JAKARTA - More than 2,000 fans and residents crowded a wedding at the Funchal Cathedral, Madeira, Portugal, because they thought Cristiano Ronaldo was married to Georgina Rodriguez. Ronaldo then responded to the mistake with five laughing emojis on Instagram.
The Mirror quoted Monday, August 10, saying Ronaldo was previously rumored to marry Georgina at the cathedral this weekend. The couple have been together since 2016 and announced their engagement in August 2025.
Ronaldo and Georgina have not revealed details of their marriage. However, there were rumors that the two would get married at the Funchal Cathedral before holding a celebration at the Savoy Palace hotel.
The news was denied after the couple who got married in the cathedral turned out to be a local couple.
Thousands of people have already filled the church's stairs in the hope of seeing Ronaldo and Georgina. When a gray Rolls-Royce arrived, the crowd immediately surrounded the car because they thought the woman inside was Georgina.
It turns out that it was not Georgina, but Fatima Nicole Cunha Teixeira. She married Fabio Ramos.
The couple live in France and returned to Madeira to get married. They have no relationship with Ronaldo or Georgina.
Local newspaper Jornal da Madeira posted footage of the crowd outside the church. Several people were seen wearing Ronaldo jerseys.
Ronaldo, 41, then left five laughing emojis in the comments section of the post.
For Fabio and Fatima, the mistake actually made their wedding day much more crowded than planned.
Several reports said guests had to fight through the crowd because many people still believed Ronaldo was the groom.
"Fabio is not Cristiano Ronaldo. It's really crazy. We didn't expect it to happen like this. I think he will never forget his wedding day," said one of the guests quoted by The Mirror.
Pastor Marcos Gonçalves of Funchal Cathedral was quoted by The Mirror as saying that the couple had nothing to do with Ronaldo.
"They have nothing to do with Cristiano Ronaldo. This is the only wedding taking place here today," he said.
Gonçalves also said he did not believe Ronaldo had ordered the cathedral for a wedding in the near future.
After the ceremony was over, Funchal Cathedral uploaded a photo of the newlyweds on Facebook.
"We have never seen an incident like this in the cathedral. It is very difficult for the bride to enter the church to get married," wrote the cathedral.
The cathedral said it had finally managed to close the church and carry out the wedding after the chaos outside involving many journalists and tourists.
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