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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ex Wishes Her ‘Favorite Capricorn’ Lewis Hamilton on His Birthday

Published 01/11/2023, 3:25 AM EST

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The world came together to celebrate the birth of Formula 1’s most successful driver Lewis Hamilton. The Stevenage-born Mercedes man turned 38 on the 7th of January. Among many, there was a surprise Russian model also wishing Hamilton on his special day. The same Russian model who was in a relationship with soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo for five years.

The new Al Nassr FC man dated a Russian model popularly known as Irina Shayk. Shayk and Ronaldo started dating in 2010 before splitting up five years later in 2015. Shayk was Ronaldo’s most prominent relationship before he met his current girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez.

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Ronaldo noted the pair’s separation to associate press as reported by the US Magazine. The statement read, “After dating for five years, my relationship with Irina Shayk has come to an end.”

Following the breakup, the Mercedes man and Shayk were spotted together at the Cannes Film Festival and on other occasions in 2016. This sparked rumors of them dating. However, the pair maintained a strong stance on friendship. A friendship that is going strong even now as Shayk took to Instagram to wish Hamilton.

Shayk posted a story with a photo of Hamilton and Roscoe with a caption that read, “Happy bday to my fav Capricorn @lewishamilton 👑”.

Shayk wished Hamilton in a similar fashion in 2022 as well by labeling him the “GOAT”. However, not all birthday wishes and gifts would’ve been to Hamilton’s liking.

PETA continues its relentless approach to get Lewis Hamilton on their side

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Hamilton is a vocal activist for animal rights among other issues. This is exactly why PETA has been publicly persuading Hamilton to speak up against F1 owners Liberty Media for funding the Iditarod race. A race that is a 1000-mile extreme weather dog race that takes place in Alaska responsible for a lot of dog deaths.

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In their latest attempt, they wished Hamilton on Twitter and revealed their gift in the caption. The caption read, “One word from vegan F1 champion Sir @LewisHamilton could stop #Formula1 owner, Liberty Media, from funding the deadly #Iditarod dog race. We sent him a megaphone for his birthday to inspire him to speak up for the “underdogs” forced to pull sleds in the freezing snow!” 

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This is PETA’s second public approach to getting Hamilton’s attention. We wonder how the Brit is taking this and if he will ever respond to the NPO.

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Mahim Suhalka

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Mahim Suhalka is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. This Sports Management post-graduate is an ardent supporter of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team and their lead driver, Lewis Hamilton. The fact that Lewis dominated one of the most expensive sports in the world for all these years, despite his humble beginnings, has been a huge inspiration for Mahim and has made him a tenured fan of the competitive sport itself.
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Aishwary Gaonkar