“Happy Birthday to the prettiest @alexandrasaintmleux,” wrote Charles Leclerc on Instagram, wishing his girlfriend on her special day. He tagged her private account in the story, but the latest update is that her Instagram account is no longer private. Ever since Alex officially became a WAG, fans have rued over the fact that they don’t have access to her daily updates on Instagram. However, that changed last night after the 22-year-old finally gave fans access to her much private life. But the users soon nitpicked and snooped to stumble upon the ‘controversial’ like by Charles Leclerc.

Timeline of Charles Leclerc’s relationships with Alexandra Saint Mleux and Charlotte Sine

Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux were first spotted together in mid-2023 when they were captured by paparazzi as the new couple was vacationing amid F1’s summer break. However, the rumors of their relationship began as early as December 2022. Let us first look at the timeline. Charles and his ex Charlotte Sine were spotted with each other during the Austin GP of 2022 (21-23rd of October) after which they weren’t physically seen together until the Abu Dhabi GP on November 18. The couple was also seen together on December 24th, but they announced their breakup two days later.

According to a gossip page, a day after the breakup announcement, a Turkish account singled out Alexandra and stated that she was Charles’ new girlfriend. The rumors began floating soon enough, but the two hadn’t dropped any hints. However, now that Alex’s account is open, eagle-eyed fans have staked and researched to make shocking claims after they stumbled upon Leclerc’s like on Alexandra’s picture.

Why is Charles Leclerc’s ‘like’ a controversial one?

Charles and his ex Charlotte met when they were teenagers, with the former’s mum living next door to the Leclerc family. But they didn’t start dating until 2019, when he started driving for the Ferrari team. Charlotte and Charles dated for three years before their breakup. The much-loved couple in the paddock broke millions of hearts when they announced their separation in a statement that read, “Hello everyone, Charlotte and I have decided to end our relationship and we remain good friends. We have shared so many great moments and she is and always will be a very special person to me. She is amazing and deserves the best. Please respect our decision and her privacy at a time like this.” Cha also posted a similar message on her Instagram.

Alex and Charles’ dating rumors started doing the rounds when she was spotted as Leclerc’s official guest at the 2023 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. However, according to a new piece of information, the new couple was already friendly when Charles was in the last stages of his relationship with Cha. According to a gossip page, their followers noticed that the first like that Charles Leclerc gave to a post by his current girlfriend was in November 2022 (a time when he was still officially with Charlotte Sine), the ex-couple announced the break-up in December 2022!. This is the reason why Charles Leclerc’s ‘like’ became the most talked about act last night and this morning. This information has stirred the internet before F1 goes racing at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Note- The juicy piece of gossip that has broken the internet may not be a very big deal. It is very much a possibility that Leclerc went back to like her picture after the duo began dating or they were simply in the same circles before they got into a relationship. In today’s world, Instagram-like is a very common practice and shouldn’t be taken as seriously and especially not be used for insinuations.