Melanie Slade – The Latest “Footballer’s Wife”
Melanie Slade is the lady friend of Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott and the most recent addition to the authentic Footballers Wives solid. She first met the England squad member outdoors the shop the place she labored at West Quay shopping center in Southampton. Melanie used to be open air with a basket in her hand when Walcott’s loved one introduced “the basket is for phone numbers”.
Walcott talked about they're now not a common “footballer couple” and would no longer enable the media cognizance impact them. He pronounced: “We haven’t been to any footballer parties at all. We’re not individuals who prefer to social gathering.”
Walcott has instructed the media he and Melanie made a guess as to who may just bypass their driving test first and Melanie gained, as Theo failed his first try and Melanie exceeded hers at the 1st time of asking.
There had been no demanding emotions on losing the wager and Theo spent 20,000 on a white VW Beetle for Melanie, affectionately primary by because the ‘Love Bug’. Theo even registered the non-public variety plate T4M symbolising ‘Theo for Melanie’ for his lady friend.
Melanie shot into the media limelight whilst 17-12 months-historic boyfriend Theo turned a shock option for Englands 2006 FIFA World Cup squad although he had no longer featured in membership Arsenals Premiership marketing campaign and manager Sven Goran-Eriksson hadnt observed him play.
Melanie has considering the fact that turned into a company tabloid standard and there has been little surprise while in May, a optimal UK tabloid newspaper reportedly sold her 160,000 for a topless graphic shoot. She widely wide-spread the provide and gave the impression topless in the newspaper youngsters she did protect her modesty by overlaying up along with her hands.
She is applying her new discovered standing to toughen the 2006 Race for Life experience organised via Cancer Research UK yet has also requested for privacy while she revises for her assessments.
Melanie could also be the daughter of a now regionally famous man. Her father, John Slade, currently grew to become the 784th mayor of Southampton at a ceremony on the urban’s Guild Hall.However, she missed the rite as she had jetted off to Portugal to sign up for Theos World Cup preparations.
Melanie has stated she will no longer make any similarly judgements approximately the more than a few media bargains she has acquired unless after the World Cup, even supposing she may well be a permanent fixture in print and on screen over a better year.