Taurus Lady and Spanish Football Star, bold and stubborn to stand her ground
Jenni Hermoso has posed topless for GQ magazine while revealing how the kiss gate scandal has impacted her life.
Hermoso played a starring role in the WWC as Spain overcame England 1-0 in the final in Australia. Unfortunately, her impeccable performance became shrouded in a controversy, generated by former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales planting a non consensual kiss on her lips after she collected her medal.
This triggered a huge media storm which eventually led to Rubiales resigning from his position in disgrace. Nearly three months after the saga, Hermoso posed for a powerful photo shoot with the iconic magazine, before opening up on how her life was changed by that kiss.
Rubiales was later banned from football-related activity for three years by world football’s governing body.
In the wake of the World Cup final, Hermoso took just under a month off, before returning domestic duty for her club, Mexican side Pachuca, but found the following weeks difficult as she suffered threats after speaking out.
‘For a while I forgot I was a footballer,’ Hermoso continued. ‘But you go back to a training session, to the pitch, wearing your kit, and you try to give the best version of yourself again.
‘Being a Taurus makes me see that I have to fight, but also to protect myself. If I want something, I go after it no matter how many times I fail and knock myself against the wall.
‘It has helped me to achieve everything I have set out to achieve in the world of football.’ Hermoso told GQ Magazine.
