Cristiano Ronaldo remembers 'worst moment' informing kids about brother's death

Cristiano Ronaldo was "honest" with his children when Georgina Rodrguez's kid died in April.

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When the couple brought the late baby's twin sister home, the kids had concerns, the athlete told Piers Morgan in a TalkTV sneak preview.

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"The youngsters said, 'Where's the other baby?... Where's the other baby?'" The tape will air Wednesday and Thursday.

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"After a week, I said, 'Let's be honest with the kids.' Let's suppose ngel goes to Heaven'" Continued Ronaldo.

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Cristiano Jr., 12, and his 5-year-old siblings "understand" that their brother died.

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“They say, 'Daddy, I did this for ngel,'" the Manchester United player said. "Which I like because he's in their life. I don't lie to my kids; it was hard.

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Ronaldo said he has never felt so "glad and heartbroken at the same time" since his father's 2005 death.

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The grief process was "impossible to explain," he said. "We don't understand why it happened to us."

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Ronaldo and Rodrguez announced their pregnancy in October 2021.

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"Our hearts are overflowing of love — we can't wait to meet you #blessed," she wrote.

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Six months later, they lost their son.

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