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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Dianne Bourne & Charlotte Hadfield

Reality of life being married to a professional footballer

When Danielle Gibson first met professional football player Darron Gibson they were "living their best life."

The couple bought their first house at the age of 19 and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, flying around the world and dressing in designer clothes. To the outside world, it seemed like they had it all - but for Danielle, those trappings of wealth meant she didn't feel she could reach out for help when she and her ex-Everton player husband needed it most.

Danielle spoke openly and honestly about the reality of life married to a professional footballer at an event for inspiring women on International Women's Day, the Manchester Evening News reports.

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