Irina Shayk has been with numerous renowned celebrities before the NFL legend Tom Brady. The most famous among them is soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. The two were together for quite a long time and were lovely together. However, their romance came to an end at one point, turning the model into a public enemy.
As per reports, Irina Shayk and Ronaldo met for the first time during an Armani ad shoot in 2010. The duo instantly clicked and soon began dating the same year. Shayk and Ronaldo tried to keep their romance private, but it didn’t escape the eyes of the media. After 5 years of dating, the Russian beauty and the soccer star called it quits.
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Everyone knows how huge of a fan following the former Manchester United star has. After their break up, Irina Shayk asked her followers to unfollow her if they “only knew her as Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend”. However, her words soon backfired on her. As per reports, around 11 million people unfollowed Shayk in just 24 hours.
After this huge unfollowing, Shayk’s fan base reportedly fell by a huge 75%. This shows that what Irina said didn’t go well with Ronaldo’s fans. In fact, his fans don’t fail to remind Irina Shayk of the soccer player even now. This way, the rumored girlfriend of Tom Brady kind of turned into a public enemy after split with Ronaldo.
Why did Irina Shayk and Cristiano Ronaldo part ways?
After Irina Shayk and Cristiano Ronaldo separated, many stories and rumors came to light. According to reports, Irina Shayk refused to attend the birthday party of the Al-Nassr star’s mom. Ronaldo reportedly felt like his then-girlfriend insulted his mother, so he broke up with her. However, Irina’s representative denied any such issue in a statement.
“She (Irina) has been close with his family throughout the course of their relationship. Any negative rumors with regards to Irina and the Ronaldo family are completely false, and have not been a factor in the cause of the split,” the statement read.
Some other reports claim that Ronaldo cheated on Irina Shayk during their relationship. The soccer star reportedly had numerous affairs at that time. The model dumped him because she couldn’t take an unfaithful boyfriend, which she mentioned in an interview.
“Of course, I prefer to be with someone, but with the right someone. It’s very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That’s my rule,” she said.
It’s worth noting that neither Irina Shayk nor Ronaldo ever talked about the real reason behind their break-up. After her break up with the former Real Madrid star, Irina was involved in quite a few high-profile relationships. Her list of partners included Kanye West and Bradley Cooper. Her latest big-name boyfriend was Tom Brady and the two made quite a stir on the internet.
After the reports of the two being in a relationship became public, it nearly broke the internet. Especially because Brady was previously married to another supermodel, Gisele Bündchen. On top of that, the Cristiano Ronaldo angle also made the fans speculate whether Tom’s relationship with Shayk put a strain on his friendship with the soccer legend. But, it all came to an end as the NFL legend and Irina parted ways in late 2023.