He seemed like a runaway groom, but finally, Cristiano Ronaldo (39) has said "I do" to Georgina Rodriguez (32), whom he met by chance in an Armani store in Madrid where she was a shop assistant in mid-2016. Since then, they have had three children, Alana Martina (8) and the twins Bella Esmeralda (4) and Ángel, who did not survive.
The player already had a child before starting the relationship, and Cristiano Jr (16), Eva María (9), and Mateo (9), born through surrogacy.
Since becoming one of the best players on the planet, Cristiano's private life has attracted the interest of the global tabloid press. The first person he fell in love with was Jordana Jardel (2003-2004), sister of his Sporting Lisbon teammate. His next conquest was the Portuguese model and presenter Merche Moreno (2005-2006), which was the Portuguese star's first public relationship.
Years after they broke up, she said on television that Ronaldo "was part of my life many years ago when we were young, it's an old episode, but today we are friends." In 2022, she told Sálvame that she saw Cristiano and Georgina "very well, I see them happy."
Shortly after, in 2007, he had a brief romance with the model and actress Gemma Atkinson (41), who said after the breakup, "I was offered a lot of money to talk about him, and I didn't want that."
She also revealed a small detail of their intimacy: "We went to my house, had tea, and watched Only Fools and Horses. Really! I don't know if he likes it now, but he seemed to enjoy it." In 2008, he met Mallorcan nutritionist Nereida Gallardo. The following year, there were rumors of a flirtation with Paris Hilton (45) that didn't go further, leaving the socialite feeling so snubbed that she hinted at her lack of interest in women.
But undoubtedly, the most publicized relationship until Georgina's appearance was with the Russian modelIrina Shayk (40), with whom he was from 2010 to 2015. Rumors of a possible marriage surfaced on several occasions, but neither addressed the topic to confirm or deny it.
What is true is that every time they appeared on a red carpet, they were the most beautiful and photographed couple of the moment.
Shortly after the breakup following five years together, the model, who later dated Bradley Cooper (51) with whom she had her only daughter, Lea de Siene (9), made revealing statements to ¡Hola! magazine: "I thought I had found that ideal man. But no. I think a woman feels ugly when she has the wrong man by her side. I felt ugly and insecure."
And she didn't hold back when she stated, "My ideal man is faithful, honest, and a gentleman who knows how to treat a woman. I don't believe in men who make us unhappy." A direct hit because it was said that the main reason for the breakup was several infidelities on his part.