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Former Barcelona star, Ronaldinho, is reportedly set to marry two women at the same time. He will tie the knot with his two fiancees’ in a private ceremony in his mansion where they all live together, Brazilian media reports.
The 38-year-old is allegedly living with ‘fiancees’ Priscilla Coelho and Beatriz Souza at his £5million Rio de Janeiro mansion, and is planning on taking the next step – with both of them – in August.
Ronaldinho reportedly asked Priscilla Coelho and Beatriz Souza, to marry him in January last year.
The former Barcelona star allegedly started dating Beatriz in 2016, but continued his relationship with Priscilla, which began several years earlier.
According to reports, both lovers receive an ‘allowance’ of around £1,500 from the footballer to spend as they wish.
He also reportedly always gives the two the exact same presents, including recently buying them the same perfume during a trip abroad together.
Ronaldinho asked both for their hands in marriage in January last year and gave them both engagement rings.
Both Priscilla and Beatriz are from Belo Horizonte, the city where the footballer played with Atletico Mineiro, leading the club to its first Copa Libertadores title in 2012.
Bigamy is illegal in Brazil, and is punishable by up to six years in prison, however it is likely that a potential ‘wedding’ would simply be a ceremony with the two women and not registered as two official marriages
Although Ronaldinho has never publicly confirmed his relationship with the women.