Georgina Rodriguez against body shaming: "It worries me that they call me fat"
After paparazzi photos of her on a yacht sparked a wave of criticism regarding her figure, the future wife of the football superstar decided to respond to the haters. She emphasized that she is proud of her body and refuses to conform to imposed standards.
Just before the wedding of 32-year-old Georgina Rodriguez and 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, paparazzi photos taken on a private yacht stirred up the internet. Rodriguez was captured in a swimsuit, triggering a wave of offensive comments and body shaming. However, she chose not to remain silent, responding by reclaiming the paparazzi photos and posting them on her Instagram account alongside a powerful message.
"My body has changed, as every woman's body changes, and I hope it continues like this for many more years, because it means I am still alive. I am a mother to six wonderful children, three of whom are girls who will one day become extraordinary women. Together with Chris, whom I am deeply proud of for the values he imparts as a father and as a man, we teach them that a person's value can never depend on external appearance or the opinion of strangers. This small dose of positive psychology that I try to give them every day also helps me continue to find my way in this world, which has so many illusions."
Rodriguez admitted that the recent attacks made her reflect on her career: "In recent days, I have seen all kinds of comments on my photos: some criticized my body, some defended it. I talked about it with Chris and told him: 'It worries me that they call me fat, because I live off my appearance.' He answered: 'You don't live off your appearance, you live off who you are. A perfect, beautiful woman, with an amazing body, a mother, a good person, successful, and someone who lives life with love. What else do you want? It's normal that they are jealous of you.'"
Georgina noted that such discussions have become an annual summer tradition: "The strange thing is that this happens every summer — every year my body returns to being a news item. And then I ask myself: where is the standard? Who decides what is the 'correct' body? Do we really still think that happiness has a size? I train because it makes me happy. This hour in the gym is one of the best moments of my day. It gives me health, peace of mind, discipline, energy, and well-being. It was never a war to lose weight, it was always a way to take care of myself."
Finally, she concluded: "I love my curves. I love the freedom to live in the body I choose. In a body that holds me, that allows me to hug, to create life, to fall and get back up again. A body that deserves respect, love, and gratitude in all its versions. For me, true success has never been to fit a standard that no one knows who invented. True success is to live in peace, to surround myself with people I love, to enjoy my family and friends, to maintain my health, to laugh, to learn, and to live."
