Footballer Christiano Ronaldo has started dating Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson, according to The Sun.

The Manchester United winger has reportedly had the actress - who plays Lisa Hunter in the soap - over to his Cheshire mansion on a number of occasions.

Ronaldo apparently spotted Atkinson at a party in Manchester, where she is filming Soapstar Superstar.

He has been voting for her on the show and texting her during recording.

A source for The Sun said, "He'd like to go to the studio, but it would cause a stir."