Source:REUTERS/Paul Childs
[Saba Sports News] According to British media reports, former Southampton manager Russell Kenneth Alexander Martin has married model Lucy Pinder. In August 2024, Lucy Pinder publicly revealed her relationship with Russell Martin. In the preceding months, their relationship had gradually heated up before they officially went public. It is reported that their romance began while Russell Martin was coaching Southampton, and they appeared together publicly when he was awarded an honorary degree by Brighton University.
Eighteen months later, they are now married, with Lucy wearing an elegant white dress and Russell Martin dressed in a sharp suit. Lucy is a television personality who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a glamour model and has also appeared on the reality show “Celebrity Big Brother.”
At 40, Russell Martin has dedicated his career to football, having played for Wycombe, Norwich, and Milton Keynes, and he was even loaned to Glasgow Rangers. He also represented the Scotland national team at the international level before turning to coaching. His first managerial role was at Milton Keynes, after which he became the manager of Swansea City. He later joined Southampton, leading the team to promotion to the Premier League but was subsequently dismissed.