Who is Fernando Alonso’s rumoured new girlfriend Melissa Jiménez?

FERNANDO Alonso separated from long-term girlfriend Andrea Schlager earlier this year, and has since been romantically linked with Taylor Swift.

And now rumours abound that the racing Romeo is dating the ex of a former Barcelona star — Melissa Jiménez.

Who is Melissa Jiménez?
Melissa María Jiménez Dionisio was born in Lieja, Belgium on June 26, 1987.

She used to be married to ex-Barca, now Real Betis defender Marc Bartra and has three kids with him.

The couple announced they had been separated for some time in January 2022.

Rumours of her dating Fernando Alonso surfaced earlier this year, but both have kept quiet about it and there has been no confirmation so far.

What does Melissa Jiménez do for a living?
Jimenez is a sports journalist who currently works for DAZN.

Melissa is a MotoGP nut who covers motorsport specifically and could have found romance with Alonso in the paddock.

She began her career at the television channel 25TV and has also worked for Sky’s Italian division on the programme Skysprt24h.

When were Fernando Alonso and Melissa Jiménez first rumoured to be dating?
In May 2023 Alonso was pictured with a fan and eagle-eyed social media users think sportscaster Melissa is in the background, fuelling rumours of the pair becoming a couple.

As you have probably seen, we have continued working on and off track on various projects together also during this time, and we will keep doing so with deep love and respect for each other.

“We thought it is appropriate to share this as you have all been very supportive. Thanks for that. Love Fer & Andrea.”

What other stars has Fernando Alonso been linked to in the past?
Alonso and singer Raquel Del Rosario — who was lead singer for Spanish rock band El Sueno de Morfeo — met in 2005 after she performed at a concert to mark his first F1 title.

The couple married secretly in 2006 but only confirmed it publicly two years later, and lived together in Oxford and Switzerland.