Meet England cricket squad’s WAGs – from X-Factor star to glam aspiring actress
England's defence of the ICC Cricket World Cup gets underway against New Zealand on Thursday – and they'll have the support of some of the most glamorous WAGs on the planet.
Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Jos Buttler are among the cricketing icons that will be cheered on by their loved ones as the tournament takes place in India – with the final scheduled for November 19.
From X-Factor singers to aspiring actresses, former models and even a pilates instructor – Daily Star Sport have taken a look at the partners of England's heroes.
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Isabella Grace
Isabella Grace is the partner of Sam Curran, who will be looking to add to his 383 ODI runs and 28 wickets for England.
Isabella is from Somerset and is an aspiring actress having graduated from university back in 2019 and studied at Pinewood Studios.
Surrey all-rounder Curran has been in a relationship with the 25-year-old for over three years, with her hobbies shown on Instagram including horse riding.
Louise Buttler
Jos Buttler, England's captain in limited overs, married Louise back in 2019 with the couple welcoming a second daughter two years later.
Buttler, who was awarded an MBE in 2020, led England to glory in the 2022 T20 World Cup after taking over from Eoin Morgan.
The 33-year-old was England's top scorer at the tournament, but will have the support of wife Louise again this month as she runs her own pilates business.
Olivia Reids
Olivia Reids, from Manchester, is the parter of Liam Livingstone and is skilled in her own right in the art of dancing.
They recently shared snaps of their summer break in Portugal as he took a break from cricket ahead of the crunch World Cup.
Livingstone, 30, is a right-handed batter and spin bowler who has managed an ODI average of 39.41 with the bat and 24.10 with the ball.
Clare Stokes
England icon and Test captain Ben Stokes is back in limited overs with England after a drawn Ashes series with Australia.
The 32-year-old got engaged in 2013 and married in October of 2017 and had a family of lions tattoo that symbolises his wife and their children.
Clare, a primary school teacher, regularly posts updates of their life together on social media and is often seen accompanying Ben to events.
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Carolynne Willey
Carolynne Willey shot to fame as a singer on BBC's Fame Academy back in 2003 with a third place finish – then went on X-Factor in 2011.
She made it to the judges houses before her exit and returned in 2012 only to lose in a sing-off to Rylan Clark.
Later marrying David, the singer-songwriter and actress will be offering her full support to the Northamptonshire man.
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Joe Root – Carrie Root
Joe Root's wife Carrie is a Yorkshire lass and met the former England Test skipper while working at Headingley.
They married in his hometown of Sheffield back in 2018 and have since extended their family with two children.
Carrie has almost 30,000 followers on social media as she shares updates of their life together as a family following the cricket icon.
Claire Malan
Dawid Malan married wife Claire back in 2019 – but she might have a hard time cheering England thanks to her Scottish nationality.
Back in January of 2022, Claire gave birth to a daughter while he was away taking part in a Hobart Ashes Test.
She said at the time: "Our baby girl gave us a huge shock arriving six weeks early yesterday. There are no words to explain the love."
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