Sonya DeVille is a professional wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She first joined the company in 2015. Afterward, she spent about 2 years in development under her real name Daria Berenato. But in 2017, she debuted her gimmick and renamed herself Soniya DeVille. Although the “Tough Enough” contestant has appearances in PLEs like “Royal Rumble” and the women’s PLE “Evolution,” her in-ring career is nothing to write home about.
But she reinvented herself as an authority figure later in her WWE run opposite Adam Pearce. Their back and forth was quite entertaining for the fans to witness. While fans may know about her journey in the pro-wrestling industry, her personal life is perhaps somewhat of a mystery to fans. Let’s take a look at Sonya’s love life and find out if she is married or not.
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Sonya DeVille is WWE’s first openly gay female wrestler
Sonya DeVille made headlines in 2015 as she came forward as a member of the LGTBQIA+ community. As previously mentioned, Sonya was a contestant in the 2015 edition of “Tough Enough.” It was the WWE’s answer to the famous MMA reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter.” On the show, Sonya was inquired about her relationship status. In answer, DeVille revealed that she had a girlfriend.
It was pretty much a confirmation that she was indeed gay. The moment earned her a lot of plaudits as many came forward to compliment her on the decision to reveal her sexual orientation on national TV. During an interview with 6ABC News, Sonya spoke about her decision to come out at the age of 21. Sonya hopes to set an example and eradicate the stigma about telling the truth about one’s sexual orientation.
Sonya added, “If I can help people in this process and be a voice to people who might be intimidated of coming out themselves or are scared to or think that it’s wrong and they see me doing it in front of pretty big people in the WWE world, hopefully it will give them the courage to do it.” (h/t via Pink News)
In 2015, Sonya DeVille confirmed that she was not married. But in 2023, it all changed as she got engaged to Toni Cassano. Let’s find out more about DeVille and Cassano’s relationship and when they decided to get engaged.
Who is Sonya DeVille’s girlfriend, Toni Cassano?
One might wonder how Sony DeVille and Toni Cassano came across each other. As per reports online, the couple first met each other during one of Sonya’s WWE events in 2022. They did not hide their relationship for too long and made it public during the season 4 premiere of the Netflix show, “Stranger Things.” A day after Valentine’s Day on February 15, 2023, Sonya proposed to Toni Cassano.
During an interview with PEOPLE, DeVille revealed that it was not just her, Toni was also planning on proposing. After Sonya proposed, Toni also revealed that she bought a wedding ring four months prior to that and was thinking about proposing. With the engagement out of the way, the question is, are the couple married? In the same interview, they revealed their plans of getting married later in 2023.
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So, who really is Toni Cassano? Her Instagram profile describes herself as the “Real Life Xena Warrior Princess.” With more than 65k followers on the social media platform, Toni is a fitness model.
Prior to her relationship with Sonya, Toni Cassano was married and had two daughters. Together, the couple had a virtual program called “Train Like an Athlete 4-Week Challenge.” They seem to be committed to each other and seem incredibly happy together.