Melanie Slade – The Latest “Footballer’s Wife”
Melanie Slade is the female friend of Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott and the modern-day addition to the factual Footballers Wives reliable. She first met the England squad member open air the store the place she worked at West Quay shopping mall in Southampton. Melanie changed into out of doors with a basket in her hand while Walcott’s chum introduced “the basket is for cellphone numbers”.
Cheeky Theo scribbled his cellphone variety on a scrap of paper and tossed it into Mels basket and his good friend did the related. The romance had begun and Melanie Slade and Theo Walcott were an object ever considering.
Walcott mentioned they are now not an ordinary “footballer couple” and would not allow the media attention affect them. He spoke of: “We haven’t been to any footballer parties at all. We’re not people who like to celebration.”
Walcott has informed the media he and Melanie made a bet as to who could cross their using try out first and Melanie gained, as Theo failed his first verify and Melanie surpassed hers at the 1st time of asking.
There have been no laborious feelings on wasting the guess and Theo spent 20,000 on a white VW Beetle for Melanie, affectionately favourite by way of because the ‘Love Bug’. Theo even registered the deepest variety plate T4M symbolising ‘Theo for Melanie’ for his lady friend.
Melanie shot into the media limelight while 17-yr-vintage boyfriend Theo grew to become a surprise variety for Englands 2006 FIFA World Cup squad while he had not featured in membership Arsenals Premiership crusade and manager Sven Goran-Eriksson hadnt seen him play.
Melanie has given that grow to be a enterprise tabloid widely used and there was little surprise whilst in May, a most appropriate UK tabloid newspaper reportedly furnished her a hundred and sixty,000 for a topless graphic shoot. She common the offer and looked topless inside the newspaper regardless that she did safeguard her modesty with the aid of overlaying up together with her hands.
She is utilising her new came across prestige to give a boost to the 2006 Race for Life event organised through Cancer Research UK yet has also requested for privateness even as she revises for her exams.
Melanie also is the daughter of a now in the community recognized man. Her father, John Slade, these days grew to be the 784th mayor of Southampton at a ceremony on the urban’s Guild Hall.However, she neglected the rite as she had jetted off to Portugal to sign up for Theos World Cup preparations.
