Photo: @georginagio Instagram

It’s no secret celebrity couple Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are 100 per cent devoted to one another.

After nine years together and with five children together, the pair seem to have made it official, if Ronaldo’s recent birthday message to Georgina is anything to go by.

Just after making a historic 14-goal win at the Saudi Pro League, Ronaldo took to Instagram to share the sweetest birthday message in celebration of Georgina’s 31st birthday.

The Portuguese football star shared with his 648 million followers a brief yet heartfelt tribute to his “wife”, hinting the couple may have tied the knot in secret.

“To the mother, partner, friend, and my wife,” he captioned a candid photo of himself and Georgina. “Happy Birthday, my love. Your light illuminates us, and your love infects us.”

The Argentinian influencer and star of I Am Georgina expressed her thanks and love on Ronaldo’s post, saying,” I love you, and I really love what we are together.”

It’s not the first time Ronaldo has publicly declared Georgina is his “wife”. In July last year, Ronaldo casually dropped the marriage card into a conversation during a tour of his home gym.

In an interview with health and fitness brand Whoop, the Al Nassr player referred to Georgina has his “wife” in a video which was shared to Instagram.

“When I am not training at the club I like to work with my wife at home,” he said in the clip. “Because I can push her and she can push me too.”

While there’s no context to when and where they got married, Ronaldo referring to Georgina as his “wife” – not just once, but twice – is a tell-tale sign the pair have wed after nine years together.

Cristiano Ronaldo & Georgina Rodriguez in Saudi Arabia

The couple moved to Riyadh in 2023 in pursuit of the professional footballer’s next steps within his career at Al Nassr football club. He reportedly signed a deal for $200 million and has been described by the club as “history in the making”.

Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo Saudi Arabia (1)
Photo: Instagram

Over two years into their time in Saudi Arabia, the couple and their family have seemingly built a base in the Kingdom’s capital. Georgina and their five children, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., 13, twins Eva Maria and Mateo Ronaldo, 6, Alana Martina, and two-year-old Bella, regularly cheer on their father from the sidelines during Al Nassr games.

Georgina herself has also become somewhat of a fashion icon in the region, working with a slew of regional brands. In 2023, the Argentinian model became the face of popular Saudi perfume brand Laverne as part of a prominent campaign.

Ronaldo and Georgina first started dating in 2016. They met in Madrid while Georgina was working as a sales associate at Gucci.