Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died in Sao Paulo at the age of 82 from complications from cancer and the world has reacted with sadness at his irreparable loss.
One of the people who spoke out for Pelé’s death was his ex-girlfriend Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, better known by her stage name Xuxa, who left a heartfelt message on social media to remember “O Rei”. .
Activate your registration account to have access to unlimited surfing
In the 1980s, while basking in his fame as “the greatest soccer player of all time,” Pelé met Xuxa, a 17-year-old singer who fell madly in love with him.
Pelé and Xuxa were the most wanted couple in the Brazilian media.
The crush happened while both were attending a photo session for the Brazilian magazine “Manchete”. Xuxa started out as a model and later became the most popular child entertainer in her country (Brazil). As he relates in his autobiographical book, Pelé was the first love of his life.
THE MESSAGE OF XUXA
Xuxa, Brazilian singer, TV presenter, actress and model, took to social media and sent a message of affection to the former player’s children and now-wife.
“Marcia, Kelly, Edinho, Jennifer, Joshua, Celeste and others (children of the heart), grandchildren, nephews, Lucia … and everyone who was on Dico’s side (as Xuxa called Pelé), my loving hug and May The pain of loss turns into good memories to be less heavy…” Xuxa wrote in her Instagram post, originally written in Portuguese.
“Márcia, may God give you the return you need,” added the renowned singer, with whom Pelé had a romantic relationship when she was only 17 and he was 40, which was a scandal at the time due to the age difference . but mostly because she was a minor.
Xuxa and Pelé’s relationship ended abruptly after five years and although both struggled to prove they were a good couple, they ended up speaking badly of each other.