Here come the World Cup WAGs... glossier, richer and more soaked in scandal than ever!

02 June 2010 07:16
The final England squad was announced yesterday and their first match is just ten days away - but as the players jet off to South Africa, who are the current crop of WAGs? Here, JULIA LAWRENCE and LAURA TOPHAM bring you our comprehensive guide ... [LNB] Left: Abigail Clancy, 24, other half Peter Crouch. Right: Coleen Rooney, 24, other half Wayne Rooney[LNB]ABIGAIL CLANCY[LNB]Other half: Peter Crouch, Tottenham striker, who earns £70,000 a week. [LNB]Background: Liverpool-born girlband star turned model, voted world's 10th sexiest woman by FHM readers. Dating Crouch four years. [LNB]Occupation: Model and reality show contestant. [LNB]Scandal: Cocaine-taking, allegations of two-timing during last World Cup. Crouch publicly dumped her by fax. Six months later, it was back on. [LNB]Style: Busty, leggy and rarely seen in anything other than underwear. [LNB]World Cup plans: Staying home due to work, but will fly out if England get to the final. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG PRINCESS[LNB]COLEEN ROONEY[LNB]Other half: Wayne Rooney, Man United (£120,000 a week). [LNB]Background: Met Wayne at school in Croxteth, Liverpool. Married in Italy in 2008. Mum to baby Kai. Lives in £3.5million Cheshire mansion. [LNB]Occupation: TV presenter, columnist. Personal fortune of £8million. Scandal: His liaison with prostitute known as 'The Auld Slapper'. [LNB]Style: Transformed from leisure-suit lover to couture queen. [LNB]World Cup plans: Will fly out if team reach semis. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: QUEEN OF THE WAGS[LNB] Left: Carly Zucker, 26, other half Joe Cole. Right: Alex Curran, 27, other half Steven Gerrard[LNB] CARLY ZUCKER[LNB]Other half: Husband Joe Cole, Chelsea (£80,000 a week).[LNB] Background: Grew up in East London, played ladies football, met Joe in 2004. Has a two-month-old baby, Ruby Tatiana. Flogged their engagement, wedding and new baby stories to celebrity magazines.[LNB] Occupation: Personal trainer turned reality TV star. Appeared in I'm A Celebrity... but was voted off third after her crying and whingeing. [LNB]Scandal: Ringleader for WAG antics at the last World Cup. First at the bar, last to leave. [LNB]Style: Crop top and hot pants to show off her super-toned body. [LNB]World Cup plans: At home with baby, will fly out if England make the semis. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG PRINCESS[LNB]ALEX CURRAN[LNB]Other half: Steven Gerrard, Liverpool (£120,000 a week).[LNB] Background: Left school at 16 to be a nail technician. Wed in 2007 and mum to Lilly-Ella, six, and Lexie, four. [LNB]Occupation: Fashion pundit. Launched her own fragrance called, imaginatively, Alex. [LNB]Scandal: Arrested on suspicion of assault outside a nightclub, but not charged. Alleged to have stolen Gerrard from her former friend, the Brookside star Jennifer Ellison. [LNB]Style: Tangerine-coloured, breast-enhanced , designer-clad uber-WAG. [LNB]World Cup plans: Rumoured to be heading for Sun City. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG PRINCESS[LNB] Left: Christine Bleakley, 31, other half Frank Lampard. Right: Nicola Carragher, 29, other half Jamie Carragher [LNB]CHRISTINE BLEAKLEY[LNB]Other half: Frank Lampard, Chelsea (£130,000 a week). [LNB]Background: Gave up a politics degree at Queen's University when offered job as a runner at a Belfast TV company. Moved to BBC Belfast before landing The One Show. All-round action girl - Strictly Come Dancing and water-skied across Channel for Sport Aid. Met Lampard at the Pride Of Britain Awards in 2009. [LNB]Occupation: TV presenter. [LNB]Scandal: Linked to co-presenter Adrian Chiles following his marriage breakup, although fiercely denied. [LNB]Style: Fake tan, muscle-bound, loves killer heels. [LNB]World Cup plans: Grafting, alongside Chris Evans, on One Show sofa. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG PRINCESS[LNB]NICOLA CARRAGHER[LNB]Other half: Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher. [LNB]Background: Childhood sweethearts. Two children - James, seven, and Mia, six. Occupation: Former call centre worker. Owns spa. [LNB]Scandal: Husband cautioned for assault. [LNB]Style: High Street yummy mummy. [LNB]World cup plans: Staying home. