Who is Melissa Jiménez, the journalist who conquered Fernando Alonso: her sentimental past, her career in motorsports and how she is facing her fourth pregnancy.
The news that Fernando Alonso will be a father for the first time has generated a strong media repercussion. The Asturian driver, 44, is expecting a child with journalist Melissa Jiménez, 38, a regular figure in the Formula 1 paddock and with a personal career marked by discretion.
Although she is known for her work in front of the cameras, her private life is once again making headlines due to her pregnancy announcement.
Who is Melissa Jiménez and how did she meet Fernando Alonso?
Melissa Jiménez and Fernando Alonso
Melissa Jiménez has been involved in sports journalism for more than a decade and became a recognizable face thanks to her work as a motorcycling and Formula 1 reporter. It was precisely in that environment, in 2023, where her relationship with Fernando Alonso arose, while covering the championship for an international channel: the couple, faithful to a reserved style, has not made public statements about their life together.
Before starting this new stage with Alonso, Jiménez was married to footballer Marc Bartra: their story began in 2014 at the Circuit de Catalunya, when the two coincided during a motorcycling event. Their relationship progressed and in 2015 their first daughter, Gala, was born, and two years later they celebrated an intimate wedding in Ibiza.
The family life of Melissa Jiménez
After the birth of Gala, the family expanded with the arrival of Abril in 2018 and Max in 2019. Jiménez and Bartra always tried to preserve the privacy of their children and kept a low public profile, even in the moments of greatest media exposure of the footballer.
The couple announced their separation in 2022 and, although they never explained the reasons, there was talk of the wear and tear caused by the numerous trips of the player, who during those years competed in clubs in Germany and Turkey. Both opted for a terse statement and avoided going into detail.
Before her time with Bartra, Melissa Jiménez had a brief romance with singer Dani Martín in 2013: the relationship was known for some photographs that were made public, although neither of the two came to talk about it.
More recent was her link with presenter Dani Martínez, with whom she maintained a discreet relationship between 2022 and 2023. The relationship came to light when both were photographed walking together in Madrid.
The breakup, according to these versions, came through a message in which the reporter assured that she did not feel ready to start a stable relationship. Shortly after, her life took a turn with the appearance of Fernando Alonso.
A new personal stage with Alonso
The arrival of a son marks a significant chapter for both the pilot and the journalist. Although both have preferred to keep their relationship away from the media spotlight, the news confirms the good personal moment they are going through.
Jiménez, mother of three children, will thus begin a new family stage while continuing to be linked to the world of motorsports, an environment where she met the man who will be the father of her fourth child.
