She has always been at Londonby his side, until he had to say goodbye. Cathryn White-Cooper had married Gianluca Vialli in great secrecy on August 26, 2003, then giving the news of the wedding only through a press release to Ansa. They had met in London when he was a Chelsea footballer. She, a model of South African origins, was an interior decorator. They had married into the magical Ashby Castle, in Northampton, but they had only done so in front of family and a few close friends. Gianluca di Cathryn had fallen in love with her immediately, but to conquer her he said it took him more than four months. That insistence, however, repaid him with the most beautiful flowers of his life, his two daughters Sophia and Olivia. His biggest dream was to walk them down the aisle.
Love and life in London
It will have been love blossomed in Englandbut from London never wanted to leave. In Grumello Cremonese there was his family, whom he went to visit when his work allowed him. But it is in London that he wanted to put down roots, in his house in the Chelsea district, in one of the crossroads of Fulham Road. With his wife and the two daughters (who attended school there) has always lived away from the spotlight, away from social media (and it is a more unique than rare case). Of Catherine little is known precisely because of this: the parents live in South Africawhere the family has often been on vacation Christmas, and has a twin sister. She has never granted interviews or made herself noticed at fashion shows or gala evenings. But when she was there, she was next to her Gianluca di lei. In February 2019 Vialli had received the “Facchetti” award and was next to him yesterday. She was moved, hearing him say that “the battle for the disease continues and I won’t give up”.
The Cremona family
Gianluca started playing soccer with friends in Villa Affaitati, a 15th-century castle. The family moved there in the summer, while during the year they lived in Grumello, in the province of Cremona. His parents Gianfranco and Maria Teressa were originally from Trentino and he had four brothers and sisters, all older than him: Mila, Nino, Marco and Maffo.
So he spoke of the disease to his daughters
His daughters has also thought in recent years of disease: «I hope to live as long as possible, but I feel much more fragile than before and every behavior leads me to make this reasoning, that is: “Is it the right thing I’m showing my daughters?”. In this sense, I try to be a positive example, I try to teach them that happiness depends on the perspective through which you look at life. I try to explain to them that you don’t have to put on airs, you have to listen more and talk less, improve yourself every day, you have to laugh often and help others. In my opinion, this is a bit the secret of happiness».
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