A Manchester United legend started dating a 'Cheryl Tweedy lookalike' after he split from his reality TV ex-wife.

Wes Brown was Manchester born and bred, making his professional debut for the Red Devils in 1996 and racking up more than 200 top flight appearances for his boyhood club. A squad player in the famous Treble season, he won the lot at Old Trafford, including six Premier League titles, the Champions League twice, two FA Cups and two League Cups, before a 2011 move to Sunderland.

When Brown, who celebrated his 46th birthday earlier this month, moved to north east, he was married to television personality and former stripper Leanne Brown. The pair would spend 20 years together, including Leanne's boob job hell she called "toxic ticking time bombs", before splitting in 2022.

At the time, a source told The Sun: “Wes and Leanne split before Christmas. There were no third parties involved; it is just a sad fact that their marriage has run its course.

"Leanne has flourished in single life and has...