Melanie Slade – The Latest “Footballer’s Wife”
Melanie Slade is the female friend of Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott and the most recent addition to the factual Footballers Wives secure. She first met the England squad member exterior the shop the place she labored at West Quay shopping center in Southampton. Melanie used to be exterior with a basket in her hand when Walcott’s buddy announced “the basket is for cell numbers”.
Walcott reported they may be not a common “footballer couple” and may no longer enable the media interest influence them. He noted: “We haven’t been to any footballer parties at all. We’re not those that wish to celebration.”
Walcott has informed the media he and Melanie made a guess as to who ought to skip their riding check first and Melanie gained, as Theo failed his first test and Melanie surpassed hers at the first time of asking.
There had been no tough feelings on wasting the guess and Theo spent 20,000 on a white VW Beetle for Melanie, affectionately primary by way of because the ‘Love Bug’. Theo even registered the confidential wide variety plate T4M symbolising ‘Theo for Melanie’ for his girlfriend.
Melanie shot into the media limelight whilst 17-12 months-ancient boyfriend Theo became a shock determination for Englands 2006 FIFA World Cup squad even though he had not featured in club Arsenals Premiership crusade and supervisor Sven Goran-Eriksson hadnt visible him play.
Melanie has since emerge as a agency tabloid everyday and there has been little marvel whilst in May, a superior UK tabloid newspaper reportedly supplied her one hundred sixty,000 for a topless photograph shoot. She conventional the supply and appeared topless within the newspaper however she did guard her modesty via protecting up together with her hands.
She is the usage of her new determined reputation to help the 2006 Race for Life occasion organised via Cancer Research UK but has additionally asked for privateness at the same time as she revises for her tests.
Melanie is also the daughter of a now regionally renowned man. Her father, John Slade, recently changed into the 784th mayor of Southampton at a rite at the town’s Guild Hall.However, she neglected the rite as she had jetted off to Portugal to sign up for Theos World Cup arrangements.
Melanie has noted she is going to now not make any further choices approximately the loads of media deals she has obtained except after the World Cup, although she may very well be a everlasting fixture in print and on display screen over a higher twelve months.