Ronaldo announces engagement to model girlfriend during Caribbean getaway

The Inter Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid icon took to social media with touching messages with his model girlfriend to announce their engagement after being together for the past seven years< /p> Ronaldo is now set to marry for the third time (

Image: Instagram/ @CelinaLocks)

Brazilian legend Ronaldo is set to marry for the third time at the age of 46 after proposing to his model girlfriend while on a Caribbean getaway.

The former Real Madrid and Inter Milan striker and gorgeous Celina Locks announced their engagement with romantic 'I love you' messages. The 32-year-old showed off her ring to fans on her social media and wrote, "Yes I do" in English before adding in Portuguese, "Love you forever @ronaldo."

The retired footballer, now LaLiga Valladolid team president, replied "I love you" with four heart-shaped emoticons.

Ronaldo's ex-wife, Milene Domingues, was one of the first people to congratulate the happy couple, who are vacationing in the Dominican Republic.

The former footballer wrote: "I'm happy for you. May God bless and protect you always. Long live love."

Ronaldo had his first child, Ronald, who is now a 22-year-old DJ, with Milene before their four-year marriage ended in September 2003. He then held a wedding ceremony with model Daniella Cicarelli in February 2005 at a chateau in France although it later emerged that they did not officially become husband and wife because neither had finalized their divorce from their former partners.

The couple split just three months after the lavish castle ceremony which they claimed was an official wedding, with Daniella later claiming it ended because Ronaldo had been unfaithful to her. After their relationship ended, the former football star married engineering student Maria Beatriz Antony and the couple had two daughters - Maria Sofia, 14, and Maria Alice, 12 - during their seven-year relationship years.