Outer Banks star Madison Bailey has been with basketball player Mariah Linney for almost five years. Bailey confirmed their relationship in May 2020, shortly after she came out as pansexual. The two stars are both very active on social media and share a lot of adorable moments from their romance online, especially on TikTok.

In February 2023, Linney joined Bailey at the Outer Banks season 3 premiere in Los Angeles, walking with her down the red carpet. She later posted about the big night on Instagram, writing in the caption, “Being able to witness my partner be a literal shining star was such a beautiful genuine moment that i will cherish forever. I can’t be more proud & to just know this is only the beginning is insane. you shine so bright not only in my world but in so many others & seeing that play out at your first premier was unreal. i love you soso much.”

Linney is a lovely, supportive girlfriend and so much more. Here’s everything to know about her and her relationship with Bailey so far.

Who is Mariah Linney?

Linney is originally from Goose Creek, South Carolina. Linney started playing basketball as a child and was named High School Sports Report’s Miss Basketball in the state of South Carolina when she was a senior.

After graduating from Goose Creek High School, she went on to study at UNC Charlotte where she majored in sociology, focusing on American studies and women’s and gender studies. While there, she played guard for the Charlotte 49ers. Linney graduated in 2021 and wrote a warm tribute on Instagram about her time on the team.

Aside from basketball, Linney has a number of other passions, including collecting hats and sneakers and sharing her looks online. She has over one million followers on TikTok and over 400,000 on Instagram.

And she posts about her experiments with photography.

Linney also has a big family to whom she appears to have introduced her girlfriend:

How did Bailey and Linney meet?

In a 2020 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Bailey said she went and found Linney after seeing one of her videos on TikTok. They started messaging one another on Instagram.

“I was staying in a hotel in Charleston and was like, ‘Just come hang out. We can chat, chill. Everything’s closed so it’s not like we can go out anywhere,’” Bailey said. “Then she just came out to L.A.”

How long have they been together?

Bailey revealed their relationship in a May 2020 video on TikTok in which she mouths along to a sound where someone is repeating, “I’m not falling, I’m not falling, I’m not falling.”

Then she lip-syncs to “OK, I’m falling” as Linney steps into the frame and embraces her.

In that 2020 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Bailey said it was “very serious” between them already.

“It’s very serious,” she said. “I had zero hesitation to post on social media about it because I was like, ‘No matter what happens, you will be in my life forever.’ I care about her so much. She’s very gentle-hearted, kind, loving, and you see that in the way she loves basketball [and] her family. You see her loyalty and dedication in the things that she cares about. I think I am in love.”

In June 2024, Bailey shared a photo of them dressed up to celebrate their anniversary.