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alex's new hair

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I like her hair it's but i think it was better long!!

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..AND THEY'VE GOT FLASH NEW KIT

THEY'VE been a bit quiet lately, but the WAGs have clearly lost none of their form as they bounce back with this stunning performance.

And with the soccer season now in full swing, Alex Curran, Elen Rives and Toni Poole show off their dazzling new kits.

Steven Gerrard's girl and Mirror columnist Alex has brought some top quality acquisitions to her dressing room with £600 Stella McCartney boots, £360 Dsquared blouse and hot pants.

She was out celebrating her 25th birthday at the Newz bar in Liverpool. Blue is the colour for Chelsea star Frank Lampard's other half Elen as she strolls to dinner in London's West End wearing a 80s-style glitter dress.

And not far away, England skipper John Terry's fiancŽe Toni Poole heads for a nightclub in a microscopic jersey-leather minidress and skyscraper Gina heels.

With England's Euro qualifiers coming up on Saturday, it's good to see they have a team of stars that can turn on the style.

Let's see if the players can do the same.

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Steven Gerrard made the film after meeting museum trustee and Tranmere Rovers' trustee Lorraine Rogers at a football match.

Football star Steven Gerrard has teamed up with World Museum Liverpool to promote a new exhibition in the city.

The Liverpool captain and England midfielder made a special short film that will be shown on the Big Screen in Clayton Square, Liverpool for the duration of the Love Sport show, running from October 7 to April 29 2007.

Lorraine Rogers, National Museums Liverpool Trustee and Tranmere Rovers Chairman, persuaded the world-famous footballer to visit the museums and make the film.

“Steven Gerrard is a terrific role model for young people and has made a really cool short film that highlights some of the fantastic things about Liverpool’s museums and galleries and promotes this new exhibition about sport,” she explained.

The short film promotes the Love Sport exhibition.

“It all started with a conversation we had after one of Tranmere’s games Steven came to.”

The film has a soundtrack from art-rockers Franz Ferdinand and shows Gerrard strolling around World Museum Liverpool as he talks about how the museum has changed since his school days.

“People do revisit the museum and I think if you keep changing things it brings people back,” he said. “If you freshen things up it makes it more interesting the second time.”

Gerrard used to go to the museum in his Liverpool schooldays. Photo National Museums Liverpool

The film also shows Gerrard in the Walker Art Gallery, adjacent to the World Museum. He says he prefers traditional artworks to more contemporary pieces and is looking forward to seeing the new Museum of Liverpool when it opens in 2010.

“I think you have to live in Liverpool to really appreciate it, realise how much of a special place it is and what it’s got to offer,” he added.

Love Sport is a free exhibition exploring how sport helps build a healthy body and mind and can contribute to a healthy economy through advances in technology. It looks at sports from its grass roots level to international competition, aiming to show sport as something accessible to everyone.

World Museum Liverpool reopened in 2005 after a major refurbishment.

It contains sporting challenges to take part in, interactive games and graphics to interpret key messages and concepts like sports psychology and visitors will even be given score cards to record their results on as they go round the exhibition.

The film also gives an insight into how Gerrard approaches his game:

“I give everything I’ve got, in every training session, every game. When I come off the pitch I try to have no regrets, you have to work as hard as possible to achieve your dreams.”

If you can’t make it to Liverpool you can also see Steven Gerrard in the film through Liverpool Museums’ website.

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STEVEN Gerrard’s fiancée Alex Curran yesterday hit back at rival WAG Jamelia — saying her boyfriend is not famous enough.

Singer Jamelia had recently branded footie wives and girlfriends “leeches” and said Alex would be lost without England star Steven.

But Alex, 24, said she does not even know the name of Jamelia’s partner — Millwall striker Darren Byfield. And she said Steven, 26, thinks Byfield is “lower than a non-league player”.

Alex, 24, added: “I couldn’t believe what she said about me.

“I have never met her but she accused me of getting by on three grapes a day, suggesting I’m anorexic or something.

“She said she was disgusted she even knew my name. It’s because I’m engaged to one of the country’s most famous footballers. I can’t help that.

“She’ll be glad to know I don’t know her boyfriend’s name but Steven thinks he’s lower than a non-league player.”

The leggy blonde has two daughters with Steven, Lilly-Ella, two, and Lexie, five months.

Jamelia, 25, is engaged to Darren, who joined League One side Millwall from Gillingham this year.

