14th January 2012
Rhodri Giggs has kept a dignified silence since his wife Natasha confessed to an eight-year affair with his brother Ryan.
But following his wife's eviction from the Celebrity Big Brother house,the Salford City F.C. manager has spoken for the first time about the devastating fallout from her illicit romance with her brother-in-law.
Rhodri, 34, discovered the affair last June after Natasha's mother Lorraine turned up on the doorstep of their family home in Manchester clutching a copy of a Sunday newspaper and a letter from his 28-year-old wife confessing all.
Making it work: Rhodri Giggs, pictured in London on Monday, is working through his problems with wife Natasha Giggs
Just hours earlier, a panicked Natasha had fled to Spain in shame with their son Louis, five, and 10-year-old Liam - from a previous relationship.
She had told Rhodri she was going for a girls' night out the evening before, but soon disconnected her phone as she struggled to comprehend the fallout of the revelations.
Rhodri said he believed his wife's claims that she had been 'manipulated' and 'controlled' by Ryan, 38, during their affair.
Speaking to The Sun, Rhodri said: 'Ryan's a great footballer, but he is nothing as a man.
Estranged: Rhodri hasn't spoken to his brother Ryan, pictured last Sunday, since July 2011
'Natasha was my whole life and he was supposed to be the closest person to me.'
Rhodri had a tense meeting with Ryan at a mutual friend's house four weeks after the affair broke, but the Premiership star declined to apologise.
Rhodri told the paper: 'He wasn't sorry. He said it was about the sex, nothing more than that, which was nice of him.'
Admitting he was too angry to speak, Ryan left and the two brothers haven't spoken since.
Calm before the storm: Rhodri and Natasha before her affair was made public
Although Rhodri initially filed for divorce, Natasha has begged for his forgiveness and the couple have been slowly trying to repair their relationship.
He said: 'The hardest thing about this all is the images of them being together. I married her for better for worse... for life.'
The couple were seeing each other every day in the run-up to her entering the Celebrity Big Brother house, although Rhodri admits he didn't approve of her going in there.
Stand by your man: Ryan's loyal wife Stacey has continued to support her husband despite his indiscretions
Gagging order: Imogen Thomas has been banned from discussing her affair with Ryan under an injunction
In the interview, Rhodri recalled how he first met Natasha when she had a brief romance with Ryan in 2003 - while he was seeing his now-wife Stacey, who was pregnant at the time with their daughter Liberty.
Despite Natasha's history with Ryan, the couple began dating and they went on to have a son Louis together in 2006.
However, during this time, unbeknownst to Rhodri and Stacey, their respective partners were still sleeping together.
In April 2010, Natasha claimed she felt pregnant with Ryan's baby and he gave her £500 to have an abortion.
Two months later, Natasha and Rhodri wed in Las Vegas - but Ryan and his wife Stacey refused to attend following an argument several months earlier.
Rhodri claimed he got upset after Stacey told him his wife was a 's**g' at a family party and when Ryan intervened, demanded his younger brother apologise to her.
Despite the revelations and Ryan being named as the footballer who had taken out an injunction to block his six-month affair with Welsh model Imogen Thomas last April, Stacey, 32, has loyally stood by her man.
Natasha Gigg-les with Kirk Norcross as he covers up her nip-slip during flirtatious cuddle in bed
He spent the whole evening pursuing his crush Georgia Salpa for a kiss during their game of Spin the Bottle.
But it seems like former TOWIE star Kirk Norcross has had better luck with rival brunette Natasha Giggs.
The pair cosied up during a late night cuddle in bed, which saw Natasha expose her nipple as the pair giggled in the bedroom.
Nip-Slip: Natasha lapped up the attention as Kirk helped her cover her breast during a late night cuddle in bed
And knowing it could be her last night in the show, the WAG was adamant she would make the most of her time with the 23-year-old club promoter.
Kirk, who was wearing just a pair of tiny black shorts, had his arms around the beauty as they chatted and shared jokes.
As the cheeky chappy tried to put his leg over Natasha he also kissed her on the cheek, causing her to squeal with delight.
But the meeting heated up more when the brown-haired 28-year-old, who was still dressed in her Playboy bunny outfit from the earlier party, accidentally bared her nipple.
Flirting: Kirk's had his eyes on Georgia Salpa since Day One but that hasn't stopped him from getting close to WAG Natasha as well
When Kirk realised he burst out laughing, before using his hands to help her cover her breast.
He then wrapped the duvet around her body as they continued to joke around.
Kirk then looked at the camera and said: 'She’s fit and she’s on it,' much to her delight.
But her actions were not impressing some of the housemates, including Natalie Cassidy and Nicola McLean, who she was up for eviction against.
The blonde model told Natalie: 'I said to her, do you not wanna get your husband back? And she said ‘Oh don’t say that to me now’… I said to her I am just trying to help you as a friend.'
But despite his flirtation with the model, it is Georgia Salpa who he's had his eye on since entering the house.
He had a breakthrough earlier this week when she agreed to not only go on a date with the nightclub manager but to also go on a couples holiday with him.
The reality star has been using his best chat-up lines on the 26-year-old since the programme started, and now she has finally admitted she likes the Essex lad.
There were two in the bed: Following a snub from Georgia in a game of Spin the Bottle earlier the former TOWIE star opted for some fun with Natasha
During a task which saw them dress as fairy tale characters he admitted that she does like him and said 'yes', but not happy with the answer Kirk pushed her further and asked 'yes what?'
Georgia then elaborated and said: 'Yes I do,' but Mr Norcross still wasn't pleased and told her to: 'Stop playing hard to get.'
But she obviously didn't listen to his request, because on Thursday night she initially refused to kiss him during a game of Spin the Bottle.
Norcross suggested the contestants play the game, hoping for a smooch with the beauty.
Real crush: Kirk Norcross is smitten with Georgia Salpa, who admitted she liked him earlier in the week
But after they finally had the bottle land on them, he had to plead with her to share a kiss after she initially rejected him.
Following his dalliance with Natasha, he was however back in the arms of Georgia, attempting to win her over yet again.
As the housemates snuggled up in their separate beds, Kirk climbed in to Georgia's while Natasha was in the hot tub outside.
He appeared to want to get close to the model as he tried to cuddle her and link hands, but she continually brushed off his moves.
But he was left displeased with her lack of affection after her earlier confession, telling her: 'I sleep with my mum like this Georgia, up your game.'
She jokingly told him to 'F**k off' and after a few minutes of fidgeting, Kirk replied: 'I can't, I can't,' before then kissing her good night and hopping off back to his own bed for sleep.
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