Cristiano Ronaldo has spilled the beans on the night he proposed to his fiancée, Georgina Rodríguez.
According to Ronaldo’s recent interview, Rodríguez, 31, didn’t care about the value and aesthetics of the engagement ring itself.
“One thing I love, she didn’t care about the ring,” the Portuguese soccer star, 40, told Piers Morgan. “She asked me if I was honest and I said, ‘I want you and I want to marry you’.”
Ronaldo admitted he got emotional during the proposal. “I didn’t cry, but I had tears in my eyes,” he admitted.
The player added that he had carefully chosen the diamond with Rodríguez’s taste in mind. “She always dreamed of having a beautiful stone,” he said. “I worked hard and finally found someone she would love.”
Despite describing himself as “not a romantic guy”, Ronaldo said the proposal turned out to be a spontaneous moment. “It was about 1 a.m. My daughters were sleeping. One of my friends gave me the ring, and just then my two kids came in and said, ‘Dad, you’re going to give Mom the ring!’ It was a sign that it was the right time.”
He continued: “I knew I wanted to do it one day, but I hadn’t planned to do it that night. My daughters said it, my friends filmed it… it was perfect.”
Ronaldo also gave a short speech when he proposed, calling it “a beautiful moment” with the woman he calls “the love of my life.”
However, the couple are yet to plan the wedding as Ronaldo said it won’t be soon. “Not yet,” he explained. “We plan to do it after the World Cup with the trophy! She doesn’t like big parties, so I will respect that.”
The couple announced their engagement in August and shared a photo of Rodríguez’s huge diamond ring, which is estimated to weigh 37 carats and valued at around $5 million.
