Georgina Rodríguez Hits Back at Body Critics: 'Value Never Depends on Physique'

Georgina Rodríguez, the partner of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, has responded forcefully to online criticism regarding her physical appearance. The Argentine model, 32, shared a lengthy message on social media detailing her feelings about comments on her body and her conversations with Ronaldo.

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My body will change, as the body of all women changes. And I hope it continues to do so for many years, because that will mean I am still alive.

Rodríguez began by acknowledging that bodies change, especially for women, and expressed hope that hers would continue to do so as a sign of life. She emphasized that she and Ronaldo aim to teach their six children that a person's worth is never tied to their physical appearance or the opinions of strangers. "That little dose of positive psychology that I try to give them every day also helps me to keep orienting myself in this world of so much fantasy," she wrote.

She explained that recent comments about photos of her on a boat had caused distress. "These days I have seen all kinds of comments about some photos of me on a boat. Some comment on my body, others defend me... I was discussing it with Cris and I told him: 'I'm worried that they are now calling me fat, because I live off my image.'" Ronaldo's response, she shared, was reassuring: "You don't live off your image. You live off what you are. A perfect woman. Beautiful, with a great body, mother, good person, successful and who lives life with love. What more do you want? It's normal that they envy you."

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You don't live off your image. You live off what you are. A perfect woman. Beautiful, with a great body, mother, good person, successful and who lives life with love. What more do you want? It's normal that they envy you.

Reflecting on the recurring nature of these criticisms, which she noted happen every summer, Rodríguez questioned societal beauty standards. "And then I ask myself... where is the standard? Who decides what the 'correct' body is? Do we really still think that happiness has a size?" She clarified that her training is for personal happiness, passion, and well-being, not weight loss. "I train because it makes me happy. Because I'm passionate about it. Because that 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 has never been a struggle to lose weight; it has always been a way of taking care of myself."

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I love my curves. I love the freedom to live in the body I choose. In the body that sustains me, that has allowed me to embrace, create life, fall and get back up.

Concluding her message, Rodríguez expressed love for her body and the freedom to inhabit it. "I love my curves. I love the freedom to live in the body I choose. In the body that sustains me, that has allowed me to embrace, create life, fall and get back up. A body that deserves respect, love and gratitude in all its versions. For me, true success has never been about fitting into a standard that nobody knows who invented," she stated.

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I train because it makes me happy. Because I'm passionate about it. Because that 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.