The renowned Brazilian influencer Virginia Fonseca (Connecticut, 27 years old) announced this Friday, through the stories on her Instagram account, where she has 54.8 million followers, the end of her relationship with the Real Madrid and Brazilian national team forward, Vinicius Junior (São Gonçalo, 25 years old). A breakup that occurs just a few hours after she also showed on Instagram her presence in the stands of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium to support her then partner in the match against Real Oviedo, which ended with a 2-0 Madrid victory. “I will always allow myself to live. Living something real, without fear, without calculation and without ceasing to be who I am,” begins the statement accompanied by an image of the former couple.
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“While we were together, I dedicated myself a lot, as I dedicate myself to everything I set out to live in my life. After all, I have always worked hard, I have always been very focused on my dreams and my responsibilities. But I am also a woman, and I allowed myself to live this without creating barriers, valuing the respect I have always had in any relationship,” she continues explaining in a message that does not clarify the specific reasons for the separation.
“Throughout my life, I have learned to never negotiate what is non-negotiable for me. So, when something no longer makes sense to me, I prefer to have the maturity to end it with affection rather than stay just to stay. Today, we choose to respect each other’s path. I am supporting Vinicius’s happiness and success, and all this with great affection. I ask for respect and that this becomes a turned page in each person’s life, just as it will be in mine. Thank you,” concludes the statement published this Friday, May 15.
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Both confirmed their relationship last October, when the couple posted photos on Instagram in a room decorated with flower petals and balloons spelling “Love.” But a few days later, they were hit by rumors claiming that the Real Madrid forward was cheating on her with a Brazilian model. He eventually did not take long to acknowledge what happened and publicly apologize to his girlfriend. “I want to publicly apologize, with an open heart, because I understood that a true relationship only exists when there is respect, trust, and transparency. I am not ashamed to admit that I neglected, that I did not respond in the best way, and that I disappointed her,” Vini Jr began in an Instagram message. He added: “We all go through moments that make us reflect and grow. Recently, I experienced a situation that made me look inward, recognize attitudes that did not represent who I want to be nor the kind of relationship I want to build.”
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Despite this, they stayed together. Months later, Fonseca gave an interview on the Brazilian program Melhor da Tarde in which she shared previously unknown details about her relationship with the footballer. “I am very happy with this relationship, that’s why I give it priority, I give myself completely, I make it work. And Vini too,” she responded. Asked about the toughness of her partner’s profession, she explained that there was “a schedule for everything and following it perfectly.” “For example, if the gynecologist advises me to use some ointment, it has to go through his consultation [the medical team’s], because you could be falling into doping. As soon as he told me, I started shaking.”
Fonseca is one of the most influential figures in Brazil and mother of three children from a previous relationship. For now, the footballer has not publicly commented on a breakup that occurs at a time marked by controversy at Real Madrid and a few weeks before the World Cup begins in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, where he is expected to be a key figure for Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazilian national team coach.
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