How Cristiano Ronaldo, Georgina Rodríguez Navigated Death of Their Son

Georgina Rodríguez

When Cristiano Ronaldo met Georgina Rodríguez in 2016 at a Gucci store in Madrid where she was working as a sales assistant, No. 7 didn't dare think he'd met the one.

He had previously acknowledged that, while there were plenty of women eager to date him, he was aware that many of them had ulterior motives.

"To speak serious, it is not easy," Cristiano said on the U.K.'s Jonathan Ross Show in November 2015, months after he and Irina Shayk ended a five-year relationship. "I know 50 percent approach just for interest. It's normal, not just me, but all the people who are famous, they have these kinds of problems."

So when he started dating Georgina, "I didn't expect it, honestly," Cristiano said in the Netflix series I Am Georgina. "But after a while I felt that she was the woman of my life."

He often picked her up after work and, as she recalled in the series, per the show's Spanish-to-English translation, "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."

But instead of ferrying her to an equally attention-grabbing location, they'd usually just go home, Cristiano said, "into our own world."

Georgina described her partner as "great" and "a very normal guy," noting, "I dreamed of having a Prince Charming by my side and now I have him."

For years her official title (Mrs.? Princess?) was unclear, Cristiano publicly referring to Georgina as his wife long before she said "I do" to a massive diamond engagement ring in August 2025.

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. was born on June 17, 2010, while his dad was in South Africa playing in the World Cup. But the athlete flew immediately to see his firstborn child as soon as Portugal was knocked out of the tournament.

And Cristiano proceeded to raise him as a single dad.

"It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy,” he shared in a statement on his social media accounts at the time. "As agreed with the baby’s mother, who prefers to have her identity kept confidential, my son will be under my exclusive guardianship."

Cristiano Jr. has been front and center in his father's life ever since, traveling all over the world with him and, naturally, picking up the game of soccer.

Wearing No. 7 like his dad, the teen has trained at the youth clubs of whichever team Cristiano was playing for, including Real Madrid and Juventus. The family moved to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023 after the five-time Ballon d'Or winner signed a contract worth $200 million a year with Al Nassr FC, and Cristiano Jr. subsequently started training with the Al Nassr Academy Under-15 team.

But though his eldest child has designs on going pro, which Cristiano would admittedly love, he insists he's not pressuring Cristiano Jr. to make that dream a reality.

"This generation, it's difficult to tell them something and let them do it...They see me every day what I do, at home, or in training or in a game," the athlete said on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast in September 2024. "They say, 'My dad works a lot every time.' They see that."

As for Cristiano Jr., he continued, "He's 14 years old. He has pressure on him already being the son of Cristiano...Let him do his things. I hope so, in the future, he can be a professional player. If he's not a player, does another job, I always will support him. We can't make pressure on our sons because we are famous."

While Georgina didn't come into Cristiano's life until his son was 6, she considers Cristiano Jr. as much her son as she does the kids they later had together.

When the lad turned 14 in 2024, she posted to her Instagram, "Happy Birthday to my big boy...I love you to the moon and baaacccckkkk." (She also wasn't kidding about big: In the video she shared of him opening presents, the teen was taller than his mom. And the proud owner of a Louis Vuitton roller bag.)

Mateo and Eva Maria Ronaldo

Cristiano was about seven months into his relationship with Georgina when he welcomed twins Mateo and Eva Maria Ronaldo via surrogate on June 8, 2017.

"So happy to be able to hold the two new loves of my life," he captioned the first photo he shared of his infant son and daughter a few weeks later.

Alana Martina Ronaldo

Georgina gave birth to daughter Alana Martina Ronaldo, her first child with Cristiano, on Nov. 12, 2017.

In Netflix's I Am Georgina, which premiered in 2022, Cristiano asked Alana at the dinner table what she wanted to be when she grew up, and she hilariously pushed back. 

"Nothing," she said in Spanish. "Nothing. I wanna stay at home and be at peace."

Her dad had a good laugh, then predicted that she would be an actress. When she instead mimed taking photos, he suggested "Netflix producer," and Alana heartily agreed, clapping her hands.

Bella Esmeralda and Ángel Ronaldo

Cristiano and Georgina welcomed twins Bella Esmeralda Ronald and Ángel Ronaldo on April 18, 2022, but Ángel died at birth.

"This year I had the best and the worst moment of my life in an instant," Georgina reflected on a season two episode of her series that dropped in 2023.

"Life is hard," she continued. "Life goes on...I have reasons to move on and be strong. Cris really encouraged me to continue with my agenda. He said, 'Gio, get on with life. It'll do you good.'"

At the same time, Cristiano has said that, after having to share with their other children the devastating news that Bella's twin wouldn't be coming home, they talk about Ángel every day.

"The kids understand, we had shouts around the table and they say, 'Daddy, I did this for Ángel,' and they point to the sky," Cristiano said in a November 2022 interview with Piers Morgan.  "Which I like the most because he's part of their lives. I am not gonna lie to my kids, I say the truth, which was a difficult process."

Bella is happily thriving, Georgina sharing video of her youngest on her lap while they watched one of her sibling’s school performances in December 2024.

“Seeing my kids grow up happy and sharing moments with my family is my best blessing. I couldn't be happier with the wonderful family we've made," Georgina said in the Netflix series. "My kids are wonderful. I know it's bad to say it but they're perfect kids, they're a dream."