Georgina Rodriguez is pushing back against online trolls who criticized her bikini body in recent yacht photos. She insists her curves don't define her worth.
The partner of Cristiano Ronaldo took to Instagram on Tuesday with a lengthy post addressing the negative comments.
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Some people called her "fat" after pictures from the couple's Mallorca getaway surfaced.
Georgina admitted the criticism initially worried her because she earns a living from her image. But Cristiano quickly reminded her that she is much more than her appearance.
According to Georgina, the soccer star told her, "You don't live off your image. You live off who you are."
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He then praised her as a mother, a good person, and a successful woman with a "killer body."
Being a mother has also shaped her perspective.
She wants her three daughters to know their worth is never tied to their looks or the opinions of strangers.
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Georgina noted that the same body debate seems to flare up every summer. She says she's done chasing some mysterious standard for how women should look.
She explained that she works out because it makes her happy and keeps her healthy, not because she's trying to lose weight.
"I love my curves. I love the freedom of living in the body I choose," she wrote.
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In the end, Georgina is perfectly happy in her own skin, and Cristiano clearly loves every curve.
