'It's incredibly hard being a WAG – loyal and decent footballers are hard to find'
EXCLUSIVE: Stephanie Heaney says being a WAG is not as easy as it looks and she believes it is rare to find a top flight footballer who is 'loyal' and 'decent' to their partners
Posted Sunday, November 03, 2024 by Dailystar.co.uk
Stephanie Heaney says being a WAG is not as easy as it looks
A Playboy model and former WAG believes it is "rare" to find a footballer who can be trusted.
Stephanie Heaney was speaking about the life of a football partner after saying Kyle Walker's wife Annie Kilner is right to file for divorce. It was reported last month that Annie was preparing to fight for half of Walker's £27million fortune after he fathered a second child with mistress Lauryn Goodman.
And glamorous content creator Stephanie believes Annie will get the peace she deserves from ditching the Manchester City defender.
Stephanie was in a relationship with former Spanish striker Nacho Novo
She told the Daily Star: "There are loyal and decent footballers out there who wouldn't dream of treating their wife or girlfriends with any disrespect but it is rare. Being a footballer's wife and girlfriend is incredibly hard.
"You have to be very thick-skinned and have a really trusting relationship; otherwise, it is doomed."
Stephanie made headlines in 2022 after becoming Scotland's oldest Playboy model at 38. But recently, she opened up about the "unbearable pain" she suffers daily after revealing her health battles.
And before Playboy, she also received attention for dating former Rangers hero Nacho Novo for two years before she dumped him.
The pair met in 2017, and the following year, she helped the Ibrox legend recover from a heart attack he suffered playing in a Gers legends match.
She even had the footballer's name inked to her wrist before she later replaced it with a tribute to her sister, Lyndsey, who took her own life in 2019.
And Stephanie spoke about her ordeal to the Daily Star four years on - revealing she even fell out with family members over the turbulent relationship.
She said: "I went through hell. Having to deal with women here, there and everywhere messaging me constantly to say ‘oh your man's messaging me'.
"If I spoke out and defended myself or had the proof this was happening, no matter what I was a target to the fans.
"Your personal life becomes everyone's business, and it really does cause a lot of stress and anxiety. You can't win against millions of fans.
She was abused by fans after breaking up with the footballer
"No one protected me or cared because they were fans. Even my own family I had to remove from my life.
"Footballers seem to think they can do what they want when they want and they always get away with it because the fans worship them."
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