Stand By Your Man
Affairs, scandals, crimes and media storms - these celebrity women have survived it all to forgive their men and stick with it. Would you be quite so understanding?
PA PhotosColeen & Wayne Rooney
We watched with horror as one after the other, women – mostly prostitutes – came forward to claim that they had slept with England striker Wayne Rooney. It was a tough call for Coleen, but the footballer’s wife eventually decided to stick with Wayne, who she’s been with since she was 16.
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PA PhotosAbbey Clancy & Peter Crouch
Abbey Clancy had 48 hours of crisis talks with her mother in Spain before she decided to forgive footballer Peter Crouch, who was accused of hiring a 19-year-old Algerian prostitute during a stag do in Madrid in 2010. Shortly after the scandal broke, Clancy announced that she was pregnant. The couple, who recently married, welcomed baby Sophia Ruby in March 2011.
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PA PhotosVictoria & David Beckham
Victoria Beckham faced a tough decision when Rebecca Loos – David Beckham’s personal assistant when he was at Real Madrid Football Club – claimed that she’d had a four month affair with the England captain. But love overcame all, and their relationship survived. The Beckhams are currently expecting their fourth child together.
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PA PhotosSharon Osbourne & Ozzy Osbourne
They might seem like a perfect match now, but things have not always been peachy for Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. In August 1989, Ozzy was arrested for attempted murder for trying to strangle Sharon after (ironically) returning from a peace festival in Moscow. After the incident, Ozzy spent three months in rehab, during which Sharon not only dropped the charges made against him but also took him back.
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Rex FeaturesArnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver
In 2009, more than 15 women came forward and accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping them in separate incidents spanning his movie career. Maria Shriver turned the other cheek and forgave him, standing by him for another two years. That was, of course, before it was revealed in 2011 that he had fathered a secret love child with a member of the couple’s household staff. Shriver has since filed for divorce.
PA PhotosStacey & Ryan Giggs
One of the biggest media storms of 2011 erupted when Ryan Giggs was accused, not just of having a fling with Imogen Thomas, but also of committing the ultimate betrayal – a long-term affair with his brother Rhodri’s wife, Natasha. Surprisingly, his wife Stacey seems to have forgiven him and the pair are still together.
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PA PhotosLiz Hurley & Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant was left more than a little red faced in 1995 when he was arrested for indecent conduct with prostitute Devine Brown in a public place, after meeting her on Sunset Boulevard. Despite this, Liz Hurley, his girlfriend at the time, stood by him and shocked the world by attending the premiere of his movie, Nine Months, shortly afterwards. The couple were together for another five years before they split amicably in May 2000.
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PA PhotosRonan & Yvonne Keating
Ronan Keating’s nice-boy image was shattered when it was revealed that he had cheated on his wife Yvonne with backing dancer Francine Cornell. But Ronan confessed his sins, and begged for his wife to give him a second chance for the sake of their three kids. Eventually, after a tumultuous three months, she decided to give him another chance.
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Rex FeaturesMark & Emma Owen
Mark Owen sensationally confessed to having no less than 10 affairs since he started dating now-wife Emma – the mother of his two children – five years ago. "She loves me and I let her down. I'm really sorry," he told reporters after the story hit the headlines. Thankfully for Mark, she took him Back For Good.
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PA PhotosBill & Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton sparked one of the biggest political sex scandals of modern history when it emerged that he had a sexual relationship with 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, while he was still married to his wife, Hilary. News of the affair led to his impeachment in 1998. Hilary managed to find it in herself to forgive him and the couple – who have been married since 1975 – are still together.
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Rex FeaturesGordon & Tana Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay’s family man image was marred when he was accused of having a seven-year affair with professional mistress Sarah Symonds. However, less than a week after the headlines raged with scandal, Gordon and Tana emerged from their £3.5 million London home arm-in-arm to put on a united front.
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PA PhotosJohn & Toni Terry
John Terry was left with more than a little explaining to do to his wife Toni after he was accused of having an affair with teammate Wayne Bridge’s girlfriend, French underwear model Vanessa Perroncel – a slip up she eventually forgave him for.
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Rex FeaturesVernon Kay & Tess Daily
Tess Daly was left “shattered” when her husband, Radio 1 DJ Vernon Kay, confessed to exchanging lewd text messages with no less than five glamour models. “The trust is gone,” she allegedly told friends. However, the pair managed to pick up the pieces and are still together today.
PA PhotosKate Moss & John Galliano
Fashion designer John Galliano was sacked from his job at Christian Dior and his own label, John Galliano, when he was accused of making anti-Semitic remarks earlier this year. But his long-time chum, Kate Moss, stood by her friend, even wearing a wedding dress created by Galliano when she married Jamie Hince on 1 July 2011 – despite the scandal still surrounding him.
PA PhotosGwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale
We were all flabbergasted when Gavin Rossdale admitted to having a gay affair with a flamboyant pop star when he was 17. Thankfully, wife Gwen Stefani, who wasn’t with Rossdale at the time, rose above the revelations and stood by him.
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PA PhotosBalthazar Getty & Rosetta Getty
American actor Balthazar Getty was engaged in a very public affair with Sienna Miller throughout the summers of 2008 and 2009 – enough to make any woman run for the hills! Not Rosetta Getty, however, who forgave Balthazar his infidelities and decided to give him another chance.
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PA PhotosSimon Cowell & Mezhgan Hussainy
From fixing scandals on The X Factor to giving Cheryl the boot, and even getting a little too friendly with ex girlfriends in public, Simon Cowell’s fiancée, Mezhgan Hussainy, has put up with an awful lot of controversy surrounding her music mogul beau. Still, she has chosen to stand by Cowell, and the pair are currently preparing to marry.
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Rex FeaturesRio Ferdinand & Rebecca Ellison
News broke early in July 2011 that England skipper Rio Ferdinand was being accused of having no less than 10 affairs with various women – including former Pop Idol contestant Sarah Whitmore, an Israeli model and a stripper – despite the fact he was married to his long-term partner, Rebecca Ellison. So far, Ellison has remained with the footballer, who has vehemently denied the allegations.
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PA PhotosKaty Perry & Russell Brand
Poor Katy Perry has been dragged head first, kicking and screaming through the rumour mill since she started dating serial celebrity lothario Russell Brand. There were allegations of an affair with an unknown blonde, but, so far, Perry has weathered the storm and stood firm.
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PA PhotosMel Gibson & Jodie Foster
From anti-Semitic rants, to charges of domestic abuse, not many women would have chosen to stand by Mel Gibson. Long-term friend Jodie Foster, however, gave the troubled actor a second chance by casting him as the lead in her new movie, The Beaver. The pair were snapped arm-in-arm together at Cannes in 2011, while Foster even described Gibson as “the most loved actor in Hollywood”.
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PA PhotosDavid Hasselhoff & His Daughters
David Hasselhoff’s all-American image was shattered after his drinking problems were exposed, prompting daughters Taylor Ann and Hayley Hasselhoff to make a video of their dad in the midst of a binging session to shock him into seeking help. Their efforts worked, and with their support, The Hoff managed to regain his credibility. Kind of.
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