The lifetime of a Saudi Pro League WAG couldn’t look farther from the profitable life envisaged after Riyad Mahrez’s companion Taylor Ward’s life turned the wrong way up.
Mahrez swapped a nine-year profession in England taking part in for Leicester City and Manchester City for the riches of the Saudi Pro League final summer time – signing a £750,000-per-week contract with Al-Ahli. But whereas the Algerian takes house a whopping paycheck each week, his spouse Taylor has had her world utterly flipped.
Taking half within the Amazon Prime actuality sequence ‘Married to the Game’ Taylor featured closely within the programme as she swapped her house of Manchester for the Middle East alongside Mahrez and their baby, leaving her household, buddies and her regular on a regular basis life behind.
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Taylor’s adjustment to the cultural variations between the UK and Saudi Arabia have been completely summed up within the boozeless nation as she instigated a ‘diet coke cheers to that’ whereas discussing rings in Jeddah forward of their second marriage ceremony.
The 26-year-old has additionally needed to ditch the revealing outfits from her wardrobe so as to match consistent with the tradition of her new environment. Going by means of her wardrobe, Ward mentioned: “Oh, there are my Saudi outfits right here. This may be very Saudi. Long, appropriate, you are not standing out, you are mixing into the group. The blonde hair is a little bit of a giveaway that I’m not from Saudi however you’ll be able to attempt your greatest.
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“I will definitely not be packing these numbers,” mentioning some extra risqué garments. “They can go firmly back in the wardrobe. I’ve never even worn this one but it’s a bit see-through so that won’t be going to Saudi.
“Everyone has been so nice so far, so I just want to make sure that we respect them back. The culture is so different so I think it’s important you take the time to learn and be respectful.”
Despite praising her heat welcome, Taylor admitted that she’s on their own when not with Mahrez, residing away from her shut knit household and life-long buddies. She emotionally mentioned: “At Man City we had a field, Riyad all the time introduced a couple of buddies and I’d convey my buddies as nicely, course the youngsters and whoever else. My household, every time they have been house they used to return.
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“I higher get used to this as a result of I’ve no mates. All my buddies are my major college buddies and highschool buddies. I’ve not likely needed to make new buddies since then, which is loopy. It’s a loopy thought that I’m going to have to begin making an attempt to make new buddies.
“I mentioned to Riyad from the start that the factor that scares me most is him transferring overseas. I’ve all the time reside in Manchester, I’ve by no means needed to transfer away, however my greatest concern is having to maneuver to a brand new nation, make new buddies and be away from my household.
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“I’ve never been so far away from my sister before. I’ve never had to move away and still run a business,” she mentioned earlier than breaking down in tears whereas chatting with her sister, Darby.
“If someone said to me five years ago that I’d be moving to Saudi Arabia with a husband and a child, I wouldn’t have believed them,’ she later adds. ‘I would have thought they were talking about the wrong person. I never envisaged my life anywhere other than Manchester.”