Who is Ryan Giggs’ girlfriend Kate Greville?
RYAN Giggs was first linked to PR executive Kate Greville back in 2015 and in 2018 he went public with his girlfriend by taking her on a luxury holiday to Italy.
In November 2020, Ryan was arrested and released on bail after a suspected assault involving a woman that's thought to be Kate.
Who is Kate Greville?
Kate Greville, thought to be 36 years old, is a PR executive who first came to the public's attention in 2015 as Ryan Giggs' marriage to Stacey was breaking down.
The Sun revealed that Ryan had been flirting with Kate, bought her expensive handbags and sent flowers to her office after she helped him with the launch of his Hotel Football venture.
Kate was married at the time and her ex-husband Damian Burke accused Giggs of being "the third person in our marriage".
Kate and Damian married in 2011 in a glitzy £40,000 ceremony in Ibiza, but Damian grew suspicious when Kate began working closely with Giggs in 2013.
Damian told friends: "Kate is a fame-hungry wannabe wag. She was never going to stop until she bagged a footballer."
He says she dumped him by text in 2015.
When the scandal broke that Kate could be involved with Ryan, she went to work in Abu Dhabi to escape the furore.
In November 2020, The Sun exclusively reported that Ryan Giggs was arrested then released on bail.
There were reports of a "disturbance", with a Greater Manchester Police spokesman saying: "Police were called at 10.05pm on Sunday to reports of a disturbance.
"A woman in her 30s sustained minor injuries but did not require any treatment."
The involved woman in her 30s is suspected to be Kate.
When did Ryan Giggs and Kate Greville start dating?
Though they had been linked together since 2015, a Sun exclusive in October 2017 told how their relationship had been rekindled.
The 46-year-old footie legend got back in touch with Kate after his divorce was finalised and they talked about getting together.
A source said: “It’s hard because she’s based in Abu Dhabi and Ryan is still in the UK, but he travels the world for business so they have opportunities to meet up.”
Kate then returned to the UK when Ryan put her on the payroll of his business empire.
She became head of PR and Communications at GG Hospitality - the firm owned by Giggs and his former team-mate Gary Neville.
A holiday to the Amalfi coast in 2018 saw them go public with their relationship.
An onlooker who saw them wandering around the town of Ravello said: “They were very relaxed and happy — like they had known each other for a long time."
They continued: "Kate looks every inch a footballer’s Wag and he looked pleased as punch to have such a trophy on his arm.”
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What is the timeline of Ryan's romantic history?
- 2007 Ryan and Stacey married.
- 2011 Giggs' marriage and family were rocked by the revelation that he had had an eight-year affair with his brother Rhodri's wife Natasha.
- 2012 Ryan gave up his anonymity as the identity of a footballer who had obtained a gagging order to prevent his affair with Imogen Thomas becoming public
- 2013 Ryan and Kate start working together
- 2015 Kate leaves her husband Damian
- February 2016 Stacey walks out on Ryan
- May 2016 The Sun report that Giggs and Kate grew close as his marriage crumbled
- May 2016 Damian blames Giggs for the breakup of his marriage
- A source insists that Ryan and Kate never had a sexual relationship
- Kate heads to Abu Dhabi to work
- October 2017 The Sun reports that Kate and Ryan are back in touch
- December 2017 Giggs and Stacey's divorce is confirmed
- January 2018 Giggs hires Kate as Head of PR
- August 2018 Giggs and Kate are pictured on holiday together as a couple
- November 2020 Giggs is arrested and released on bail after a suspected assault on a woman that's believed to be Kate