Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has melted hearts online after revealing the emotional story behind his proposal to long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez — a moment inspired by their two children.
The Al-Nassr and former Real Madrid superstar shared that he hadn’t actually planned to propose that night but felt it was the “perfect moment” after seeing how their children looked at them with love and admiration. Ronaldo, who jokingly admitted he’s “not a romantic guy,” said their sweet gesture gave him the final push to ask Georgina to be his forever.
The couple, who have been together for nine years, announced their engagement in August, with Georgina proudly flaunting her stunning £1.5 million ring on Instagram, captioned: “Yes I do. In this and in all my lives.”
‘It was like 1am. My daughters were in bed sleeping,’ the 40-year-old told Piers Morgan in part one of their new interview.
‘One of my friends gave me the ring to offer Gio (Georgina), and as I was giving her the ring, my two kids come in and say “Daddy, you’re going to give the ring to mum and you’re going to ask her to get married.”
‘I said, “Wow, this is the right moment to say yes.” It was the time. I knew that I was going to do it one day but I hadn’t planned to do it then.’
‘Because my daughters said that and my friends were filming, it was what I wanted and I offered (the ring). I didn’t (get on one knee) because I wasn’t prepared but it was a beautiful moment. I made a speech.
‘It was simple, I’m not a very romantic guy. Well, I am, but I’m not very romantic, not the kind of guy who brings flowers every week to the home. But I’m romantic in my way. It was beautiful and I knew that it’s the woman of my life so I did that and I hope that I did it well.’
