LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Vin Diesel, whose real name is Mark Sinclair, is frequently cited as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actors. He is famous for his work in the 'Fast & Furious' franchise, 'The Chronicles of Riddick' (2004), and the 'XXX' movie series. Diesel has established himself as one of the most well-known action stars in the world and his partner Paloma Jimenez has been by his side throughout the entire process.
Diesel may be well-known for playing the lead in the 'Fast and Furious' movie series, the latest of which, 'Fast X,' opens this month, but when talking about his personal life, he obviously prefers to take things slowly and steadily. Diesel is infamous for being secretive about his love relationships. For example, his 16-year relationship with Paloma Jimenez. However, it's not clear whether the couple is married.
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Who is Paloma Jimenez?
On August 22, 1983, Karla Paloma Jimenez Denagustin was born in Acapulco, Mexico. The Latina actress and model, who is 5'10, was raised as a Roman Catholic. She moved to the US from her charming beach village with the hopes of finding more career opportunities. She has appeared in publications and commercials for brands, including Coca-Cola, Pantene and Honda.
Jimenez maintains a fairly low profile despite the fact that Diesel is among the most well-known stars in Hollywood. The Mexican model doesn't use social media and hasn't spoken out much over the years about her romance with the actor. Diesel is almost as secretive about his personal life and despite the fact that he has an Instagram account, Jimenez is limited to a few rare appearances there as Diesel mainly uses Instagram to advertise his profession, as per People.
What does Paloma Jimenez do?
In January 2005 and August 2006, she served as the cover girl for the magazines, Maxim Mexico and Max Mexico. She also appeared on numerous runways, including those for the Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collections for different designers like Carlo Demichelis, Alberto Rodriguez, and others in 2006 and 2007.
She walked in numerous catwalk shows while she was a model for the Los Angeles modeling agency, Two Management, in the early 2000s. She might have met her current partner, Vin Diesel, on one of those occasions. In 2004, she also had an appearance in an episode of the Mexican comedy show, 'Otro Rollo con: Adal Ramones', as per Us Weekly.
When did Paloma and Vin start dating?
Diesel and Jimenez's relationship began in 2007, and ever since then, there have been hints of it here and there, but never enough to merit a magazine cover. Given that their careers partially overlapped, it is alleged that the two most likely got together at Hollywood functions or through common connections.
Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez from 'Fast & Furious' were rumored to have been dating around 2001, though there wasn't much information about the same. According to an article from 2002 in USA Today, Diesel "admits to dating [Rodriguez] at one time." Six years after their romance ended, viewers witnessed his thriving relationship with Jimenez.
Paloma Jimenez and Vin Diesel have 3 children
On April 2, 2008, Diesel and Jimenez had their first child Hania Riley Sinclair, also known as Similce. On August 15, 2010, they welcomed their second child, a son named Vincent Sinclair and on March 15, 2015, they welcomed a daughter named Pauline Sinclair, who they named in honor of Paul Walker, Diesel's late friend and co-star from the movie 'Fast and Furious'.
Diesel and Jimenez have remained close to Meadow, Walker's daughter and Diesel's goddaughter. Meadow also views Diesel, Jimenez, and their children to be "family". Even during Meadow's wedding in 2021, Diesel served as the best man and Hania was the maid of honor.
'She's my rock'
The 'Fast X' actor does not shy away from gushing over his stunning model partner. He told Parade in 2008 that he purposefully took his time choosing the right one. He said 'it really started to bring out this desire to have a child" while he was filming 'Pacifier', a 2005 comedy film. After that, "it took a couple years after that to find the right person and to hopefully be mature enough to be a great father which is really all you want to do," the actor said.
In 2017, at the premiere of 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage', he gushed to Entertainment Tonight about Jimenez and said, "She's so stunningly beautiful, but the thing people don't realize is she's my rock, so she's so stunningly beautiful on the inside." "She's just so wonderful in so many ways," he added.
