Melanie Slade – The Latest “Footballer’s Wife”
Melanie Slade is the female friend of Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott and the current addition to the real Footballers Wives stable. She first met the England squad member outside the store in which she worked at West Quay shopping center in Southampton. Melanie became outside with a basket in her hand when Walcott’s pal introduced “the basket is for mobilephone numbers”.
Cheeky Theo scribbled his telephone quantity on a scrap of paper and tossed it into Mels basket and his family member did buy facebook likes the equal. The romance had all started and Melanie Slade and Theo Walcott had been an item ever because.
Walcott mentioned they are now not a common “footballer couple” and might no longer let the media consideration have an impact on them. He suggested: “We haven’t been to any footballer events at all. We’re now not individuals who desire to social gathering.”
Walcott has informed the media he and Melanie made a bet as to who may want to bypass their using examine first and Melanie won, as Theo failed his first examine and Melanie handed hers at the primary time of asking.
There have been no tough thoughts on wasting the guess and Theo spent 20,000 on a white VW Beetle for Melanie, affectionately regarded by way of because the ‘Love Bug’. Theo even registered the confidential range plate T4M symbolising ‘Theo for Melanie’ for his girlfriend.
Melanie shot into the media limelight when 17-yr-previous boyfriend Theo turned a surprise choice for Englands 2006 FIFA World Cup squad while he had not featured in club Arsenals Premiership campaign and manager Sven Goran-Eriksson hadnt considered him play.
Melanie has considering that grow to be a corporation tabloid favourite and there has been little shock when in May, a finest UK tabloid newspaper reportedly awarded her 160,000 for a topless graphic shoot. She normal the be offering and appeared topless inside the newspaper despite the fact that she did secure her modesty by means of covering up along with her fingers.
Melanie may be the daughter of a now in the neighborhood well-liked man. Her father, John Slade, currently grew to become the 784th mayor of Southampton at a rite on the town’s Guild Hall.However, she missed the ceremony as she had jetted off to Portugal to affix Theos World Cup arrangements.
Melanie has brought up she will now not make any further judgements approximately the a considerable number of media presents she has gained unless after the World Cup, even supposing she can be a permanent fixture in print and on display screen over a better three hundred and sixty five days.