While the rumors of crisis have taken over the relationship between the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (38) and the model and influencer Georgina Rodriguez (29) and the first versions of a breakup are already appearing, it is an ideal moment to review an anecdote that makes it clear the price that the Portuguese athlete is willing to pay for love. Or out of love, depending on the occasion.
almost 14 years ago, when Cristiano Ronaldo was about to leave Manchester United to transfer to Real Madrid and Georgina Rodriguez He wasn’t even part of the life of the star of the Portuguese National Team, the European goalscorer fell in love at first sight with a popular American singer. And the crush was so, but so impressive that CR7 did not hesitate twice when selling his luxurious collector’s car at half price in order to get the phone number of the artist who struck him.
Who is the artist for whom CR7 sold his luxurious car at half price in exchange for getting his phone
In 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo He had already ended the relationship with who was his other great partner, the Russian model Irina Shayk and with whom he shared 5 years of his life. As she tried to get her love life back on track, she was shocked with Kimberly Wyatt (singer of the Pussycat Dolls) and whom he saw as a judge on a television show. It was love at first sight and Cristiano campaigned to get his phone number no matter what the price. And, after some cursory inquiries, he learned that Manchester United masseur Rod Thornley had the singer’s contact.
“We were in March/April and we all knew that he was going to Real Madrid at the end of the season. So he said to me, while I was watching X Factor: ‘Who is this girl?’ Kimberly Wyatt from Pussycat Dolls. He said to me: ‘Can you give me his number?’ I kept thinking: ‘what do I get from this? I’m getting girls’ numbers from everywhere and I’m getting nothing in return.’ AND ronaldo He said, ‘Do you like my car?’ She had a Porsche Carrera convertible. He told me: ‘When I go to Real Madrid, I’ll sell it to you at half price’. It took me about ten minutes to get his number,” said Rod Thornley, a former massage therapist at CR7 at Manchester United. It was during a delivery of the ?Undr The Cosh podcast.
Come the end of the 2009 season, Cristiano Ronaldo he also did his part and sold the masseuse the Porsche Carrera for just under $40,000 (half the price at which it is valued, $75,000). But not everything was there, because the masseur himself confirmed that immediately one day after receiving the car he sold it in exchange for its real price (75,000 dollars), for which he made that money with which he could travel on vacation to the Maldives that same summer.