In June 2021, after “Below Deck Sailing Yacht” star Sydney Zaruba revealed that she had been dating a captain on the boat for five months, rumors started swirling that she was dating Glenn Shephard. Fueling the rumors even more, Zaruba took to Instagram, dedicating a lengthy thank-you post to Shephard. “I want to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to join superyachting,” Zaruba started. “You gave me a home away from home in Parsifal — and for that, I will ever be grateful for.” Shephard, however, did not let the rumor fester for too long as he soon shared on social media that he and Zaruba were not dating. “I guess the news is out,” he captioned the same Instagram picture of himself and Zaruba. “And the news is that Syd and I are great friends. And she’s dating a captain. A different captain.”
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Prior to the Zaruba dating rumor, Shephard had opened up about his relationship status in a Daily Beast interview where he revealed he was single. One year later, however, the tune had changed. Speaking to Bravo’s The Daily Dish in May 2022, the reality star hinted at a new relationship but added they were not ready to go public. “There’s someone in my life, but we don’t really want that out in the public eye, at this stage anyway. Maybe in the future.” But the future was not so far away, as he soon introduced the mystery woman to the world.
