£4m Lioness Leah is already a winner as she lands huge deal with Gucci
ENGLAND women’s football captain Leah Williamson has signed a major deal with the Italian fashion house, Gucci.
The glamorous defender, who hopes to lead the Lionesses to victory in the current Euros tournament, has become a target for big companies, who want her to endorse their products and transform her into an influencer.
But Gucci snapped her up earlier this year and she was seen wearing its clothing during a night out at the Brit awards with BBC presenter Alex Scott. The former international is a close friend of the new England skipper.
Miss Williamson, 25, who is reportedly worth £4million after striking deals with Pepsi and Nike along with her contract to play for Arsenal, wore a £3,500 green satin trouser suit and clutched the label’s £2,220 bamboo 1947 mini top handle
‘Leah is extremely marketable. She’s super-glam and will earn a fortune’
bag to the event. She later shared photos of herself wearing the outfit with her 353,000 followers on the social media platform Instagram.
In one picture she posed with Miss Scott, who was wearing a daring black dress. Miss Williamson has credited Miss Scott, who presents the BBC’s Euros coverage, with helping her ‘to develop both personally and professionally’ and added: ‘I’m forever grateful for her support and guidance.’
The England captain was a guest of honour at Gucci’s Cosmogonie catwalk show at the Castel Del Monte in Puglia in May, where she rubbed shoulders with stars including Normal People actor Paul Mescal and singer Lana Del Rey.
When she attended the fashion show, where she sat on the front row, Miss Williamson wore a pair of yellow satin sandals by Gucci priced at £840.
One football insider said: ‘Leah is extremely marketable. She is super-glam and has already caught the eye of Gucci, who see tremendous value in her.
‘There are other big fashion houses looking at her. She is going to earn an absolute fortune.’
While she ties her blonde hair into a ponytail when she pulls on her England kit, she admits to being a fashionista off the pitch, and has a particular liking for Issey Miyake men’s trousers and the fashion house Prada.
Miss Williamson replaced Steph Houghton as captain of the England team after Houghton had held the role for eight years.
Last month Leah met Prince William when he went to meet the Lionesses at the St George’s Park training ground. She revealed that the future King took some shots and placed one ‘nicely in the bottom corner’. He also told Miss Williamson that his daughter Charlotte is ‘really good in goal’.
Miss Williamson grew up in Milton Keynes and is studying accountancy part-time, but has been tipped for a TV career in the future.
She has also appeared in Vogue and Elle magazines and was among the ambassadors for Swarovski’s 2019 #FollowTheLight campaign, a celebration of inspirational women.
England play Norway tomorrow in their second game of the group stages at Brighton and Hove Community stadium. They are among the favourites to win the tournament and beat Austria 1-0 in the opening game at Old Trafford.