Gary Speed

Gary Speed's widow Louise has been left bereaved for a second time after her new husband Quinton Bird died after suffering with a brain tumour, ...

"I don't know if that body of armour has developed over time or whether I deliberately put it on at some point. I have learned that life can be good again, can be great again." Of her new relationship, she added: "I don't think you move on from something like this as the same person," she said. I know as we go through life different things hit us and I actually think that I deal with things OK now. "There were no answers and no Gary walking through the door again. "It was like being in the worst nightmare possible," she had said. "I have become wiser. After the death of childhood sweetheart Gary, who took his own life in 2011, Louise said she had built up a layer of armour. A coroner recorded a narrative verdict, saying there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prove he intended to commit suicide and that his death may have been an accident. The pair had been business partners for six years at the time of their nuptials, and were both directors of successful new build and renovation company Bow Property Development in Chester. Writing movingly, Roy said: "[My wife] Jenny and I have been blessed with two caring and generous sons who have grown into wonderful fathers and hard-working individuals. "To lose one of them at such a young age is beyond words.

The widow of former Newcastle United star Gary Speed was hit by further tragedy last year it has emerged, after new husband Quinton Bird died just months on ...

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Quinton Bird, a real estate developer, helped Louise fall in love once more. The two got married in December 2021, but he tragically passed away two years ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). When [Gary](/topic/gary)and Louise went on their first date in the 1980s, they were barely 15. Ten years after the passing of the former “Leeds and Newcastle” star Gary, Louise fell in love with 53-year-old [Quinton](/topic/quinton)Bird, and the two got married in December 2021. He held the record for the highest number of Premier League appearances until David James surpassed it. He said that Quinton was a fantastic father and left a legacy of wonderful and unforgettable memories for the entire family. Welsh manager and professional footballer Gary Andrew Speed MBE.

Louise married Quinton Bird in December 2021, a decade after losing Flintshire-born Wales manager Gary.

"That was the first I knew of it," added Louise. "But I tend to wear a body of armour around me the whole time, if I am honest - so that I cannot be hurt again. I hope that makes sense." I don't want to feel or go through anything like that ever again. "I was trudging through life, just functioning. All I know is that it is there now and it wasn't 10 years ago. I am probably more confident than I was. It's a cliché but time is a healer even if it takes years. Nothing was ever going to be right again. "But we are 10 years on now. In November 2021, Louise gave an interview in which she spoke about the impact of Gary's death. The pair tied the knot at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire just before Christmas 2021.

The widow of late Wales manager Gary Speed remarried in 2021 a decade after the former footballer's passing but tragically lost her second husband to cancer ...

I have learned that life can be good again, can be great again." It's a cliché but time is a healer even if it takes years. "There were no answers and no Gary walking through the door again. "It was like being in the worst nightmare possible," she explained. Louise married millionaire property developer Quinton Bird in 2021, having spent six years as his business partner running a new build and renovation company in Cheshire. "I was trudging through life, just functioning.

Louise found love with property developer Quinton Bird and the couple got married in December 2021.

"That was the first I knew of it," added Louise. "But I tend to wear a body of armour around me the whole time, if I am honest - so that I cannot be hurt again. He added that Quinton was a 'wonderful' father and the entire family 'had been left with a wealth of beautiful and extraordinary memories.' All I know is that it is there now and it wasn't 10 years ago. "There were no answers and no Gary walking through the door again. I have learned that life can be good again, can be great again. "It was like being in the worst nightmare possible," she said in a brave interview. I have become wiser. Tragically, Bird succumbed to an aggressive form of brain tumour last year - a condition he had been battling for two years. Quinton had helped Louise cope with her loneliness following Welsh football manager Gary’s tragic death in November 2011. I was trudging through life, just functioning. She opened up about the impact his death had had on her in November 2021.

The widow of footballer Gary Speed has suffered a tragic second bereavement after it emerged that her new husband has lost his battle with brain cancer just ...

We will be camping and completing a long walk in his favourite place and would really appreciate any donations you are willing to spare! His father Roy, 80, said in a tribute that he and wife Jenny were “devastated” to lose their son “at such a young age”. She recalled: “It was like being in the worst nightmare possible. Guests at the couple’s wedding in November 2021 included former England captain Alan Shearer, who was a close friend of Gary's after they played together for Newcastle United. But Quinton had spent the previous 18 months fighting the aggressive form of brain tumour that finally claimed his life last summer. Property developer Quinton Bird, 53, a divorced father-of-three, helped Louise, 52, overcome her heartache after Wales manager Gary took his own life 12 years ago.

Bird and Louise wedded in December 2021 in Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, 10 years after the death of Speed. The duo had been business partners for ...

If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call National Suicide Prevention Helpline on 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Bird and Louise wedded in December 2021 in Peckforton Castle in Bird and Louise wedded in December 2021 in Peckforton Castle in Cheshire The inquest at Warrington Coroner’s Court heard that Speed texted his wife days before his death and “talked in terms” of suicide He added that his son was a “wonderful” father and the entire family “had been left with a wealth of beautiful and extraordinary memories”.

Bird and Louise wedded in December 2021 in Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, 10 years after the death of Speed. The duo had been business partners for ...

If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call National Suicide Prevention Helpline on 1-800-273-TALK (8255). “If I could have been anybody else apart from me, for a long time, I would have happily taken it. I have learned that life can be good again, can be great again.” Bird and Louise were married in December 2021 in Peckforton Castle in “I was trudging through life, just functioning,” she said. Bird and Louise were married in December 2021 in Peckforton Castle in Cheshire

Gary Speed's widow Louise Speed is facing the second biggest trauma of her life as it has been revealed that she lost her new husband Quinton Bird within ...

Nearly 10 years after the demise of Leeds star Gary Speed, his widow Louise Speed got engaged with and married to 53-year-old property developer Quinton Bird. Gary Speed’s widow Louise Speed is facing the second biggest trauma of her life as it has been revealed that she lost her new husband Quinton Bird within six months of their marriage. Later, Louise fell in love with property developer and businessman Quinton Bird, who reportedly helped her “overcome the loneliness.” The couple tied the knot before Christmas in 2021, within six months of which Quinton Bird too lost his life.

The property developer was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour just six months after the pair tied the knot.

You can call their helpline on 116 123 or email [email protected] in the UK. Adding that he was a “wonderful” father and the entire family “had been left with a wealth of beautiful and extraordinary memories”. If I could have been anybody else apart from me, for a long time, I would have happily taken it. I always remember Gary on his birthday in September. Advertisement The couple who married in December 2021, met when they worked as business partners running a new build and property renovation company in Cheshire.