Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has taken his relationship with Georgina Rodriguez to the next level by proposing after eight years of dating.
The Proposal
The engagement was revealed on Monday, August 11, when Georgina shared a heartfelt Instagram post showing her hand resting atop Ronaldo’s, with a large oval-shaped diamond ring sparkling on her finger.
“Yes I do. In this and in all my lives.”The translated caption signaled a deeply emotional commitment between the couple.
A Relationship That Began in 2017
Ronaldo, 40, and Rodriguez, 31, went public with their romance in early 2017. Over the years, they have built a blended family of five children: twins Eva Maria and Mateo, 8, daughter Alana, 7, daughter Bella, 3, and Ronaldo’s 15-year-old son, Cristiano Jr., from a previous relationship.
In April 2022, the couple experienced a tragic loss with the death of Bella’s newborn twin brother, Ángel.
First Public Appearances and Family Growth
Their first official outing as a couple was at the Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich in January 2017. By May of the same year, they confirmed their relationship on Instagram. Later in 2017, they welcomed twins via surrogate and later that November, they celebrated the birth of their daughter Alana.
Love Story in the Spotlight
Their romance was prominently featured in Rodriguez’s Netflix series I Am Georgina, where Ronaldo described her as “a very interesting girl, so much more mature for her age.”
Rodriguez shared how they first met when she was working at a Gucci store.
“Many times he’d come after work. He would come, I remember once, in a Bugatti. My coworkers went crazy. They get there on the bus, and I would leave in a Bugatti. I mean, people couldn’t believe it.”Ronaldo recalled with a smile:
“It was funny because I would wait for her outside the store in these flashy cars I have. … We would go home, and there we would go into our own world.”Coping With Loss
In the Netflix series, Rodriguez spoke candidly about the pain of losing their child, describing it as “the best and the worst moment of my life.” She credited Ronaldo for helping her heal.
“Life is hard. Life goes on. I have reasons to move on and be strong.”A New Chapter
The engagement marks a new milestone for the couple, whose relationship has endured public scrutiny, personal tragedy, and the demands of Ronaldo’s high-profile career. For fans, it is a moment that symbolizes both love’s resilience and the continuation of a story that began in the most unexpected of places, a Gucci store.