FERNANDO Alonso separated from long-term girlfriend Andrea Schlager earlier this 12 months, and has since been romantically linked with Taylor Swift.
And now rumours abound that the racing Romeo is courting the ex of a former Barcelona star — Melissa Jiménez.
Melissa Jimenez used to married to Actual Betis defender Marc BartraCredit score: Check with Caption
Who’s Melissa Jiménez?
Melissa María Jiménez Dionisio was born in Lieja, Belgium on June 26, 1987.
She was married to ex-Barca, now Actual Betis defender Marc Bartra and has three children with him.
The couple introduced they’d been separated for a while in January 2022.
Rumours of her courting Fernando Alonso surfaced earlier this 12 months, however each have saved quiet about it and there was no affirmation to date.
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What does Melissa Jiménez do for a dwelling?
Jimenez is a sports activities journalist who at the moment works for DAZN.
Melissa is a MotoGP nut who covers motorsport particularly and will have discovered romance with Alonso within the paddock.
She started her profession on the tv channel 25TV and has additionally labored for Sky’s Italian division on the programme Skysprt24h.
When have been Fernando Alonso and Melissa Jiménez first rumoured to be courting?
In Could 2023 Alonso was pictured with a fan and eagle-eyed social media customers assume sportscaster Melissa is within the background, fuelling rumours of the pair turning into a pair.
The Spaniard shared the information of splitting up with long-term girlfriend Andrea Schlager on Instagram simply hours after his podium end on the Australian Grand Prix on April 2.
Like Jiménez, Schlager is a sports activities commentator identified for her work in Formulation One and MotoGP — she met Fernando by her F1 commitments.
In a press release he wrote: “We wished to let you know that our relationship as a pair ended.
“We’ve been fortunate sufficient to share a incredible time collectively, and it’ll proceed to be so, however on a distinct type of affection.
“As you’ve in all probability seen, we’ve got continued engaged on and off observe on numerous tasks collectively additionally throughout this time, and we are going to preserve doing so with deep love and respect for one another.
“We thought it’s acceptable to share this as you’ve all been very supportive. Thanks for that. Love Fer & Andrea.”
What different stars has Fernando Alonso been linked to up to now?
Alonso and singer Raquel Del Rosario — who was lead singer for Spanish rock band El Sueno de Morfeo — met in 2005 after she carried out at a live performance to mark his first F1 title.
The couple married secretly in 2006 however solely confirmed it publicly two years later, and lived collectively in Oxford and Switzerland.
In 2011 they confirmed their break-up in a joint assertion: “This has been a really considered and mutual choice.
“We’re separating from marriage, however by no means as pals, and there’s nonetheless a really sturdy affection and mutual admiration to make sure the happiness of the opposite.”
After his break up from Raquel, Alonso shortly moved on with former Miss Switzerland runner-up Xenia Tchoumitcheva.
The proficient Russian mannequin, who has a level in economics, has had an much more vibrant profession than her ex.
After bagging an internship at JP Morgan, she was supplied roles at Merrill Lynch and Duet Group, however determined to swap the inventory marketplace for the pop charts — releasing a rap single.
In 2012 Alonso discovered love with one other Russian mannequin — Dasha Kapustina.
The besotted pair have been regularly seen collectively across the paddock, however after two years collectively their romance quietly fizzled out.
Alonso shortly fell head over heels after assembly journalist Lara Alvarez in December 2014, however by 2016 the 16-month relationship had come to an finish.
Alonso’s subsequent flame, Viki Odintcova, has no scarcity of admirers within the sports activities world — even claiming she ignored Instagram DMs from Cristiano Ronaldo.
After being snapped supporting him at races in 2016, Fernando and Italian lingerie mannequin Linda Morselli confirmed their relationship with an Instagram publish the next 12 months.
After half a decade collectively, the couple went their separate methods final 12 months.
Alonso’s subsequent relationship was with Andrea Schlager, who he introduced his separation from in April 2023.
In Could Spanish magazines started linking Alonso to pop star Taylor Swift, who was then newly-single.
The 2-time world champion fuelled the flames when he posted a video of himself winking as he listened to her hit tune Karma.