Cristiano Ronaldo, who has made more than 200 appearances for Portugal, became engaged to entrepreneur Georgina Rodriguez in the summer after nearly one decade of dating
Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancée joked the “enormous” diamond engagement ring is “the least he could offer” her.
Georgina Rodriguez, 31, said, as she had waited such a long time for Cristiano to propose – eight years to be precise – the huge and lavish ring was justified. The model and entrepreneur, who met the footballer in a Gucci store in 2016, said: “It’s (the ring) gorgeous. It’s the least he could offer me after 10 years of waiting”.
Cristiano, 40, finally popped the question in the summer, after which Georgina showed off the piece of jewellery to her 67 million followers on social media. The couple racked up thousands of compliments and congratulations from their fans.
And speaking in an interview with Elle Spain published on Wednesday, Georgina added: “The truth is, when he proposed, it was the last thing on my mind. It took me a long time to process the enormous stone he gave me. I was so shocked that I left it in my room and didn’t open it in the sunlight until the next day.”
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In the summer, jewellery experts had estimated the gigantic diamond weighed up to 37 carats and had an eye-popping, seven-figure price tag valued up to $5million (£3.74million). Georgina’s interview this week is the first time she has spoken publicly – other than on social media – about the dazzling ring.
But her spouse, with whom she has three children, spoke to Piers Morgan in November in a sit-down interview about the engagement ring. The footballer, who played more than 200 times for Manchester United across two spells, had said: “She (Georgina) asked me for a ring to offer her because it was one of her dreams to have a good stone. And I work hard, work hard and finally I find what she love.”
However, Cristiano, who remains a Portugal international at 40, has never indicated why it took him eight years to propose to Georgina, who is a media personality as well as an entrepreneur. Now, though, the couple are making swift plans to arrange their big day. Speaking out the ceremony, mum-of-three Georgina told Elle Spain it will be “a small wedding, 100%, without a doubt”.
