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Georgina Rodríguez makes major decision involving Cristiano Ronaldo’s children after wedding

Georgina has consistently treated his three older children as her own

AUGUST 21, 2026 1:53 PM EDTAUG 21, 2026, 1:53 PM EDT

Just over a week after Georgina Rodríguez and Cristiano Ronaldo tied the knot, the newlyweds have reportedly taken another major step for their family.

A new chapter after their intimate wedding:

Georgina and Cristiano surprised fans when they married in an intimate ceremony at their family home in Portugal. The celebration reportedly took place inside their sprawling residence in Quinta da Marinha in Cascais, with their children playing an important role in the private occasion.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez are not getting married this weekend despite viral rumors. Here's what ¡HOLA! confirmed and what the couple is doing instead. — Georgina and Cristiano's relationship first became public in 2016, beginning a love story that would grow into a family of seven.

The date carried special significance for the couple, coming exactly one year after their engagement and roughly a decade after the beginning of their love story.

Their romance first became public in 2016, when ¡HOLA! published the first photos of the pair during a trip to Disneyland Paris with friends. At the time, Georgina was working at a Gucci store in Madrid, while Cristiano was one of Real Madrid's biggest stars.

Family always comes first for Georgina Rodríguez, — Georgina Rodríguez has reportedly become the legal mother of Cristiano Ronaldo's three eldest children following her wedding to the soccer star.

Ten years later, their lives look dramatically different. Georgina has built an international profile of her own, launching business ventures, starring in her own reality series and amassing a social media following of nearly 80 million. But one role has remained particularly important to her, motherhood.

Georgina reportedly adopts Cristiano's three eldest children:

According to Portuguese media, Georgina has now adopted Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., Eva María and Mateo. Cristiano Jr., the soccer star's eldest child, was born in 2010. Cristiano later welcomed twins Eva María and Mateo in June 2017.

Georgina has helped raise twins Eva María and Mateo since they were young and has long treated Cristiano's children as her own.

Later that year, Georgina became a biological mother for the first time when she and Cristiano welcomed their daughter Alana Martina.

The couple expanded their family again in 2022 with the birth of Bella Esmeralda. Bella's twin brother, Ángel, tragically died during childbirth, a devastating loss the couple publicly shared at the time. Georgina has since described herself on social media as the mother of "six blessings."

Motherhood has remained an important part of Georgina's life as she and Cristiano have raised their blended family together.

Throughout her relationship with Cristiano, Georgina has consistently treated his three older children as her own and has spoken about the close family they have created together.

The reported adoption now gives legal recognition to that relationship, making Georgina the legal mother of Cristiano's three eldest children as well.

A private legal process:

The couple reportedly chose to handle the adoption process with the same discretion that surrounded their wedding.

Ronaldo's son Cristiano Dos Santos (23) talks with Cristiano Ronaldo's fiance Georgina Rodriguez after the U-16 preparatory tournament match between Portugal and England national football teams in Antalya, Turkiye on November 4, 2025. (Photo by Orhan Cicek/Anadolu via Getty Images) — Georgina has shared a close bond with Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son, Cristiano Jr., whom she has helped raise throughout her decade-long relationship with the soccer star.

Portuguese reports have described the proceedings as "secret adoptions," with Georgina and Cristiano reportedly completing the necessary paperwork away from the public eye.

While the process may have been a legal formality for a family that has already lived as one for years, it carries important legal consequences by formally establishing Georgina's parental rights regarding Cristiano Jr., Eva María and Mateo.

Family always comes first for Georgina Rodríguez, who transformed her garden into a private carnival. — Family always comes first for Georgina Rodríguez

For Georgina, the reported decision marks another major milestone in a relationship that has transformed dramatically since that first public glimpse of the couple in 2016. Following their marriage, the family bond she has long celebrated publicly is now reportedly reflected on paper as well.