CRISTIANO RONALDO’s ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk has used her considerable Instagram following to help feed children in New York City during the coronavirus outbreak.
The Russian model has a whopping 13.5million followers on the picture sharing site and has tried to use it to do good amid the pandemic.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk has asked her 13.5m Instagram followers to help a New York foodbank
The Russian model’s followers spiked during her relationship with the Portuguese mega-star
She posted a snap of a young family with a message written across the picture which said: “One in five NYC children relies on a soup kitchen or food pantry to eat.”
And keen to urge her followers to contribute, she added a caption of her own that read: “Thank you all so much for your generous donations to @foodbank4nyc!
“Since you’ve started donating using the link in my bio this past week, we’ve provided 66,880 meals to families in NYC!
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“But the work doesn’t stop here.. to keep #FoodBank4NYC on the ground helping those in desperate need, they need our continued support. Every 1$ Donated = 5 meals.
“Click the link in bio or head to @foodbank4nyc to help now ❤️ Thank you #WeAreForNYC.”
Ronaldo and Shayk dated for five years until their split in 2015 but the 34-year-old’s relationship with the football mega star saw her follower count rocket.
Shayk is no stranger to good causes having recently launched an eco-friendly underwear range.
She also dated Hollywood star Bradley Cooper after her split from Ronnie and was with him for four years until they also broke up last year.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex girlfriend Desiree Cordero dates Lazio star Joaquin Correa, and is based in Los Angeles
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
