So here we were, peering into Cristiano Ronaldo's home and listening to 'the truth', the interview he had promised he would give back in August but has now only just emerged.
It had been so long since Ronaldo threatened to go public - August 16, to be exact - that officials at Manchester United thought they might have gotten away with it.
No such luck. Here was Ronaldo wearing a crisp white t-shirt under a black blazer, being lightly pressed by Piers Morgan. Ronaldo began the interview by telling us that he'd chosen to do the interview because it was time to say something and because he liked Morgan.