Who is Ryan Giggs’ girlfriend Zara Charles? Meet the ex-Manchester United star’s partner as they prepare to welcome first child together
Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs is becoming a father for the third time with his long-term girlfriend Zara Charlesaccording to reports.
The baby is expected to arrive later in 2024, and a source told The Sun: ‘Ryan and Zara are thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents again.
‘They have a very solid, loving relationship and are building a long-term future together.’
Giggs already has two much older children from his previous marriage of 10 years.
So, who is the partner of former winger, Zara Charles? And how long have they been together?
Former footballer Ryan Giggs is reportedly set to become a father for the third time with his long-term girlfriend Zara Charles (pictured on April 5, 2024).
Zara is a lingerie model who, at 36, is 14 years younger than her boyfriend
Zara is the mother of an unnamed child from a previous relationship, with Giggs being the father of both Liberty (left) and Zachary (right) from his 10-year marriage to Stacey Cooke (center)
Who is Ryan Giggs’ girlfriend Zara Charles and how long have they been together?
Ryan Giggs’ girlfriend Zara Charles, 36, is a lingerie model aged 14 and the former footballer’s junior.
The pair have been together since 2021 and reportedly live in a seven-bedroom house that the former sportsman bought for £2.1 million in 2023.
They reportedly enjoy a simple life where they walk, drink coffee and keep fit together.
In their three years as a couple, Zara has supported her partner through his assault trial, in which he was accused of attacking his previous lover, Katie Greville and her sister Emma in a drunken row in November 2020.
Ryan denied all charges and was also accused of coercive behavior towards his ex-PR manager during a three-year relationship.
The jury heard that Ryan cheated on his then girlfriend with a number of women, including Zara.
In August 2022, the jury failed to reach a verdict after 23 hours of deliberation, and the retrial did not take place after Katie hinted that she could not put herself through the ordeal of giving evidence in a second trial .
The judge, Hilary Manley, told Manchester Crown Court that she had returned ‘not guilty verdicts on each of the three charges’.
Afterwards, the suspect thanked ‘my friend Zara’.
Chris Daw, Ryan’s lawyer, said: ‘Mr Giggs is deeply relieved that the prosecution has finally ended after almost three years of fighting to clear his name.
‘He has now been found not guilty of all charges and would like to rebuild his life and career as an innocent man in the future.’
In their three years as a couple, Zara has supported her partner through his assault trial, in which he was accused of attacking his previous lover, Katie Greville.
Ryan enjoyed a blended family Christmas with his ex-wife Stacey and current girlfriend Zara (LR Zara’s mother Sue, Zara, Ryan, his son Zachary, Stacey and their daughter Liberty)
Does Zara Charles have children?
Zara is the mother of an unnamed child from a previous relationship, with Ryan being the father of both Liberty (born April 9, 2003) and Zachary (born October 1, 2006) from his 10-year marriage to Stacey Cooke.
The former footballer was apparently concerned about how his children would react to Zara, but the three have built up a good relationship since the model started dating Ryan.
The same is the case with Stacey – who has given the relationship her blessing – with the former WAG sharing Christmas 2022 with the new couple as a ‘blended family’.
Ryan married childhood sweetheart Stacey in 2007, already the parents of two children. The couple is seen in September 2010
Ryan’s marriage hit the rocks when it emerged he had been having an eight-year affair with Natasha (seen in 2012) – his brother Rhodri’s wife
Who else has Ryan Giggs been with?
Ryan married childhood sweetheart Stacey in 2007, already parents of two, in a small ceremony at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester.
The happy family moved to a £3million mansion in Worsley, Greater Manchester, but in 2011 Ryan’s eight-year affair with brother Rhodri’s wife, Natasha, came to light.
Natasha even terminated a pregnancy she had due to the affair just two weeks before marrying Rhodri in 2010.
Members of Ryan’s family cut ties with him when the news broke. His father said he was ‘ashamed’ of his son, while Rhodri made headlines in a Paddy Power advert mocking the former Manchester United man.
While Rhodri and Natasha divorced in 2013, Ryan’s marriage to Stacey lasted until 2017, when another affair came to light.
Ryan had a seven-month affair with Celebrity Big Brother star Imogen Thomas in 2010 and the footballer issued a gagging order to prevent it from being discussed at a time when his private life was under scrutiny.
However, this was circumvented when Lib Dem MP John Hemming used parliamentary privilege to appoint him to the House of Commons.
Stacey finally called for time for her marriage in 2017 and a judge at London’s Central Family Court granted the couple a decree nisi on the grounds that the marriage has ‘irretrievably broken down’.
Ryan’s next relationship was with the aforementioned Katie – who he met in 2013 when she was tasked with helping plan the launch of the footballer’s Hotel Football venture alongside ex-teammate Gary Neville.
The couple spent more time together and shared experiences of the breakdown of their respective marriages.
Before Katie’s allegations regarding Ryan became public, the then Wales manager had gone public with Zara.
In November 2023, Zara called her partner ‘my best friend’ in an enthusiastic 50th birthday post from Dubai.
‘So grateful we got to spend it in one of our happy places. I will love you forever,” she added.