Cristiano Ronaldo engaged to longtime girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, who showed off massive ring in announcement
The post, which features a picture of Rodriguez's hand hovering over Ronaldo's hand. An enormous engagement ring sits on Rodriguez's ring finger.
The post also contains the phrase, "Sí, quiero. En esta y en todas mis vidas," which translates to "Yes, I do. In this life and in all my lives."
The news is a long time coming for the couple, who made their relationship public in 2017. The two met while Rodriguez worked as an assistant at a Gucci store. They appeared together at the Best FIFA Football Awards in January of 2017 and went official as a couple a few months later.
Ronaldo has five children total, three of which came from previous relationships. Rodriguez gave birth to a daughter, Alana, in 2017. The couple announced they were expecting twins in 2021. In April 2022, they announced the birth of another daughter, Bella, and the death of her twin brother Ángel. The couple asked for privacy following the news.
That same year, Rodriguez and Ronaldo starred in a reality show titled "I Am Georgina" on Netflix. The series got a second season in 2023. During that series, the two spoke about getting engaged one day, with Ronaldo saying, "I'm 1,000 percent sure it will happen."
He followed through on that promise Monday.
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