withhelpingsaveSteve
Smithaftertheball
tamperingscandal,
andastheformerAustralian
cricketcaptaincontinuesto
winbackheartsinLondon,
Danihascementedher
positionasNo.1WAG.
“Withherdozensofdesigner
sunglassesandthose$7000
Chanelhandbagssheflashes
inalmosteverypost-match
photo,Daniis nogirlnext
dooranymore!”snipesone
cricketinsider,whoclaims
shespendstensofthousands
a monthondesignerlabels.
w
QueenBee.Sinceshebecame
MrsSmithlastyear,she’s
reallyraisedthestakesin
termsofspending,andI know
someoftheotherWAGsare
jealousofwhatseemstobe
herunlimitedbudget.”
LIVINGTHEHIGHLIFE
AndDani,27,hascertainly
beenlivingit upsinceshe
flewoutofSydneyinMay
tosupportSteve,30,ashe
madehiscomebackinthe
WorldCupinEngland,
spendinganestimated
$100,000onherownfive-star
tourofcelebrityhotspots.
Aftersunningherselfat
MontserratintheCaribbean,
DaniflewtoSpain’sBalearic
Islands,beforerubbing
shoulderswithstarslikelocal
residentGeorgeandAmal
Clooneyduringa lavishfew
daysinLakeComo.
Whenshereturnedto
Londontospendtimewith
Steve,Daniwasalsospotted
enjoyingVIPtreatmentat
RoyalAscotandWimbledon
inJulybeforeshejettedout
toSardinia,CinqueTerre,
MonterossoandPortofino
inItaly.ShewasinParis
forthefinaldayofcycling’s
TourdeFrance.
“Youcanunderstand
whysomeoftheotherWAGs
areseethingwithenvy,”
saysoursource.“WhenSteve
wassidelined,Danikept
a verylowprofile,butthat’s
allgoneoutofthewindow
nowhe’sbackintheteam,
andprovinghe’severybit
thebrilliantbatsmenhe
wasbeforehewasbanned
overtheballtampering.”
Danihasbeenrevellingin
Steve’sincrediblecomeback
- hehittwocenturiesinthe
firstTestoftheAshesseries
Celebrity
news
- andshoppingupa
storminLondon’s
designerboutiquesand
confirmingherNo.1spot
asaninfluentialWAG.
TENSIONONTOUR
“Iknowtheofficialsare
a bitconcernedthere
couldbea backlash
becausesomeoftheWAGs
areconstantlyonsocial
mediaflauntingtheirwealth,
andthere’ssimmeringtension
betweensomeofthem,
whichcouldboilover,”
revealsourinsider.
Hesays“it’sfunny
watching”NathanLyon’s
girlfriendEmmaMcCarthy,
captainTimPaine’swife
Bonnie,bowlerPatCummins
girlfriendBeckyBoston and
MarcusHarris’partnerCat
McAteertrytooutdoDani
andUsmanKhawaja’swife
Rachelinthestylestakes.
“Theofficialsarekeeping
a closewatchbecauseif
there’sonetantrumor
catfight,thenthere’sa
veryrealpossibilitythat
theWAGswillgetsent
home,butwe’reallhoping
it won’tcometoanall-out
warbetweenthem.”
hhe’’stthhewoman credited “She’s definitely the new
With a $30,000 handbag collection and addiction to designer
clothes, Dani Willis has taken cricket’s other coveted crown
With her
Chanel bag
in tow, Dani
congratulates
her husband.
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