A Tunisian model, Hanane El-Ach, sparked laughter on social media after she claimed that the famous football star Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to establish a romantic relationship with her. This was revealed during her statements on a television program on Tanit TV, where she alleged that Cristiano Ronaldo sent her several messages on WhatsApp in 2018, but she chose to ignore him. She added that Ronaldo also messaged her on Instagram after seeing her and being impressed, emphasizing that he obtained her phone number from a friend and contacted her. She confirmed that the reason she did not speak about this earlier was due to her fear that the Portuguese star might send his lawyer and sue her for her comments about his personal life. Social media users responded to El-Ach's statements with skepticism and did not take them seriously, while others believed that she was seeking attention and stirring controversy, according to Russia Today.