She said recently: “Footballers’ wives are like leeches, feeding off their partner’s success.

“God forbid if Alex Curran split up with Steve Gerrard. Who would she be then?”

WAYNE Rooney’s fiancée Coleen McLoughlin yesterday praised wives who work.
Coleen, 20, said she would go to college to become an actress or journalist if her lavish lifestyle ended tomorrow.

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Stevie G is a Stanley fan

October 10, 2006

ENGLAND footie star Steven Gerrard is a secret Accrington Stanley fan, The Sun can reveal.

The Liverpool captain was spotted at the club’s tiny Lancashire ground cheering the side to a 5-0 thrashing of Wrexham last month.

Gerrard, 26, is pals with Stanley goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin, 26, and has pledged his support for the once bankrupt club.

Last night Accrington Stanley’s chief executive Robert Heys said: “We were delighted to see Steven Gerrard turning up to see us play.

“He got in free for the Wrexham game. But in future he’ll have to pay for a ticket. We need all the money we can get.”

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Sick tot terror for Gerrard
ENGLAND footie ace Steven Gerrard rushed his six-month-old baby Lexie to hospital in a meningitis scare.

The Liverpool star and fiancée Alex Curran were so frantic they ditched their car in an ambulance bay and ran into casualty with her. They had rushed to Whiston Hospital, near Liverpool, after the tot developed a rash and soaring temperature.

The couple then endured hours of torment not knowing if Lexie was stricken with the deadly brain bug.

She was detained overnight — and her parents “never left her side”, according to hospital sources. They then watched as Lexie’s condition thankfully stabilised.

The tot was yesterday given the all-clear. And the relieved couple took her back home to Formby, Merseyside.

A source close to them said: “Steven and Alex were at their wit’s end. Every parent’s worst nightmare in that situation is that their child has meningitis.”

Lexie was unwell on Saturday while being minded with sister Lily Ella, two, by Steven’s family. They thought it was teething trouble.

Alex, 24, was at a late-night bash and 26-year-old Steven was with Liverpool team-mates before their 2-0 defeat to Man Utd on Sunday. They dashed to hospital once they saw Lexie later that day. Docs suspect she had an allergy reaction.

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Alex goes wild for fashion

October 27, 2006

WAG Alex Curran shows she still has the legs for shopping’s Premier League.

Steven Gerrard’s girlfriend was snapped loaded down with leopard-print bags on a trip to Cricket boutique in Liverpool.

The leggy beauty, 24, showed off her booty in a sexy short black dress and knee-length boots.

She hired a personal shopper for 1½hours to pick some new outfits.

We think she looks furry nice in the one she’s wearing.

Roaring trade ... Alex with leopard bags

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WAG Alex works her way around a Boutique

According to the latest tabloids, WAG Alex Curran certainly knows how to shop in style.

Alex, who is the partner of England's Steven Gerrard was spotted carrying a load of leopard print bags on a spree in Cricket boutique in Liverpool.

The attractive blonde carted her brand new goods about whilst wearing a little black dress and knee length boots, states the Sun newspaper.

The 24 year old star had also apparently hired out a personal shopper for an hour and a half to help her choose some different garments for her wardrobe.

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Benitez: Gerrard is going nowhere

Rafael Benitez has insisted Steven Gerrard is not for sale and is still happy at Anfield.

Liverpool's inspirational captain has again been linked with a move to Real Madrid - and reports have also suggested the England midfielder has an uneasy relationship with his manager and is unhappy at being denied a central midfield role.

But Benitez, who guided Liverpool to a morale-boosting 3-1 victory over Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday, has dismissed claims of a rift, insisting: "It is clear I will not be selling my captain.

"It is always a surprise to see such things that are not true. Especially for Steven because he had played such a good game.

"Against Villa, he worked really hard, so to see this the following day is a surprise. It's disappointing this is all people can think of talking about.

"I have not had just 'a word' with Steven, we talk many times, every day. He is my captain and we talk all the time, sometimes for a long time. To say anything else is crazy."

Gerrard, 26, has spent the last week worried about his six-month-old daughter Lexi, who has been in hospital recovering from symptoms similar to meningitis.

And Benitez added: "This week we have been talking with Steven, and last week. He was okay, we were talking about his daughter and how she is, as well as team issues and how we can give the team more confidence.

"I feel he is really focused on the club and our idea for sure is to keep him and to see him scoring goals this season and for many years for Liverpool."

