a connection after going on a work trip together.

In 2023 she went full sentimental after she welcomed her first son with Chanan and declared just how much she loved the sports star.

Taking to Instagram following her birth, she wrote: "I struggle to keep things private. I think if you know me you know that. Lol. I want to protect people I love and keep it for just myself and then so often I think f*** it because life is short but don't want to regret it.

"Once you open the door, you can't close it. But I met this man weeks after my miscarriage in 2021. Like a beam of light. He lit up my dark days. It was a whirl wind love and a miracle that we fell pregnant naturally with no one issue during. Grateful doesn't cut it. He has given me many of the best gifts of my life.

"He didn't let go of my hand this day and I wouldn't have been able to go through it without him. The calm to my crazy. The peace to my fear. The Daddy to my baby. Thank you."

What has Jessie J's boyfriend said about her?

Recently over the years, Jessie and partner Chanan have shared sweet and cute details about their family life as well as one another.

In an adorable Mother's Day post to Jessie, Chanan opened up about what he adored about his girlfriend the most. He said: "Watching you become a mother! Not just creating life, but nurturing, teaching, loving, and injecting our little human with so much personality, humor, and wisdom—has been the single most poetic thing I’ve ever witnessed in real life.

"Thank you for loving on our son the way you do and thank you for you. Happy Mother’s Day, baby."

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