22 August,2026 03:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Cristiano Ronaldo, Georgina Rodriguez and kids (Picture via X)
Georgina Rodriguez has reportedly taken a major legal step involving Cristiano Ronaldo's three eldest children following the couple's recent marriage. According to reports emerging from Spanish and Portuguese media, Rodriguez has formally adopted Cristiano Jr., 16, and twins Eva and Mateo, 9, making her their legal mother.
The development comes days after Rodriguez and Ronaldo quietly tied the knot in Portugal. The couple exchanged vows in an intimate civil ceremony at their home in Cascais on August 11, with their five children present. Their marriage marked the culmination of a decade-long relationship that began after they met at a Gucci store in Madrid in 2016.
Rodriguez has long regarded all five children as her own. She and Ronaldo share two daughters, Alana Martina and Bella Esmeralda, while Cristiano Jr. and twins Eva and Mateo were born before her relationship with the footballer. According to the latest reports, Rodriguez was already the biological and legal mother of her two daughters, while Ronaldo previously held sole legal responsibility for his three eldest children. The reported change in the family register now gives Rodriguez formal legal status in relation to the older three as well.
The reported adoption appears to formalise a family dynamic that has existed privately for years. Rodriguez has repeatedly spoken about raising the five children together and has treated them equally within the family. The legal move therefore represents an important step in giving official recognition to the relationship she already shares with Ronaldo's eldest children.
The timing of the development is particularly significant, coming shortly after the couple's wedding. Ronaldo and Rodriguez chose to keep their ceremony extremely private, with their children and a small group of witnesses attending. Their marriage certificate later revealed that they opted for a separation-of-assets regime and had signed a prenuptial agreement one day before the ceremony.
Ronaldo and Rodriguez confirmed their wedding through social media after the August 11 ceremony, sharing a photograph of their wedding rings. The football star and the model had been engaged since 2025, with Rodriguez previously revealing the proposal on Instagram.
The reported adoption now adds another significant chapter to their family story. After nearly a decade together and a private wedding surrounded by their children, Rodriguez's reported legal adoption of Cristiano Jr., Eva and Mateo marks a formal step toward making their long-established family unit official on paper as well.
