RALF Schumacher has taken to social media to announce that he’s in a same-sex relationship.
Here’s we know about the man he’s been seeing for the past two years.
Ralf Schumacher made the announcement that he is in a same-sex relationship with Etienne in a post on Instagram.
Etienne lives in Nice, France, and is Schumacher’s business manager.
It is reported that they met when Etienne began managing the former F1 driver’s affairs.
It’s not known when their professional relationship turned romantic, however a close friend of the couple suggested they’d been together for almost two years.
German actress Carmen Geiss said the pair are ‘sensationally happy’ and have ‘never had an argument or dispute’.
Schumacher’s personal life had been the subject of interest throughout his racing career.
In 2001 Ralf married Cora-Caroline Brinkmann, with whom he had a son, David – who has also gone on to become a racing driver – before the pair eventually divorced in 2015.
Ralf is the younger brother of Michael Schumacher, who has been recovering from a horrific skiing accident in 2013.
News of his health has been a closely-guarded secret over the past decade.
Etienne looks after the business and finances of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher.
It’s reported that Etienne splits his time between Cape Town in South Africa and the city of Nice on the French Riviera.
Despite the distance from Ralf, who lives in Austria, it’s reported that the couple manage to spend a lot of time together.
Ralf Schumacher shared a heartfelt post to his Instagram page of himself standing arm-in-arm with another man on a boat.
The caption under the photo said: “The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side with whom you can share everything.”
I am very happy that you have finally found someone with whom you really feel that you feel very comfortable and secure, no matter if [it is] a man or a woman, I am 100% behind you dad and wish you all the best and congratulations.”
David Schumacher
Ralf’s son David replied to the post, saying: “I am very happy that you have finally found someone with whom you really feel that you feel very comfortable and secure, no matter if [it is] a man or a woman, I am 100% behind you dad and wish you all the best and congratulations.”
Carmen Geiss, a German TV personality who’s a friend of the couple, also posted: “You have the best partner, Etienne, you can imagine. After two years you can finally show your love to the world.”
