Lizzie Cundy hits back at Ulrika Jonsson over claims she blamed her for affair with England manager Sven Goran Eriksson
TV personality Lizzie Cundy has hit back at Ulrika Jonsson over claims the former WAG blamed her for the affair with ex-England manager Sven Goran Eriksson.
Lizzie, 54, who used to be married to former footballer Jason Cundy, was left bemused at Ulrika’s claims of ‘pathetic sexism’ as she states she laid sole blame on Sven, as he was the one in a relationship.
Lizzie insisted that she was nothing short of complimentary about Ulrika in the documentary and added that she did not blame her ‘one bit.’
Ulrika’s relationship with the former England manager was exposed in 2002 and at the time, the mother of four, was at the centre of extreme scrutiny.
And now Ulrika, 55, has been forced to revisit her past after a Channel 5 documentary called Scandal: When Sven Scored with Ulrika, was aired.
During the documentary, Lizzie was asked to comment on Ulrika’s secret four month relationship with Sven.
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Giving her account of the affair, Lizzie, who was at the time friends with Sven’s then girlfriend Nancy Dell’Olio, commented: “I know Nancy. She’s fiery, she’s Italian, she’s passionate. I thought OMG, she’s going to cut his b***s off.”
Speaking about the documentary, Ulrika, who felt forced to defend herself said: “We were fed a diet of rent-a-gobs like Lizzie Cundy talking about the romance of it all and telling the world about the nicknames I had for Sven.”
She added: “Which is kind of odd, because as I’ve never spoken to the woman. I guess whatever keeps you current, Lizzie.”
However, unwilling to let Ulrika’s comments rest, Lizzie was quick to respond to what she believed to be unjustified claims.
She said: “I didn’t at all blame Ulrika for the affair one bit. Sven was the one in the relationship, not Ulrika. I’ve been in Ulrika’s shoes where someone has had an affair on me.”
Sven was at the time in a relationship with Nancy between 1997 to 2007.
