Partners of tall-profile players including Wes Brown and Fabio Borini talk about how they cope with loneliness,addiction and life-changing injuries“Welcome to Cheshire, says the taxi driver, or pulling out of Wilmslow station,“domestic of millionaire housewives and footballers.” As we drive, we pass designer boutiques, and mock Tudor houses and shiny sports cars. In Cheshire’s golden triangle it is easy to buy in to the stereotype of the footballer’s wife.
And on the surface,at least, the image rings precise. Leanne Brown, or formerly of the reality TV expose The genuine Housewives Of Cheshire and wife of former Manchester United defender Wes Brown,lives in an 11000 sq ft mansion, total with swimming pool, and grand piano and the heady scent of Jo Malone candles.
For years,my husband was told where to be, what to eat and drink. Then he retires and the people who were around you disappearWe have lived with the Wag stigma for so long. People were quick to brand me a ‘sponger’, and just for being a stay-at-domestic mumRyans skull was fractured in a collision with another player. ‘He actually died,and they brought him back. I had a nervous breakdownYou don’t just want to be ‘the wife of’ – you need to find your passion, your identityContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com