Cristiano Ronaldo and daughter Bella.Photo: Cristiano Ronaldo/instagram
Cristiano Ronaldois celebrating his youngest daughterBella Esmeralda.
The proud dad, 38, marked Bella’s 1st birthday on Instagram on Tuesday and shared a sweet snapshot of his little girl sitting on his lap.
“Parabéns pelo teu primeiro ano de vida, meu amor. O papá ama-te muito!🎂♥️😘,” the soccer star captioned thedaddy-daughter photo, which translates into English as “Happy first year of life my love. Daddy loves you very much! 🎂♥️😘.”
In the cute photo, theAl-Nassr FC starwas dressed casually in a white T-shirt and blue shorts, while Bella sported a white lace-collared top, navy cardigan and gray leggings for cuddles with her dad.
The athlete’s longtime girlfriendGeorgina Rodríguezfirst shared theadorable picturein February.
“Bella Esmeralda. That look, so strong and delicate, that God has given you. Love them,” Rodríguez, 29, captioned the snapshot.
Georgina Rodríguez and daughter Bella.georgina rodriguez/instagram
The couple also share 5-year-old daughterAlana Martina, while Ronaldo is father to sonCristiano Jr., 12, and 5½-year-old twinsEva MariaandMateo.
In November, Ronaldo opened up in an interview withPiers Morganabout the moment he told his older children that while Bellawas born healthy, her twin brother had died.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s children.georgina rodriguez/instagram
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Adding that he struggled with having one twin live and the other die, Ronaldo continued sadly, “I never felt to be happy and sad in the same moment. I never felt. It is hard to explain.”
source: people.com
