Georgina Rodriguez was a sales assistant at a Gucci store before her life-changing encounter with Ronaldo.
Georgina Rodriguez鈥檚 glossy love story with Cristiano Ronaldo has come under fire after a former colleague sensationally rubbished her widely told version of how they met.
The romanticised tale, officially told by Rodriguez herself in the hit Netflix docuseries 鈥淚 Am Georgina鈥濃攃laimed the couple鈥檚 iconic romance sparked inside a Gucci store in Madrid.
“The first meeting with Ronaldo was at ‘Gucci, where Iworked as a sales assistant. Days later we saw each other again at another brand’s event鈥..It was then that we could talk in a relaxed atmosphere, outside of my work environment… It was love at first sight for both of us.鈥 Georgina said in the first season of her Netflix documentary.
But now, a different narrative is now emerging, and it鈥檚 causing an almighty stir online.
鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 a coincidence!鈥
Pablo Boone, who claims to have worked alongside Rodriguez during her time at Gucci, has gone public with allegations that the store-meeting story was a carefully curated fabrication.
Speaking on the Spanish TardeAR programme, Boone stated bluntly: 鈥淚 was there and realised it wasn鈥檛 a coincidence; he walked in and they looked at each other and fell in love. No, they had known each other before.鈥
According to Boone, the pair didn鈥檛 lock eyes over luxury handbags but rather connected in a very different kind of setting: Madrid鈥檚 exclusive nightlife scene.
鈥淭hey met at the Opium nightclub. They both went there to have a good time, especially her, who was with Santana and Miguel 脕ngel Silvestre before Cristiano,鈥 he claimed, adding that photographic evidence exists but has been buried by Ronaldo鈥檚 PR machine.
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The former colleague didn鈥檛 stop there.
Boone further alleged that the Gucci-store origin story was nothing more than a 鈥渕arketing strategy鈥 cooked up to elevate Georgina鈥檚 public image and help smooth over her transition from shop assistant to global celebrity.
鈥淩onaldo鈥檚 people wanted to construct a narrative more favourable to Georgina鈥檚 public image,鈥 Boone claimed.
This shocking claim directly contradicts the timeline Rodriguez confidently presented in her Netflix documentary.
Despite the controversy, the power couple remain stronger than ever.
Since beginning their relationship in 2016, Georgina and Ronaldo have built a family, relocated to the Middle East, and continued to fuel marriage rumours. Ronaldo recently signed a new two-year deal with Al-Nassr, meaning the couple鈥檚 base in Saudi Arabia is set to continue.