Cristiano Ronaldo's sister mourns the end of his relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk

Cristiano Ronaldo and Sister Elma Ronaldo Caires

They broke up at the end of 2014 and Irina Shayk recently hinted that her ex Cristiano Ronaldo made her feel 'ugly and insecure'.

With the split seemingly becoming less and less amicable, Ronaldo's older sister Elma Aveiro Caires has now compared the Russian model to 'death'.

Sharing her views on the end of the relationship, Elma, 41, revealed that her family are learning how to 'move forward and overcome' Shayk's departure from their lives. Speaking to Correio da Manha, Elma said: 'Irina is like a death. 

Suffered from the separation but we have to move forward and overcome.'Despite her rather dramatic description of the breakup, Elma, who manages Cristiano’s store in their native Madeira, she said that her brother was coping just fine with life as a single man.

The 41-year-old asserted: 'He's fine with or without a woman on the side. He's happy. Elma also stated that Cristiano and Irina calling time on their five year union was like that of an ordinary couple and appeared to clarify that there was no chance of a reconciliation.

She continued: 'This separation was like a normal couple. Finished and ready. Finished and ready . Now is to move on.'

MailOnline contacted a spokesperson for Irina Shayk who declined to comment, and a representative for Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to respond.  Dailymail