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Who is Ronaldo Nazario’s glamorous model wife, Celina Locks? The Brazilian football legend’s partner wears Chanel, hangs with Gisele Bündchen, and sat front row at Victoria Beckham’s PFW show

Brazilian footballer Ronaldo and Celina Locks married in September 2023. Photos: @celinalocks/Instagram
Recently, retired Brazilian footballer Ronaldo has proved to be almost as fashionable as his younger namesake Cristiano Ronaldo – and he may just have his wife to thank!
Celina Locks and Ronaldo Nazario in Cannes, in late May. Photo: @celinalocks/Instagram

The 47-year-old former striker was most recently seen looking suave in a Giorgio Armani tux at an AMFAR event at the Cannes Film Festival. Before that, he was seen in a crisp white shirt as he left his hotel with his 33-year-old model wife Celina Locks, who opted for a fashion-forward neutrals outfit, tucking her long-sleeved shirt into a pair of chic cargo shorts.

 
The pair also popped up at Victoria Beckham’s Paris Fashion Week show, where they looked equally stylish sitting in the front row, as seen in photos from the event.

So what we know about Ronaldo’s on-trend wife?

Where is Celina Locks from?

Celina Locks was born in the Brazilian state of Paraná. Photo: @celinalocks/Instagram

Like the footballer, Celina Locks hails from Brazil. Per online sources, she was born in Curitiba in Paraná.

What does Celina Locks do for work?

Celina Locks is a model. Photo: @celinalocks/Instagram
Locks is a model who has worked with a variety of brands over the years. She has also been seen wearing pieces from jewellery houses such as Chopard and the likes of Giorgio Armani, Chanel and Isabel Marant.
 
She was even seen hanging out with fellow Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen. Per her Instagram bio, she is also the founder and CEO of Celina Locks Beauty, a line of make-up and skincare “designed for [the] modern woman to make her mark wherever she goes”.

How did Celina Locks and Ronaldo meet?

Ronaldo and Celina Locks make a stylish pair in matching black suits. Photo: @celinalocks/Instagram

Ronaldo and Locks’ love story goes way back. According to Vogue, they met in 2015 at a mutual friend’s costume party.

When asked by Vogue Arabia in another interview if it was love at first sight, she replied, “It was different. We met at a friend’s house, and at the time I didn’t pay much attention to him. After seeing each other more often, usually between friend’s gatherings, he approached me and said in a very confident tone, ‘You will fall in love with me within the next two months!’ At that moment I could only laugh. But after all, he was right!”

When did Celina Locks and Ronaldo get married?

Ronaldo and Celina Locks got engaged in 2023, while on holiday in the Dominican Republic. Photo: @celinalocks/Instagram

Per Vogue, Locks and Ronaldo got engaged in January 2023 while they were on holiday in the Dominican Republic. “It was unexpected, real, and magical,” she told Vogue Arabia about the proposal, “We were surrounded by people we love, and he gave a beautiful speech he wrote to me. I cried, but my tears were of so much joy.”

They tied the knot in September 2023 at their home in Ibiza, and the bride reportedly wore a custom white silk organza dress by Armani Privé with Tiffany & Co. jewellery and Giorgio Armani shoes.

Does Christina Locks watch football?

Celina Locks posing in a L’cecci dress in Cannes before the festival. Photo: @celinalocks/Instagram
Considering her husband is one of football’s GOATs, it’s no wonder Locks has a keen interest in the sport – and has done for a long time. “In my country, football runs through our veins, it’s something we’re born with,” she told Vogue Arabia.

“We’re used to stopping everything we’re doing and making a national holiday during the Brazilian National team football matches. So, I can say I have been a football fan since my childhood.”

Who else has Ronaldo dated?

Former Real Madrid, Barcelona and Brazil striker Ronaldo Nazario at an event for a documentary about him, The Phenomenon. Photo: Reuters

According to Essentially Sports, Locks is the 47-year-old’s third wife. He married Brazilian football player Milene Domingues in 1999, and they welcomed a son, Ronald, in 2000. The couple called it quits four years later, and Ronaldo then got engaged to model and MTV VJ Daniella Cicarelli in 2005, per the same source. Their wedding reportedly cost over US$850,000 but apparently, it wasn’t officially registered and they called things off three months later.

  • Retired football legend Ronaldo’s wife may be to thank for his recent style upgrade, as he’s been looking dapper everywhere from Paris to Cannes in recent months
  • Locks, who works with various fashion brands and has posed in Chopard, Giorgio Armani and Isabel Marant, met her then future husband at a costume party, and the pair married late last year