He wanted to end speculation about his orientation once and for all. But instead of calming the waters, Ralf Schumacher (49) unleashed a real storm with his coming out. It started with his ex-wife Cora, who was touched that she allegedly did not know about his homosexuality in advance. After calling this claim a lie. the former mother-in-law also spoke up, letting the public see very deeply into the privacy of the former couple…
In the family of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher (55), things are really boiling! Since his brother Ralf admitted a two-year relationship with his partner Étienne and declared his homosexual orientation, the pages of German newspapers have been full of arguments with his ex-wife Cora.
She initially started complaining about the fact that Ralf allegedly did not tell her about his same-sex preference in advance. When the former competitor then tried to convict her of lying by publishing reports that disproved this, she blurted out: “How pathetic does a person have to be to illegally publish private WhatsApp messages.”
In addition, Cora’s mother Ingrid Brinkmann spoke, who understandably sided with her daughter. “I feel sorry for Cora now that she is being publicly insulted and made out as a liar,” Ingrid told Bild. Schumacher previously stated that there had been rumors in the paddock about Ralf’s homosexuality for a long time. “I asked him to clarify if what was being said was true, but he always denied it,” said Cora, who was allegedly told by Ralf that she was making everything up and maybe needed the help of a psychologist.
“He always denied the rumors to us,” confirmed Ingrid now, who was said to have spoken to Ralf during his marriage to Cora. “I spoke to Ralf and asked him why there are still some problems. He sat across from me and said: »Ingrid, I’m telling you I’m definitely not gay. It’s just gossip,” she said, adding that her daughter entered the marriage out of love, and Ralf assured the family of the same.
Then Ingrid also went into a very personal topic, the intimate life of the now ex-spouses: “Of course he slept with Cora. That’s why we all thought it was a nasty rumor that Ralf was gay.’
During their marriage, the couple had a son, David, who grandmother Ingrid Brinkmann now claims was conceived without artificial insemination. While Ralf appears to be doing great with his child, the Marca website mentions that relations between Cora and David have been somewhat cold lately.
