Wife of boxer filmed in tirade at Arena worker
BOXER Tony Bellew’s wife has been caught on camera abusing a Manchester Arena worker in a shocking rant.
Bellew, 35, was knocked out in the eighth round of his retirement fight by world champion Oleksandr Usky on Saturday night.
His wife Rachael Roberts was filmed shouting at a member of the Manchester Arena bar staff after the fight.
A spokesman for Bellews has since said that Ms Roberts was ‘provoked’ and that she is ‘in no way homophobic’.
While in a lift with Ms Roberts, the worker asked if the fight was over and, learning it was, said: “Thank god for that”.
Ms Roberts took offence and, referring to her three sons, is filmed screaming: “They are ******* crying right now you ******* queer - dirty ******* fag.”
The worker, who asked not to be named, said: “Her actions were completely out of order for the wife of a celebrity boxer.
“What I asked was not meant to take offence and it was simply a question about the match.
“After we found out that Tony lost the fight, I thought she was using the anger of Tony’s loss and directing it at us.”
Bellew’s spokesman said: “Tony and Rachael will be making no official comment.
“Saturday night was an incredibly emotional evening for anyone associated with Tony. Especially his wife Rachael.
“She was provoked by a male member of staff who said ‘I’m pleased Tony got knocked the **** out’ causing the reaction shown.
“Rachael is in no way homophobic.”
See video of the incident at: manchestereveningnews. co.uk