TV beauty linked to Ronaldo is dating his Real Madrid teammate

The TV beauty linked to Cristiano Ronaldo after his split from Russian Irina Shayk, is dating on-loan Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.

Hernandez, known as Chicharito or the Little Pea, was photographed kissing and cuddling stunning Lucia Villalon at Madrid Airport as she returned from the Australian Grand Prix.

The surprise snaps, published in Spanish magazine Hola, appeared less than a month after she spoke out to deny reports she was dating Cristiano.

Rumours she was Irina’s replacement first surfaced after she tweeted a picture of her and Ronaldo together on their way back from the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Zurich in January.

Villalon, 26, was working as a reporter for Real Madrid’s TV station at the time but jumped at the offer of a new job as an F1 presenter with a mainstream Spanish broadcaster after she was linked to Cristiano.

She hinted she was with someone when she denied dating him earlier this month, insisting their relationship had been “purely professional” before adding: “Sentimentally speaking, I’m taken, happy and delighted.”

Cristiano’s Mexican teammate - who is expected to quit Real Madrid at the end of the season - took Villalon back home after picking her up from the airport.

The pictures - of them holding hands and kissing each other on the lips - left it clear they were more than just good friends.

It was thought Chicharito was still with his Mexican girlfriend, presenter and blogger Lety Saharan.

They began dating in 2008 and continued to see each other even after he signed for Man United two years later.

He said he was relived to feel wanted again when he completed his loan move to Real Madrid last September and hailed the fresh start as a “dream come true.”

Despite a wonder goal on only his second start for the reigning Spanish champions, he has featured little of late.