Gerrard produced one of his best displays of the season on Saturday, helping the Reds end Villa's unbeaten league record.

Liverpool raced into a 3-0 half-time lead after goals from Dirk Kuyt, Peter Crouch and Luis Garcia. Gabriel Agbonlahor scored the Villa consolation.

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LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard tried to stay in the background when he and his partner Alex Curran attended his mother's wedding.

Julie Ann tied the knot yesterday with long-term partner Stephen at a lowkey ceremony near their home in Southport.

Fresh from his heroics for his side in Saturday's game against Reading, the 26-year-old, in a designer suit, was determined not to be snapped by waiting paparazzi on his mother's big day.

He ignored the crowd of around 20 well-wishers who had gathered outside the church as his minders shielded him and his fiancee with coats.

At the end of the service, the couple jumped straight into a waiting Range Rover.

Ms Curran, wearing a beige leaf-design blouse and black city shorts, carried their six-month-old baby daughter, Lexie.

The little girl and her older sister Lilly-Ella, two, were dressed in identical white frocks for their grandmother's celebration.

After the service at Southport's redbrick Holy Trinity Church, the pair joined around 70 close family and friends to toast the newly-weds with a Champagne reception at a country hotel.

Julie Ann split from Paul Gerrard soon after the LFC ace was born, but the footballer remains close to her.

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CURRAN IN CLEAR OVER MEAL ROW

MODEL Alex Curran, the fiancėe of England footballer Steven Gerrard, will not be charged over a restaurant fracas.

Alex, 23, was arrested on suspicion of assault in August after an 18-year-old woman claimed the mum-of-two had struck her in the face with a bottle, giving her a black eye.

Glamorous Alex, who is also a Mirror columnist, was then questioned by police and freed on bail.

But yesterday the Crown Prosecution Service said: "No further action will be taken."

Alex had enjoyed a meal with Liverpool skipper Gerrard and two friends before the early hours incident, which occurred after the player had left.

The couple, of Formby, Merseyside, have girls Lilly-Ella, two, and three-month-old Lexie. Alex was unavailable for comment.

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He stinks it's all over

November 13, 2006

STEVEN GERRARD holds his nose after another stinking away display ended Liverpool’s slim hopes of prising their way into the title race.

The Kop captain was also involved in a bust-up with John Arne Riise as the Reds were humiliated.

The pair clashed in a heated exchange after William Gallas was left unmarked to score Arsenal’s third 10 minutes from time.

Angry Kop boss Rafa Benitez has now demanded his flops show more steel away from Anfield.

Liverpool have picked up only ONE point and scored just ONE goal away this season — a penalty in the opening-day draw at Sheffield United.

And Benitez rapped: “It was not good enough. I am not looking for excuses. I want my team to show more character away from home.

“As a team we need to improve away from home. It was clear we didn’t play well in the second half. We made mistakes.

“We created chances in the first half and everything was there. We had no problems until we conceded late in the first half and then so early in the second half.

“We need to start playing as we do at home. We must know how we can do that.

“I have some ideas but I need to work with my players on the pitch.”

Liverpool have now lost at Manchester United, Chelsea, Bolton and city rivals Everton as well as the Gunners — who are now up to third in the Premiership table.

Benitez added: “Today the second goal was the key. We lost our confidence after that.

“But I am not even thinking about the title race at the moment, just the next three games and the next three points.” Arsene Wenger has admitted he was wrong over his bust-up with West Ham chief Alan Pardew last week.

The Arsenal boss, who shook hands with Benitez at the final whistle, said: “I have been on the bench for 22 years and I know when I am right and when I am wrong. I am not an image man.

“I work for Arsenal — for my club — and sometimes I go further than I should. And I am adult enough to know when I am in the wrong and I have to accept it.

“I felt provoked in a disrespectful way. I reacted and I regret it, you should never react.

“Alan Pardew has apologised and I accept his apology. For me the incident is over.”

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Curvy Alex raps the stick-thin

December 06, 2006

ALEX Curran has blasted stick-thin supermodels as unhealthy and lacking sex appeal.

The fiancée of Liverpool ace Steven Gerrard said: “They don’t look healthy, nothing looks right on them.”

Size ten Alex, a mum of two, added: “Blokes want something to get hold of.”

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Gerrard's baby 'in good health' after hospital scare

The daughter of Premiership star Steven Gerrard was said to be in "good health" today after being admitted to hospital over Christmas.

