PALIN MITENK BLOG

By Christian Gysin, Emily Andrews and Dan Newling

Escape: Toni Terry strolls along a beach in Dubai

She said: 'I don't know what to do. This is a very upsetting time for me.'


Looking toned and tanned, Toni Terry continued to enjoy the winter sun yesterday in Dubai in an attempt to put her husband's sex scandal behind her.

Wearing a black and white striped bikini with a pink lace trim, the 28-year-old looked stunning as she sent a clear message to football star John: Look what you're missing.

Toni was pictured playing with the couple's twin children and strolling along the beach with a friend.

Later she was spotted shopping at Dubai's largest indoor shopping centre, the Mall of the Emirates. She also spent two hours sunbathing by the swimming pool at the family's £300-a-night five-star hotel.

Wearing a flowing, floor-length dress, she then spent the next two hours touring the mall's most expensive boutiques. Among other shops, she visited Emporio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Gucci and Marc Jacobs, and emerged with a bag from Louis Vuitton.

While she refused to comment on Terry's affair with Vanessa Perroncel, she continued to wear her large diamond engagement ring.

A friend said: 'She's been everywhere today. She's really hit John where it hurts.'


Confidante: Toni, 28, confides in a friend as they enjoy the winter sun

However, an onlooker said: 'One minute she seemed in her element, ducking in and out of the fancy stores, but the next the pain was etched on her face.'

Last night, fresh claims about John Terry's infidelity emerged, with reports he had an affair with another Premiership footballer's wife.

The England captain is alleged to have slept with the married mum on a regular basis, but her husband never found out about the fling.

An insider told The Daily Mirror: 'John has done this before and it now seems inevitable it will come out.'

He added: 'There is a free and easy culture around some parts of the game when it comes to sex. He was part of that gang.'

It comes as Terry refused to quit as captain yesterday over his latest sordid affair, his mistress was continuing to make the most of her spell in the limelight.

Miss Perroncel is believed to be have been offered more than £250,000 by a Sunday newspaper for details of her five-month relationship with the married footballer.

And that's not all. She is also thought to be making a tidy sum from an exclusive deal with a photographic agency to chronicle her carefully-choreographed public appearances.


Happier days: John Terry, who is refusing to quit as England captain, and Toni


Miss Perroncel deliberately hid under her hooded cardigan as she left her Surrey home yesterday to prevent photographers from a variety of publications or agencies taking a clear picture.

However, hours later, the Matrix photo agency issued a set of pictures showing her walking down the driveway of Max Clifford, her publicity consultant.

After talks with Mr Clifford, the former lingerie model issued an extraordinary public denial yesterday that she had affairs with three other Chelsea footballers


Mistress: Vanessa Perroncel, pictured yesterday, has been offered £250,000 for her kiss-and-tell story


Apart from Terry and her former fiance Wayne Bridge, Miss Perroncel has been linked to former Chelsea stars Eidur Gudjohnsen and Adrian Mutu plus another player whose name has not been released.

'Vanessa told me these accusations are totally untrue,' said Mr Clifford. 'It's absolute nonsense.'
Another Chelsea player, the Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba, issued a '100 per cent denial' that he, too, had an affair with Miss Perroncel.

And a spokesman for Iceland-born Gudjohnsen denied that his client had an 'improper relationship with Frenchwoman Miss Perroncel, who claims to be 28 but is believed to be 33.

Agents for several other players remained silent when contacted by the Daily Mail over rumours of relationships with Miss Perroncel.

Terry - at the centre of one of the biggest sex scandals to hit football - is waiting for England coach Fabio Capello to make the final decision on his future.

He has faced public humiliation since details of the affair with Bridge's girlfriend emerged last weekend including the fact that he arranged an abortion for Miss
Perroncel.

But, despite a clamour of calls for the £170,000-a-week star to hand over the coveted armband, he steadfastly refused to fall on his sword and will find out his fate this weekend.

His spokesman Phil Hall said: 'John Terry asked me to make it clear that he has made absolutely no statement about his future as England captain.

'He is keeping his own counsel until he speaks to Fabio Capello and then Mr Capello will decide what announcement will be made.'

Mrs Terry became friendly with Miss Perroncel when they were near neighbours in Oxshott, Surrey.

They have children of similar ages and enjoyed family days out together as well as a 'girls only' holiday.

Terry's affair with the former model began after Wayne Bridge was transferred to Manchester City and his relationship with Miss Perroncel broke up.

Miss Perroncel arrived from France ten years ago following the suicide of her father.

She came into contact with Chelsea players while working as a waitress at the now closed Elysium nightclub in central London, where the footballers were regulars.

She is claimed to have begun her affair with married Gudjohnsen in 2003.
The Sun claimed the pair met up at her rented home in Fulham, a short drive from Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium.


source: dailymail