get for five years before we down. But it’s the real thing
but as long as he lets me think I’m in charge, everything is fine.”
Tanya, who has three sons – Rocco, nine, Renz, f ive, and 18-month- old Ralphi – with the former Sunderland and Stoke City player, admits loving football has helped cement their relationship and says one of the most memorable games she watched was at Glasgow’s Hampden Park.
She said: “It was peeing down and Rocco, who was f ive, was having a major tantrum as I dragged/carried him up the steps.
“He had refused to put his coat on. I’m sure half of Scotland were looking at me and thinking I was the worst mother in the world.
“I actual ly enjoy watching football and being with the other wives on match days. The kids all have fun playing together too.
“Phil sometimes tells me off for being the leader of the bad WAGs club as we like to go out, have a good time and get incredibly drunk.”
Tanya, who is also mum to Gabriella, 16, added: “Rocco shows signs of being a great footballer like his dad. Both Rocco and Renz have already been scouted by top clubs but at the minute they are enjoying playing for their local teams.
“I’m rubbish at sport, I can’t even do a roly poly. I would much rather go to the bar.
“B****** s to al l that keeping fit lark. If I can get a babysitter, I’m out, even if it means farming them out to different people.
“I would like another baby but Phil wil l take some persuading. He says we’ve got quite enough already.”
For the finale of the last Real Housewives series, Tanya took the cameras to watch her getting some intimate work done.
She said: “Having a facelift down under has always been a taboo subject but I’m for anything that stops you weeing yourself. After four kids, I was wetting myself left, right and centre.
“By getting it done and speaking out about incontinence, I hope women will be inspired to talk among themselves about something that is completely normal and comes to us all.”
Tanya is looking forward to the new series of the Real Housewives but admitted she is missing her friend Leanne – the wife of former Man United player Wes Brown – who quit after a row with co-star Dawn Ward.
Tanya, whose jewellery collection Tanya’s Dreams to Reality is available at House of Fraser, can’t believe the show is in its seventh series already.
She added: “It really is my dream job. The crew are like family.
“An eighth series has already been commissioned and I’m hoping the show will run so long they will have to change the name to the Old Hags of Cheshire.”
As long as he lets me think I’m in charge, things are fine