Ronaldo also failed to mention Irina during his acceptance speech when he received the Ballon d'Or award. PHOTO: REUTERS
LOS ANGELES: Russian model Irina Shayk has confirmed her split from star Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, but denied his family was to blame for their break-up, IANS reported.
Shayk, 29, made her acting debut along side Dwayne Johnson in the 2014 Hercules and dated the Real Madrid superstar for five years but then decided to end their relationship amid claims that she had refused to attend the footballer's mother's surprise birthday party.
Sources of the model - who has previously modeled for Victoria's Secret- however, dismissed the claims and insisted that she had been close to his family "throughout the course of their relationship."
Shayk's representatives told the Mirror newspaper that "any negative rumours pertaining to Irina and the Ronaldo family are completely false and have not been a factor in the cause of the spilt."
It had previously been reported that Ronaldo, 29, spent New Year's Eve alone with his son after Shayk decided not to attend his mother's 60th birthday party in Spain.
Speculation about the status of their relationship increased after she was not seen by the Real Madrid star's side when he scooped the prestigious Ballon d'Or award for the third time during a ceremony in Zurich last week.
Ronaldo also failed to mention her during his acceptance speech.
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