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Lizzie Cundy's explosive claims about her fellow 90s WAGS: 'Some took drugs to cope with pressure, one jealous girl scratched another girl's sports car and they were all terrified of someone sleeping with their man'

Few know the world of the WAGs better than TV personality Lizzie who was married to Chelsea star Jason Cundy from 1994 to 2012.

But being the wife or girlfriend of a footballer wasn't all champagne and designer handbags, with drug use, jealousy and eating disorders rife among the partners of top players. While the likes of Victoria Beckham and Cheryl Tweedy - then Cole - drew plenty of attention, it was Nancy Dell'Olio, wife of former England captain Sven -Göran Eriksson who reigned supreme. Lizzie noticed public interest in the footballers' wives early on and suggested to England manager Sven it might be a way for them to take the pressure off the players.

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