#1 The reason behind his iconic ‘heart hand’ celebration
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Bale’s meteoric rise to the top of the footballing landscape was accompanied by plenty of goals and of course, the celebration that came along with it – the heart shape he makes with his hand.
While the celebration itself is quite popular, the reason behind it is truly heartwarming. It was first incorporated into his celebration as a gesture towards his childhood sweetheart, Emma Rhys-Jones, to whom he is now engaged and has two daughters with.
In March 2013, Bale filed an application with the Intellectual Property office to register a logo based on his heart-shaped goal celebration along with his squad number (eleven). He now stands to earn £3 million a year from these alone; quite a tidy sum from something that was initially meant to be just a romantic gesture.
