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“I Got Offered So Much Money” – Cristiano Ronaldo’s $4,000,000 Worth Ex-Girlfriend Gemma Atkinson Confesses Rejecting Money to Reveal Their Secret Relationship

Published 06/28/2023, 10:15 AM EDT

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Cristiano Ronaldo has never been short of fame since he shifted to Manchester United in his early days. The way Sir Alex Ferguson pushed for his transfer indicated the Portuguese’s talent. Since his move to The Theater of Dreams, he never looked back and stamped his authority as one of the greatest soccer players.

Along with the fame came the dating history of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. During his career, Ronaldo reportedly dated several models till 2016, when he met Georgina Rodriguez. The couple has been together ever since. Meanwhile, One of Ronaldo’s exes spilled the beans about their relationship in 2007.

The ex of Cristiano Ronaldo speaks about what happened after they split

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Ronaldo’s dating list includes some massive names. From being rumored to be dating Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton, he dated a few models like Irina Shayk. One of the big-name models was Gemma Atkinson. She was the only British model on Ronaldo’s list. They started dating in 2007 during his Manchester United days. But the relationship was only four months long. 

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Atkinson recently spoke to Manchester’s Key 103 Radio about the days after they split. She said, “We went to my house and drank cups of tea and watched Only Fools and Horses. Genuinely! I don’t know if he’s into it now, but he seemed to enjoy it,” she added. But her next words were surprising.

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Accordingly, many offered her money to talk about her relationship with the Al-Nassr talisman. Atkinson said, “When we did split up, I got offered so much money to speak about him and I didn’t want that,” as she rejected those offers. Things have moved on since then, and both are happy with their current partners. 

Atkinson, known for Hollyoaks, is engaged to professional dancer Gorka Marquez. The couple met on the sets of Strictly Come Dancing in 2017. They kept their relationship secret for several months, before revealing it on Valentine’s Day of 2018. On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo dated other celebrities before settling with Georgina Rodriguez.

Ronaldo settled with Georgina Rodriguez now

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After Gemma Atkinson, Ronaldo briefly dated Spanish model Nereida Gallardo in 2008. Later, he was seen with Paris Hilton in the US in 2009 and with Kim Kardashian in the same year. There were speculations about dating, but Hilton and Kardashian came on record to call him a good friend. He was with Irina Shayk from 2010 to 2015 before breaking up.

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Meanwhile, in 2016, Ronaldo fell for a sales assistant at the Gucci store in Madrid. Yes, it was Georgina Rodriguez. Rodriguez had to live her sales job because of her relationship with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. It’s been seven years and their relationship is going strong. The couple, last year, lost one of their twins after the birth. There were rumors of a rift between the two, but Ronaldo and Rodriguez are over it and enjoying their vacation with kids in Italy.

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Akash Pandhare