Eight-month-old Lexie was taken to Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital on Christmas Eve and kept in for observation overnight.

She was discharged the following day and went back to the family home in Formby, Merseyside.

Lexie, who is the second child of the footballer and his partner, Alex Curran, was admitted to the same hospital in October and discharged after treatment.
A spokesman for Liverpool and England midfielder Gerrard described the latest hospital admission as "purely precautionary".

He said: "It was a purely precautionary measure, and Lexie is in good health."

The spokesman declined to comment further about Lexie's condition, but sources close to the player said it was linked to a problem with swallowing.

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You'll never walk up aisle alone

January 27, 2007

ENGLAND and Liverpool hero STEVEN GERRARD is to marry ALEX CURRAN on June 16, I can exclusively reveal.

The couple are due to say, “With this ring, I Stevie G wed” at a star-studded ceremony which will be the biggest showbiz wedding of 2007.

They have flogged the rights for exclusive pictures of their big day to a downmarket glossy mag for a whopping £1million.

The Reds’ captain and WAG Alex sent out invitations for the bash this week and asked guests to keep the date free.

The invites didn’t say where the wedding is taking place — to protect the mag deal — but I can tell you it is being held at a stately home in the North West.

Guests will include WAYNE ROONEY and COLEEN MCLOUGHLIN, GARY BARLOW, GIRLS ALOUD’s NICOLA ROBERTS, and ASHLEY COLE and CHERYL TWEEDY (otherwise known as Greedy and Tweedy).

All the Liverpool team including JAMIE CARRAGHER have been asked along with their partners, as has Stevie’s former teammate, Newcastle and England star MICHAEL OWEN and his wife Louise.

Given the bride-to-be’s passion for shopping, I wouldn’t bet against her turning up on the big day with a trendy accessory or two from her favourite store, Cricket.

At the top of the page, my computer wizards show how she might look.

You can just see the owner of the shop (made so famous by Alex and Coleen) rubbing her hands in glee at the thought of all those outfit sales in the run-up to the ceremony.

Local tanning salons will no doubt report a massive upturn in trade, too.

Alex was spotted yesterday shopping at Cricket (where else?) showing off a new pre-wedding look.

She has ditched her long hair extensions and toned down the orange permatan she once sported in favour of a much more sophisticated image.

Her two daughters by the Liverpool star — Lily Ella, two, and nine-month-old Lexie — are expected to be bridesmaids.

A source close to the couple said: “The event is shrouded in secrecy to protect the deal they have signed and they have hired a wedding planner to help organise everything.

“They had looked at the possibility of getting married at a castle in Ireland but have settled on a stately home in the North West.”

Stevie and Alex share a £2million mansion in posh Formby, Merseyside.

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LOVE'S SO FINE FOR STEVIE G & ALEX

STEVEN Gerrard and Alex Curran weren't going to let a parking ticket spoil their joy while out shopping for wedding day ideas yesterday.

The Liverpool lovebirds - who last week announced their plans to marry after five years together - were slapped with a £100 fine for parking their car illegally in London's Sloane Street.

Liverpool and England star Steven, 26, and fiancee Alex, 23, hit the shops after sending out invites to their star-studded wedding in June. The couple's two daughters Lilly-Ella, two, and nine-month-old Lexie are expected to be bridesmaids at the bash.

An onlooker said: "It looked like a parking fine was the last thing on their minds. They didn't have a care."

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It's A-legs Curran in stockings

FOOTIE WAG Alex Curran takes it thighs and easy as she steps out of a nightclub in sexy stockings.

Alex, 24, proved it’s not just her boyfriend Steven Gerrard who can fill the net as she partied with pals at a Liverpool nightclub.

The pair are to marry on June 16 — the same day Gerrard’s England pal Gary Neville weds Emma Hadfield.

At least there’ll be two big matches in the summer

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It's Alex Cur-rant on the attack

YOU’D think marrying one of our most eligible bachelors would have WAG ALEX CURRAN grinning from ear to ear.

But the future Mrs STEVEN GERRARD was in no mood to celebrate at the weekend.

Alex made a huge scene after overhearing a group of girls at another table mocking her upcoming nuptials.

An onlooker at Liverpool’s Newz Bar said: “She stormed over to the table ranting and raving and ordered bouncers to kick the girls out. She was a real madam.”

www.thesun.co.uk