Alexandra Gerrard (née Curran; born 23 September 1982) is an English model, fashion columnist for the Daily Mirror, and the wife of former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard.[1] She was described as a leading "WAG" of the England national football team, along with women such as Victoria Beckham and Coleen Rooney. In 2007, the Times referred to her, then Steven Gerrard's fiancée, as an "über-WAG".[2] On 29 October 2007, she launched her own fragrance, named "Alex", which was one of the top sellers of 2007.[3]
Alex Curran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexandra Curran 23 September 1982 Aintree, Merseyside, England |
| Spouse(s) | Steven Gerrard (2007–present) |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Hair colour | Blonde[1] |
| Eye colour | Blue[1] |
Writing
editCurran wrote a weekly column for the Daily Mirror, titled "Go Shopping With Alex Curran". She wrote a weekly column for OK Magazine from 2009 until January 2013.[4]
Personal life
editA former nail technician, Curran was born in Aintree, Merseyside and raised in Maghull, and attended Maghull High School. Curran and Steven Gerrard have been a couple since 2002.[5] Prior to her relationship with Gerrard, Curran was dating businessman Tony Richardson, while Gerrard was dating Jennifer Ellison. At some point in 2002, Curran and Ellison switched lovers; The Guardian wrote, "who stole whom off whom is still the subject of some debate and perhaps Ellison's autobiography".[6]
Curran and Gerrard married on 16 June 2007, at the Cliveden House luxury hotel in Buckinghamshire.[7] They have three daughters and a son.[8]
On 11 December 2007, while husband Steven Gerrard was away playing with Liverpool, the couple's home was burgled while she and another female resident were inside. Curran was confronted by four masked robbers who were reportedly there for a £10,000 watch that Curran had bought for Gerrard for Christmas. On the same day she had mentioned the watch in Closer magazine. Gerrard was the sixth Liverpool player to be burgled while away playing football.[9]
Other work
editIn 2010 Curran took to designing when she launched the Forever Unique by Alex Gerrard Collection. Her first collection was so successful that she launched a second collection in 2011.[10]
Curran was revealed as the model for the new 2013 Lipsy VIP Collection.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d The Internet Fashion Database Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved and verified on 29 May 2011
- ^ "tussling over the remote with his über-WAG fiancée" – Times Magazine, 17 February 2007
- ^ Scents and Sensibility Archived 1 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Sunday Herald, 8 December 2007
- ^ Lost in Showbiz, The Guardian, 25 May 2007
- ^ Interview with Alex Curran, Sunday People, 13 May 2005 Online version
- ^ Meet the real footballers' wives, The Guardian, 4 June 2006
- ^ Carrick in Wedding Clash, Daily Mirror, 10 March 2007
- ^ Corless, Liam (29 April 2017). ""Our family is complete": Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard confirms wife Alex has given birth to their first son". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Masked raiders confront Gerrard's wife in sixth raid on Liverpool players' homes, The Guardian, 13 December 2007
- ^ "Alex Gerrard: The goal-den girl of style launches new collection in Manchester". 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Lipsy London | Women's Clothing & Accessories | Next Official Site".