Some group chats are definitely not fit for mere mortals when your family tree contains a Division 1 soccer star, a former NFL wide receiver, and this generation’s most complete running back. And what happens if pageant and sports royalty end up in the same living room? That’s the McCaffrey-Culpo family: a combination of dry humor, superior genes, and enough celebrity to light up Levi’s Stadium. And now that Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey are expecting their first child together, the maternity phase is in full swing. But don’t expect it to be without any drama.
Forget about the typical mother-in-law clichés of sipping tea and presenting gifts. Lisa McCaffrey didn’t just walk into Olivia Culpo’s pregnancies; she did so with a one-liner that could shake the algorithm, humor loaded, and cleats on. And mind you, Lisa McCaffrey isn’t an ordinary mother-in-law. Like Christian, she is a former D1 athlete and Stanford alum. And Olivia, a former Miss Universe and Instagram royalty, is now contentedly becoming a part of this successful family while expecting her first child with Christian McCaffrey.
So, it wasn’t your average bump-date post when Lisa McCaffrey shared a humorous dubsmash-style reel on Instagram with her daughter-in-law, Olivia Culpo. The reel, titled “POV your MIL was a D1 athlete,” featured Olivia wearing a white dress, balancing a tray of sandwiches on her lap and lip-syncing to a dramatic audio. This isn’t the kind of exchange you’d expect from a Netflix drama, but rather from a pregnant glam queen and her former soccer star MIL.
Olivia begins by saying, “Try being my size, Amy. You don’t. Know. How. It. Is.” Lisa responds, “There’s stuff you can do. You want to be a big baby about everything.” Olivia fired back, “I ain’t a f—ing baby. You’re the f—ing baby.” Then Lisa clapped back with the iconic four words: “Grow the f— up.” Olivia wasn’t backing down; she hit back with, “You first.” But Lisa ends it with, “Bi–h, I’ve been grown up. I pay my bills. My bills are bad.”
The message hit home more forcefully than a McCaffrey stiff-arm, and the clip ends with them gleefully pretending to yank each other’s hair. The reel reflected how their relationship is: full of humor, grit, and unbreakable. And, based on their past, this wasn’t the first time Olivia and Lisa shared a TikTok reel that felt more like a touchdown dance than simply another post.
Plus, it was Olivia who started making her in-laws famous on social media when she uploaded a video celebrating the 49ers’ victory in October 2023. But who stole the show? Lisa McCaffrey. She mimicked Olivia’s dancing steps as if they had practiced them since the preseason. Culpo captioned it, “Find a mother-in-law who matches your post-game energy.”
In Lisa’s second appearance, she interrogated Olivia with the inquisitiveness of a protective boy mum during a pre-game ‘Get Ready With Me’ TikTok. “Do you really like him for real, though? You swear?” she teased. Without hesitation, Olivia said, “It’s the real thing. It’s the real deal.” Lisa pressed once more, “Why?” Culpo answered with a smile, “I’d have to write you a book.” Their on-screen relationship feels more like best friends than in-laws, whether they’re dancing after a victory or conversing during a ‘Get Ready With Me’ video. But Olivia provided fans another reason to swoon just when they thought the Culpo-McCaffrey content couldn’t get any sweeter.
While Christian McCaffrey cheers her on, Olivia Culpo turns 33 in style
Olivia Culpo celebrated turning 33 a few days before the sandwich theatrics with Lisa McCaffrey. She didn’t simply turn 33. She owned it. This was a master class in aesthetics. She looked effortlessly gorgeous as she took to Instagram wearing a lovely floral white-and-yellow dress and white trainers. “Thank you for the birthday wishes 33 looks different already ,” she captioned the photo. Christian McCaffrey came in to hype her lady love. “My wife ” was his heartfelt reply in the comments section. This type of post serves as a reminder to fans that despite his NFL prowess, he is also deeply in love.
Naturally, this was more than a husband-wife issue. Christian’s 49ers teammate and close family friend, George Kittle, also added, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!” Claire, his wife, shares a unique connection with Olivia. The McCaffrey-Kittle bond is more like family than football, as seen by their Napa trips, game-day embraces, and photos from the baby shower.
And Olivia? She wasn’t just glowing, she was grateful. Most likely, this birthday was more difficult than others. Following her public disclosure of her battle with endometriosis and her concerns regarding fertility, Culpo had stated, “I want to have kids, but I want to make sure that I can… I feel like I have to have kids ASAP.” Months into her pregnancy, she is now rejoicing in life, love, and the future.
The McCaffrey-Culpo clan is demonstrating to the world what a contemporary football dynasty looks like through loving birthday posts and hair-pulling videos. It has strength, sass, stats, and most importantly, love.
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