Darts lady who dated snooker icon is now with England soccer star going by way of divorce

A former darts walk-on girl who dated a snooker icon 22 years her senior is now happily dating an ex-England star.

Glamorous Jade Slusarczyk, 41, dated former snooker world No.2 Jimmy White, 64, for eight years before their relationship seemingly ended earlier this year as speculation rose that she had left ‘The Whirlwind’. And now she is shacked up with former Liverpool forward Emile Heskey.

Jade and Emile appear to have broken a couple of hearts with their forbidden love after the former England striker separated from his wife Chantelle Tagoe, who he first met when she was just 18 working as a waitress in her hometown when he joined the Reds aged 23, to start his romance with the walk-on girl.

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Heskey and Jade wed in 2014 in a grand ceremony at Rookery Hall in Cheshire, surrounded by family and friends including numerous football stars. They have four children together, including footballers Jaden, 20, who plays for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Manchester City, and Reigan, 18, who joined FC Koln from City this summer.

However, the MEN claimed it has received confirmation that their marriage concluded last year and that divorce proceedings are currently underway. A pal of Chantelle’s revealed to the MEN: “Their marriage has been over for a while, but not many people know, they have kept it very quiet.

“But now that Emile appears to have gone public with his new girlfriend it’s been quite difficult for Chantelle as lots of people have been messaging her asking what’s going on.”

The friend revealed that the pair had “grown apart” in recent years due to their professional obligations.

While the messy proceedings were ongoing, speculation swirled that Heskey had moved on to date Jade. And it became clear that was fact after Heskey and Jade went public on social media.

Jade has posted several pics of the two together on holiday after her first upload of them together celebrating the former striker’s birthday.

Adding the soppy caption: A BIG Happy Birthday to one of life’s good ones, a real Special Soul @theemileheskey. Hope your Birthday is as special as you. I appreciate you always. Lots of love always xxxxx”.

Jade was coming out of her own relationship with White, who she started dating in 2018. White initially lied about his age when he met the model, claiming he was only 35 at a snooker tournament 13 years ago, when he was approaching 50.

The former Miss Blackpool was employed at the venue but admitted she didn’t know who the snooker legend was at the time.

Despite hitting it off, they didn’t start dating immediately, as they both had partners at the time, but love couldn’t separate them and the first messy splits of the whole love hexagon happened.

“I had this special feeling straight away when I met Jade,” White said in their first interview together. “You have this instinct. Some people think it’s b*******, but it’s not. When I first met her I thought she was fabulous inside and out.

“I had an instant buzz for her. I never thought anything would happen, but having been friends initially we finally got together all these years later.

“People are always going to talk about the age difference, but we don’t care. We know we’re all right. Her family like me. Everything’s good.”

White also credited Jade with helping him overcome his wild nights. “I haven’t been a raving lunatic, truthfully, for 25 years. The thought of the weekends I used to have now makes me shake,” White added.

“We go out and have a drink occasionally. We’re quite as happy to go for a nice meal and go to the theatre or something. We’d rather waste the hours that way instead of getting s***faced. She’ll tell you I’m like an old fart now. I have been tamed.”

White has not publicly addressed the break up and he declined to comment to the Daily Star about the situation.