There was some unhappy news for soccer legend George Best at the weekend, as his wife Alex walked out on him. The 31-year-old said she was "devastated" by reports he had an affair with another woman.
"I've sent him packing. I've had enough," said Alex. "I don't know what to say or think. All I know is that people are saying he's been unfaithful with a woman. I'm so fed up at the moment. I'm not even bothering to listen to him." The couple had been on holiday in Malta, but Alex returned to London after a Sunday paper reported that George had made advances on 25-year-old Paula Shapland.
Alex has stuck by George despite his battles with alcoholism and his recent week-long binge. She also nursed him back to health after he underwent a liver transplant operation, but the latest revelations seem to have been the last straw.
"Whatever he does there are always little bits and pieces to worry about," she said. "If he drinks, at least I can control it, but if there's another woman involved then no way. It's off… To be married to someone and hear they are seeing someone or seducing someone hurts, it really does."
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