Cristiano Ronaldo Goes Shirtless On Instagram Live To Celebrate Hitting 100 Million Followers

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated becoming the first athlete to hit 100 million Instagram followers by going live on the app. In his seven minute, 39 second live stream, Ronaldo strips down to his underwear, sends his shoutouts to a litany of countries from which his fans reside and addresses his haters, of which there are many, in a sardonic, yet genuine tone.

“(To) the haters: still hate me because without you I’m not what I am today, so keep going.” Ronaldo said. “But the most important thing is my fans — always at my side. This is why I’m always strong-minded.”

Ronaldo ends the video by taking off his shirt — something of a trademark of his — and shorts in order to take a celebratory dive into his pool.

Ronaldo is just the fifth person, and first male, to reach the 100 million mark — he joins Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande. Below, in honor of his No. 7 jersey, are Ronaldo’s seven most popular Instagram posts, in terms of most likes plus comments:

🏡😎☀️

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Feb 21, 2017 at 4:48am PST

⚽️👌👍

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Apr 18, 2017 at 7:12pm PDT

Bom dia 👍

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Oct 16, 2016 at 12:38am PDT

Lunch with my little man❤️️❤️️❤️️

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Mar 26, 2017 at 6:16am PDT

I always dream to win this title ❤️❤️❤️🔝🔝🔝👍👍

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Jul 10, 2016 at 11:59pm PDT

🎂🥂❤️

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Feb 5, 2017 at 12:38pm PST

So happy and glad to win. Thanks Real Madrid and Portugal National team.amazing year. Simmmmmmm💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Dec 12, 2016 at 12:22pm PST