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG WANNABE[LNB] Left: Toni Poole, 28, other half John Terry. Right: Rebecca Ellison, 30, other half Rio Ferdinand [LNB]TONI POOLE[LNB]Other half: John Terry, Chelsea defender (£130,000 a week). [LNB]Background: Childhood sweethearts from Essex, married in 2007. Twins Georgie and Summer, aged three. [LNB]Scandal: Officially the most forgiving woman in Britain. Stood by Terry after his affair with team-mate's ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Perroncel, which cost him the England captaincy. [LNB]Occupation: Former beautician. [LNB]Style: Acrylic-nails, hair extensions. [LNB]World Cup plans: Will travel out if they get to the quarter-finals. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG PRINCESS [LNB]REBECCA ELLISON [LNB]Other half: Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand (£120,000 a week). [LNB]Background: Full-time mum to sons Tate, one, and Lorenz, four. Occupation: Ex-accountant. [LNB]Scandal: Rio two-timed her with air hostess and was accused of sleeping with a model on stag weekend. [LNB]Style: Scrubs up well. [LNB]World Cup plans: Staying home. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG IN WAITING[LNB] Left: Montana Manning, 22, other half Aaron Lennon. Right: Chantelle Tagoe, 27, other half Emile Heskey[LNB] MONTANA MANNING[LNB]Other half: Aaron Lennon, Spurs midfielder. [LNB]Background: London-born stage-school kid. Small part in Harry Potter movie. Three years with Aaron. [LNB]Occupation: MAW (model, actress, whatever). [LNB]Scandal: Prone to 'accidentally' flashing her knickers when a photographer happens to be around. [LNB]Syle: Exotic good looks. 'Less is more' attitude to clothes.[LNB] World Cup plans: Staying in London. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG IN WAITING[LNB]CHANTELLE TAGOE[LNB]Other half: Emile Heskey, Aston Villa striker.[LNB] Background: Met while working as a waitress in a lap-dancing bar. [LNB]Occupation: Full-time mum to sons Jaden, four, and Reigan, two. [LNB]Scandal: Began affair while he was still with his ex. [LNB]Style: Busty burlesque. [LNB]World Cup plans: Month in South Africa. [LNB][LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG IN WAITING[LNB] Left: Ellie Darby, 28, other half Matthew Upson. Right: Louise Barry, 29, other half Gareth Barry[LNB]ELLIE DARBY[LNB]Other half: Matthew Upson of West Ham.[LNB] Background: From Warwickshire, sports mad and a schools champion athlete. Baby son, Elijah. [LNB]Occupation: Athlete - 800m runner hopes to compete in London 2012 Olympics. She's a WAG with a heart, as she recently travelled to South Africa to do charitable work as part of a BBC3 documentary. [LNB]Scandal: Boringly scandal free - so far. [LNB]Style: Push-up bras and lots of Lycra. [LNB]World Cup plans: Undecided. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: DON'T CALL ME A WAG[LNB]LOUISE BARRY[LNB]Other half: Gareth Barry, midfielder Man City. [LNB]Background: Both hate the limelight. Gareth was her first boyfriend. [LNB]Occupation: Stay-at-home mum to Oscar, seven, and Freya, five. [LNB]Scandal: Broke WAG law by not selling 2007 wedding to a magazine, preferring quiet family do. [LNB]Style: Classy, understated. What kind of WAG is that? [LNB]World Cup plans: Staying home on hubbie's orders. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: DON'T CALL ME A WAG[LNB] Left: Amanda Salmon, 38, other half David James. Right: Lisa Roughead, 28, other half Michael Carrick [LNB]AMANDA SALMON [LNB]Other half: Portsmouth goalie David James (£60,000 a week). [LNB]Background: Childhood sweethearts. Found her again in 2003 on Friends Reunited. [LNB]Occupation: Shop assistant. [LNB]Scandal: Left his wife of 13 years and mother of his four children to be with her. [LNB]Style: Dressed down, make-up free. [LNB]World Cup plans: Relationship said to be rocky and no plans to travel. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG WANNABE[LNB]LISA ROUGHEAD[LNB]Other half: Michael Carrick, Manchester United midfielder. [LNB]Background: Met Michael at secondary school in Tyne & Wear, together 13 years. Have a two-year-old daughter, Louise. [LNB]Occupation: Pilates teacher with a business degree. One of the brainiest of the WAGs. [LNB]Scandal: The 'quiet one' who goes a bit wild when she's had a drink. Was said to have snogged Carly Zucker during the last World Cup after an alcohol-fuelled night out. [LNB]Style: Upmarket, groomed, game show hostess. [LNB]World Cup plans: Staying home. [LNB]WAG FACTOR: WAG IN WAITING [LNB]  

Source: Daily_Mail