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Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

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Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo once again proved that he is down to earth and wants to give back to those who helped him.

Ronaldo revealed how growing up as a hungry child on the Portuguese island of Madeira he used to beg for hamburgers. A woman named Edna and two other kind-hearted ladies from McDonald’s would help feed him, and the footballer was so touched by this that he still hasn’t forgotten about them. Now he’s vowed to find the three women and thank them properly for all that they’ve done.

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Ronaldo opened up about his childhood in an interview

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

During his interview with English journalist Piers Morgan, 34-year-old athlete Ronaldo revealed details about his childhood that hadn’t been heard before.

“We were a little hungry. We have a McDonald’s next to the stadium, we knocked on the door and asked if they had any burgers. There was always Edna and two other girls. I never found them again,” Ronaldo said during his interview with Morgan on ITV.

“I asked people in Portugal, they closed the McDonalds, but if this interview can help find them, I would be so happy,” the football star said. “I want to invite them to Turin or Lisbon to come have dinner with me because I want to give something back.” Morgan later on tweeted that they “may have found Edna.”

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The football star wants to find the women from McDonald’s who fed him when he was hungry

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

During the interview, Ronaldo was also shown a video of his late father

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

During the interview, Ronaldo was shown a video clip of his late father, filmed a year before he died in 2004. Ronaldo was so moved by the video that he broke down crying. His father Dinis died at the age of only 52 due to an alcohol-related liver condition.

The athlete couldn’t keep his tears at bay

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

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The fourth and youngest child in his family, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in 1985 in São Pedro on Madeira, but he grew up in Santo António. His mother was a cook while his father was a gardener and part-time kit man; he has an older brother and two older sisters. A little known fact is that the future footballer’s second given name ‘Ronaldo’ was an homage to Ronald Reagan, who was the President of the US at the time.

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

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Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Ronaldo grew up poor, having to share the same room with all three of his siblings. His football career started early on: he was already playing for the amateur team Andorinha from 1992 to 1995. He then spent two years with Nacional, and in 1997 he signed up with Sporting CP at the age of just 12. No matter how successful Ronaldo was, however, he never forgot his roots or the fact that he grew up poor and was always hungry.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

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Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

Cristiano Ronaldo Wants To Find The McDonald’s Women Who Fed Him When He Was A Hungry Child

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Storytelling, journalism, and art are a core part of who I am. I've been writing and drawing ever since I could walk—there is nothing else I'd rather do. My formal education, however, is focused on politics, philosophy, and economics because I've always been curious about the gap between the ideal and the real. At work, I'm a Senior Writer and I cover a broad range of topics that I'm passionate about: from psychology and changes in work culture to healthy living, relationships, and design. In my spare time, I'm an avid hiker and reader, enjoy writing short stories, and love to doodle. I thrive when I'm outdoors, going on small adventures in nature. However, you can also find me enjoying a big mug of coffee with a good book (or ten) and entertaining friends with fantasy tabletop games and sci-fi movies.

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varwenea 5 years ago

I grew up poor also. I remember every small kindness bestowed upon me in my youth by strangers. There's a bus driver that I want to find, just to let him know my life turned out ok. I don't recall his face, no name; he was simply kind to this 6 grader taking the bus by herself.

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Pseudo Puppy 4 years ago

Varwenea, I'm unsure what country you're based in, or their systems of keeping records on employees. However, having had to do some research like this in the past, here is what I found works, if you want to find your bus driver. 1) contact the school, to confirm the name of the company who organised the buses. 2) contact the bus company. 3) tell them the year this was when you were 6, and the bus route. They should, theoretically, still have records of who drove those routes, especially if it was a regular thing. 4) tell them WHY you're wanting to contact the driver. 5) (and this is the key thing)... ask them to GIVE YOUR DETAILS TO THE DRIVER, asking that they contact you. Many organisations won't give out an employee's details, for their own privacy / security. 6) you could also do a search on facebook etc for groups for ex-students of that school, and ask them. They just may know the driver. Best of luck. :)

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gloria benado 5 years ago

Funny how absolutely no one mentions the undisclosed amount he paid to the woman whom he actually admitted to forcibly raping in Las Vegas. The perpetual collective amnesia human beings suffer makes me cringe

8points

Kjorn 5 years ago

maybe that story came out for hiding that fact

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Martha Meyer 5 years ago

This is the same guy who won't tellhis son, who his mother is and mail ordered more kids from a surrogate, which his then gf had to find out from the news. The guy has some issues...

5points

TC 5 years ago

A big bunch...

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varwenea 5 years ago

I grew up poor also. I remember every small kindness bestowed upon me in my youth by strangers. There's a bus driver that I want to find, just to let him know my life turned out ok. I don't recall his face, no name; he was simply kind to this 6 grader taking the bus by herself.

19points

Pseudo Puppy 4 years ago

Varwenea, I'm unsure what country you're based in, or their systems of keeping records on employees. However, having had to do some research like this in the past, here is what I found works, if you want to find your bus driver. 1) contact the school, to confirm the name of the company who organised the buses. 2) contact the bus company. 3) tell them the year this was when you were 6, and the bus route. They should, theoretically, still have records of who drove those routes, especially if it was a regular thing. 4) tell them WHY you're wanting to contact the driver. 5) (and this is the key thing)... ask them to GIVE YOUR DETAILS TO THE DRIVER, asking that they contact you. Many organisations won't give out an employee's details, for their own privacy / security. 6) you could also do a search on facebook etc for groups for ex-students of that school, and ask them. They just may know the driver. Best of luck. :)

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gloria benado 5 years ago

Funny how absolutely no one mentions the undisclosed amount he paid to the woman whom he actually admitted to forcibly raping in Las Vegas. The perpetual collective amnesia human beings suffer makes me cringe

8points

Kjorn 5 years ago

maybe that story came out for hiding that fact

1point

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Martha Meyer 5 years ago

This is the same guy who won't tellhis son, who his mother is and mail ordered more kids from a surrogate, which his then gf had to find out from the news. The guy has some issues...

5points

TC 5 years ago

A big bunch...

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