He is at the centre of allegations that he sent glamour model Rhian Sugden a barrage of ‘late night texts’.
And Cristiano Ronaldo appeared subdued as he arrived at a Marbella beach club on Sunday, putting on a close display with his current girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.
The footballer, 32, was there to celebrate Georgina’s 24th birthday, placing a protective hand around her shoulder as they arrived.
Sombre: Cristiano Ronaldo appeared subdued as he arrived at a Marbella beach club on Sunday
Putting on a serious display, Cristiano was seen holding his girlfriend supportively as they arrived at the club.
Georgina, who gave birth to to his fourth child – their first child together – in November, appeared sombre, despite celebrating her birthday.
However the former Gucci employee, who met the footballer at a D&G event in 2016, still put on a stylish display as she slipped into over-the-knee boots, skinny jeans and a black poloneck.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo showed off his bleached locks, rocking a chunky knit cardigan and large diamond earrings.
Supportive: The footballer, 32, was there to celebrate girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez’s 24th birthday, placing a protective hand around her shoulder as they arrived
Unimpressed? Georgina, who gave birth to to his fourth child- their first child together in November, appeared sombre, despite celebrating her birthday
As well as welcoming daughter Alana with Georgina in November, Cristiano is also father to Cristiano Jnr, seven, who is thought to have been born to a surrogate mother in the States.
In June with surrogate twins Eva and Mateo, who were born in a US hospital and brought back to Madrid where he lives by his doting mum.
Cristiano’s appearance follows reports that model Rhian Sugden was reportedly forced to fend off Cristiano Ronaldo after he ‘bombarded’ her with late-night messages.
Subdued: Putting on a serious display, Cristiano was seen holding his girlfriend as they arrived at the club
Chic: Despite downcast display, the former Gucci employee, who met the footballer at a D&G event in 2016, put on a stylish display in over-the-knee boots and a black poloneck
Suave: Meanwhile Ronaldo showed off his bleached locks, rocking a chunky knit cardigan and large diamond earrings
The glamour model, 31, became friends with the dad-of-four on the London party scene – but he has been barraging her with texts since since leaving Real Madrid in 2009, sources claimed.
The Portuguese striker would allegedly send the lingerie star texts from his hotel asking her to ring him on Facebook messenger.
According to The Sun, the footballer texted Rhian: ‘I will call in one hour if you send a number be private number. Im at my hotel (sic).’
Rumour has it: Engaged glamour model Rhian Sugden was reportedly forced to fend off dad-of-four Cristiano after he ‘bombarded’ her with late-night messages
She allegedly replied: ‘I’m just about to pick my fella up from work and then we are going for drinks. I don’t think he’d approve of me talking to you at 11pm.’
Rhian, who is engaged to Oliver Mellor, 36, was reportedly left alone after her fiance sent Cristiano – who has baby girl Alana Martina with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez – a warning to back off.
‘Ronaldo bombards Rhian with messages periodically,’ a source told the paper.
Claims: Rhian became friends with the dad-of-four on the London party scene – but he has been barraging her with texts since since leaving Real Madrid in 2009, sources claimed (pictured with his girlfriend Georgina and their newborn daughter Alana last November)
‘They’re friendly enough, but sometimes turn a bit weird. She’s mentioned several times that she has a fiance, but he doesn’t seem to take notice.’
‘In the end, Oliver found out and sent Ronaldo a polite message asking him to back off. Since then Ronaldo has deleted the conversations.’
The insider also alleged that Rhian hasn’t heard a ‘peep’ out of the striker since and is ‘pleased’ with the silence.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Rhian and Cristiano for comment.
Hmm: The Portuguese striker would allegedly send the lingerie star texts from his hotel asking her to ring him on Facebook messenger
Rhian has been happily engaged to former Coronation Street star Oliver Mellor since 2014, after he proposed in front of a packed audience at the Manchester Opera House.
Rhian first came to the forefront when she went public with several racy messages sent by married TV presenter Vernon Kay in 2010.
The 43-year-old was famously forced to make an apology to his wife Tess Daly on BBC Radio 1 following the sexting scandal.
Vernon went on to promise live on air that he would no longer contact Rhian or the four other women he had been caught messaging at the time.
Denied: She allegedly replied: ‘I’m just about to pick my fella up from work and then we are going for drinks. I don’t think he’d approve of me talking to you at 11pm’
Cute couple: Rhian has been happily engaged to former Coronation Street star Oliver Mellor since 2014, after he proposed in front of a packed audience at the Manchester Opera House
It was then revealed the pair had got back in touch in 2015, with Vernon sending hundreds of texts asking to ‘reconnect’ with the model.
After a break of six years, the busty blonde admitted that it felt like an ‘old friendship coming back’.
The blonde beauty recently claimed however that she had been treated as ‘the villain’ in the light of the sexting scandal, while the radio host has had a career boost.
Speaking on Celebrity Sex Pod earlier this year, the beauty reasoned: ‘He got drunk and sent inappropriate text messages to me. And I’m the one people would pour drinks on.’
In the past: Rhian first came to the forefront when she went public with several racy messages sent by married TV presenter Vernon Kay (pictured with wife Tess Daly) in 2010