Watch: 6.7 lakh people tune in to watch Cristiano Ronaldo take a shower

Cristiano Ronaldo is unarguably one of the biggest athletes of all time. As a matter of fact, it wouldn't be an overstatement to say that he is a brand himself. There aren't too many stars as influential as the legendary footballer.

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Thus, he is one of the most followed athletes on social media as well and has around 408 million followers on Instagram. He is the most followed individual on social media by a fair distance. Recently, he came live on Instagram and demonstrated a glimpse of his immense popularity.

Ahead of Manchester United's game against their arch-rivals Manchester City, the Portuguese footballer came live but didn't interact with his fans and followers. Instead, Ronaldo was just taking a shower, and everyone was just watching him do the same. 

While watching a man take a bath isn't really interesting, his fans were still viewing him, and what followed was a flurry of comments. During Ronaldo's shower, As many as 670,000 people were viewing his live session. His comment section was flooded with replies like “Siuuuuuu” and flag emojis of various countries.

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Never would I have thought I’d be watching Cristiano Ronaldo have a shower on Instagram live half naked.

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— Ziyad⚡️🇲🇦 (@mcfcziyad) February 28, 2022

This was due to the fact that people from different countries were viewing his live session. Thus, images of him taking a shower instantly went viral. Not only Instagram, but several users on other social media platforms started speaking about his shower-related Instagram live as well.

In the meanwhile, CR7 has been in decent form on the field. Despite not having age on his side, the legend has scored 15 goals and 3 assists in 31 appearances this season. Thus, he has still been in the news and keeps trending on various social media platforms. In the last three months, he has gained more than 160 million followers on Instagram.