Georgina Rodríguez reflects emotionally on the deaths of her twin son and Cristiano Ronaldo

Georgina Rodríguez has spoken emotionally about the death of the twin son she shared with boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo.

The model opened up about her family the new follower for the second season of her Netflix series, i am georgina. They first announced the death of their twin son Ángel in April 2022 when they revealed their twin daughter Bella had been born.

In the teaser released on March 15, Rodríguez looked back on the past year and explained: “I’m followed by over 40 million people, but no one knows how I’m really doing. This year I had the best moment and the worst moment of my life in an instant.”

The clip also showed video of Rodríguez and Ronaldo holding their twins’ ultrasound scan, before showing photos of the couple holding their then-newborn twin daughter. Rodríguez then tearfully explained how the soccer star helped her overcome her grief and encouraged her to move on.

“Life is hard. Life goes on,” she said. “Life goes on. I have reasons to keep going and be strong. Cris really encouraged me to continue with my agenda. He said: “Gio, get on with life. It will do you good.’”

The influencer, who also shares a five-year-old daughter, Alana, with Ronaldo, expressed her gratitude for her loved ones, adding: “My priorities right now are my family and my kids. I am so happy and thankful.”

Last year, Ronaldo and Rodríguez shared the news of their son’s death in a joint social media post. “It is with our deepest sadness that we must announce that our little boy has passed away. It’s the greatest pain a parent can feel,” they wrote. “Only the birth of our little girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.”

The couple also took the opportunity to thank the doctors, nurses and medical staff for “their expert care and support.”

“We are all devastated by this loss and kindly request privacy at this very difficult time,” they wrote. “Our little boy, you are our angel. We will always love you.”

Days later Ronaldo went to Instagram to thank his colleagues for their support and revealed that his then-newborn daughter was discharged from the hospital. In his post, he also shared a photo of his family, which included his three other children: 12-year-old Cristiano Jr. and five-year-old twins Eva Maria and Mateo.

“Gio and our little girl are finally with us. We want to thank everyone for all the kind words and gestures,” he wrote in the caption. “Your support is very important and we have all felt the love and respect you have for our family. Now is the time to be thankful for the life we ​​just welcomed into this world.”

Months later, Ronaldo further reflected on his son’s death during an interview with Piers Morgan TalkTV . The Manchester United star went on to share how he spoke to his four other children about his son’s death when he and his girlfriend brought Bella home for the first time.

“Gio came home and the kids started like, ‘Where’s the other baby, where’s the other baby?'” he recalled during the November 2022 interview via People. “After a week I’m like, ‘Let’s be honest and be honest with the kids, let’s say Ángel, what’s his name, he’s going to heaven.'”

Describing how his children often spoke about Ángel in their home, he added, “The children understand, we had shouts at the table and they said ‘Dad, I did this for Ángel’ and they point to the sky. Which I like best because he’s part of her life.”