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    When did Sven-Goran Eriksson and Nancy Dell’Olio date and why did they split?

    NANCY Dell’Olio hit the spotlight in the early noughties when she started her high-profile relationship with England football manager at the time, Sven-Göran ErikssonThe former couple then went on to have a very public break-up, which included another very famous celebrity.
    Sven-Goran Eriksson and Nancy Dell-Olio dated in the early noughtiesCredit: Matrix
    Who is Nancy Dell’Olio?
    Nancy Dell’Olio was born Annunziata Dell’Olio on August 23, 1961, and is the eldest of four children.
    She was born in New York, where her mother Antonia and immigrant father ran a series of delicatessens.
    When she was five, her family moved back to Italy, in the region of Apulia.
    Nancy is an Italian-British lawyer and established her own legal practice in 1990.
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    She lived in England for 21 years but since 2022 is residing in Puglia in Italy.What is Nancy Dell’Olio best known for?
    Although Nancy started her career as a lawyer, she is also known for her TV work.
    In 2005, she hosted the show Footballers’ Cribs on MTV where she gave viewers tours of the luxury homes of English football players.
    In 2011, she took part in the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
    Nancy was partnered with Anton du Beke and eliminated fourth.
    In 2016 she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and was the third to be evicted.
    Then in 2022, Nancy took part in Celebrity Coach Trip along with singer Chesney Hawkes.
    The pair made it to the final but were beaten by Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph.
    In 2022, Nancy took part in Celebrity MasterChef but was eliminated in the first episode.
    When did Nancy Dell’Olio date Sven-Goran Eriksson?
    Nancy met Sven Goran Eriksson in 1998 and they started their relationship six months later.
    During their time together they were seen as a “power couple”, with him being the England football manager, and her being top lawyer.
    They were together for nine years before their split in 2007.
    In May 2011, Nancy was in a relationship with Sir Trevor Nunn but they had gone their separate ways by the end of that year.
    In August 2022, she told The Times: “I am in a relationship, but I consider myself a single person.”
    Why did Sven-Goran Eriksson and Nancy Dell-Olio split?
    The couple’s relationship first hit the rocks in 2002
    It came after it emerged Sven-Goran had a whirlwind romance with TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson.
    Nancy immodestly broke off the relationship, before eventually getting back together with the football manager.
    However, Sven-Goran was later linked to another woman and she ended things for good in August 2007.
    Ulrika has been open about her romance with Sven-Goran, and wrote in her column for The Sun in 2021: “I carried on my pursuit for love, pausing briefly for a fumble under the covers with a nearly 60-year-old, Sven-Göran Eriksson.
    “Yes, I am also trying to forget it because sex was about as exciting as assembling an IKEA bookcase, which is what makes my argument for a younger man inescapably convincing.’
    In 2013, Sven-Goran released an autobiography in which he said he “fell out of love” with Nancy after a year.
    Reacting to the comments, Nancy told Hello!: “Everyone is entitled to have an opinion, of course they are, but not to lie. For me it is a shame that I was with someone for nine years and yet I do not recognise this man at all.

    “I find it shocking how he talks about using women. Does he think that is something to be proud of? No real man would talk about women like that.” More

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    How tall is Pete Wicks and how old is he?

    PETE WICKS has made quite a name for himself since his rise to fame on The Only Way Is Essex.Over the years the reality star has become well known for his colourful dating life.
    Pete Wicks joined the cast of Towie back in 2015Credit: REX
    How tall is Pete Wicks and how old is he?
    Pete Wicks was born on October 31, 1988.
    He is from Harlow in Essex and is known for his long hair and tattoos and as a result, he’s adopted the nickname “The Essex Pirate”.
    Pete is a successful businessman with a string of properties and growing businesses in his portfolio.
    He  is 5ft10 and attributes appearing short on TV to having super tall friends and co-stars.
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    When did Pete Wicks join Towie?
    Pete joined the cast of Towie in 2015 and became a series regular in Season 15.
    He was friends with co-star James Lock before appearing on the ITVBe show.
    He has since been involved in some of the show’s major storylines.
    Who is Pete Wicks dating and who are his exes?
    It’s difficult to keep up with Pete’s love life as he continues to have an on-off relationship with fellow Towie star Megan McKenna.
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    Before appearing on Towie, Pete dated former Ex on The Beach star Harriette Harper.
    He then reportedly had a fling off camera with Verity Chapman who appeared on the reality show in 2015.
    Pete starting dating Megan McKenna, with their tumultuous relationship documented on Towie.
    The pair split in 2017 after a year-and-a half together when Pete was caught supposedly texting other women including Instagram model Jacqui Ryland.
    The exes got back together later in 2017, but shortly split again .
    Pete then had another failed romance with Towie star Shelby Tribble, who dumped him as she felt like a “rebound” after his toxic relationship with Megan.
    In February 2019, Pete got together with mum-of-one, Georgina Elizabeth Mullins after appearing on Celebs Go Dating, but they split not long after.
    In 2020, it was revealed he had been in a relationship with Towie co-star Chloe Sims.
    As of 2023, Pete is a single man.
    Did Pete cheat on Megan McKenna?
    Megan and Pete started dating around April 2016 and things progressed when she joined Towie.
    They even talked of “love” until they were rocked by a sex text scandal.
    The couple reunited a few months later and were officially back together by December that year.
    However, their rollercoaster romance hit the skids again in March 2017 and they split again, with emotional scenes airing on Towie.
    Pete Wicks later dated his Towie co-star Shelby Tribble.
    However, their relationship didn’t last and on September 18, 2018, The Sun’s Bizarre column exclusively revealed that they split because Shelby felt like a rebound after Megan. More