Riyad Mahrez's WAG freaks out after learning swimming pool at Saudi home is 'just for men'
After dealing with the initial shock that she and Riyad Mahrez would be moving to Saudi Arabia, wife Taylor Ward suffered another "freak out" after getting to grips with certain customs
Taylor Ward's move to Saudi Arabia hasn't exactly all been smooth sailing.
Riyad Mahrez's wife is seen breaking down in tears when the former Manchester City star told her they'd be uprooting their lives to Saudi Arabia. And the difficulty in getting to grips with the transition didn't stop there.
As viewers will see on the new Amazon Prime series, Married to the Game, which followed a group of Premier League couples over the course of 2023. And it was only after learning she wouldn't be allowed to even enter a public swimming pool that reality set in.
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"I won’t lie, I had a freak out yesterday," Ward can be seen telling sister Darby on camera. "I rang the hotel to ask, 'I’m coming with my baby, what do people wear around the pool?' I know it is a lot more conservative there and you have to dress a certain way.
"I said, 'I just want to check when I come with a baby, what is the best thing to wear? Do I need to wear something covered if I am going in the water?' They were like, 'Oh no sorry, it’s just a man’s pool, it is just a gents' pool.'"
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The former Real Housewives of Cheshire star became emotional in one scene of the show as she discussed the move and suggested she had no choice in the matter. She and Mahrez share an infant daughter, Mila, together having gone public with their relationship in 2020.
"I know it is so stupid, I don’t even like swimming or getting my hair wet, but it is just the reality check of you are not moving to Spain," she continued. "It is a very different way of living, I didn’t realise until Riyad told me that you couldn’t drink over there."
Mahrez, 33, has enjoyed a successful debut season in Saudi and scored nine goals to go along with his eight assists in the Saudi Pro League. Employers Al-Ahli are third in the table but still some 16 points off leaders Al-Hilal entering the end-of-season run-in.