Ronaldo 'Ashamed' Of Transvestite Row

By Sky News SkyNews - Tuesday, May 6 06:19 am

Brazilian football legend Ronaldo has said he is "incredibly ashamed" over his encounter with a trio of transvestites.

The three-times World Footballer of the Year says he believes the controversy will mark him for life.

In an interview with TV Globo he said: "I've cried a lot.

"I was incredibly ashamed.

"I did a very foolish thing in my private life. It will stain my career forever but I have to rebuild.

"It's like as if my house had been demolished by a hurricane ... We're all capable of making mistakes and I made a mistake."

Ronaldo had the shock of his life when he discovered three prostitutes he had picked up were in fact transvestites.

They then allegedly tried to bribe him out of $30,000 (about £15,200) for keeping quiet about the incident.

"At no time did I know it was a transvestite. I'm completely heterosexual," said Ronaldo, who denied "ever taking" drugs or having sexual relations with the three prostitutes.

"When I realised it wasn't what I was looking for I withdrew my team from the pitch," the AC Milan striker said with a smile.

"I tried to put a stop to it all there and then and return home but that's when the blackmail began."

He said one of the transvestites had demanded "an absurd sum not to tell the media".

He added that he had picked up the prostitutes after a fight with his girlfriend, who has since broken up with him.

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