Cristiano Ronaldo Awarded 'Nobel Prize for Physical Perfection' by GQ Magazine

GQ has quashed the complaints of Cristiano Ronaldo body sceptics everywhere by revealing the Real Madrid superstar's abs were in no way altered for a recent photo shoot.

Ronaldo appears topless on the cover of GQ's February issue alongside Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio, with the magazine awarding him the "Nobel Prize for Physical Perfection."

The Portuguese forward's ripped abs led to suggestions the photos had been enhanced via photo-editing software, but the magazine revealed on its website (via the Telegraph) that wasn't the case:

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If you’re like us, seeing Cristiano Ronaldo on the cover of our February Body Issue with Alessandra Ambrosio made you say, Woah. And then: some of those abs were penciled in, right?

Well, we have good news, and we have bad news: the body on the cover is certified naturale (save for some non-six-pack skin smoothing and tanning considerations), and you're gonna have to do a lot more than take a Photoshop class to get it.

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Apparently, achieving such a physique requires things called "diet" and "exercise," the details of which are revealed in the magazine.

[@GQMagazine, h/t the Telegraph]