Want to be a WAG? You'll need £200k a year...

By Mirror Football in Football Banter

Published 12:41 18/02/10

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OK, it doesn't always look like it , but a lot of time, money and effort goes in to being a Premier League WAG. Especially the money bit.

Flavia Bertolini from Celebs On Sunday, reckons it could cost over £200,000 a year to hold your head high in WAGville. Here's why...

Clothes
Apart from footie, there's only one other sporting term that will make a WAG prick up her ears, and that's cricket. But the only long Legs, Short Long Legs and Slips they're interested in are the kind you can show off to the paps.

In Liverpool, WAGs are regulars at the boutique Cricket – rarely a day goes by that you don't see pictures of them piling bags into the back of the Range Rover (complete with personalised number plate).

WAGS like Abbey Clancy and Alex Curran are also big fans of Topshop  – although they tend to stock up a bit more than normal people. Last year, Celebs On Sunday did a shoot with Abbey, and rather a lot of Topshop goodies arrived for the model. All paid for, we hasten to add. However, if they're planning a big night out, your average WAG, if there is such a thing, will use the services of a personal shopper at Harvey Nichols in London, Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds to bring them the best from their designer collections.
Annual cost: £22,000

Handbags
Victoria Beckham is rumoured to have 100 Hermès Birkin bags. They can cost £80,000. Yes, eight-eee. Each. Otherwise, the WAGs go for D&G and big, arm-breaking arm candy from Mulberry.
Annual cost: £10,000

Shoes
They've got to be Louboutins – you know, the ones with the trademark red soles – and the higher the better. They cost at the very least £400 a pop, rising to £2,000 and over. And we all know, there is no limit to the number of shoes a girl needs. Yes, I said needs.
Annual cost: £8,000

Jewellery
It might be possible the WAGs are all wearing their mate Coleen Rooney's jewellery range for Argos, but we very much doubt it. Because the whole point of being married to a Prem footballer is that you don't have to buy your own jewellery, and you can bet they're getting plenty of little blue boxes from Tiffany, and some of the blingingest bling from Cartier. However, Alex Curran is a fan of Nicole Richie's range, House of Harlow, not too expensive, but very on-trend.
Annual cost: £11,000

Watches
When it comes to timepieces, Posh is said to be a fan of Jacob & Co watches (these can cost as much as £15,000) and, among, other things, she likes to rock a Rolex Day Date Presidential with champagne stick dial. There's a mouthful that'll cost you. Don't even bother pressing your nose against the window unless you've got upwards of 20 grand  (for starters) rattling round your Hermès Birkin.
Annual cost: £50,000

Sunglasses
So much a part of the WAG uniform, we're not even sure some of these girls have actually got eyes. Posh has her own dVb range, while Alex Curran favours gold-rimmed Rayban Classics. Big old oversized numbers like Gucci and Dior are always favourites.
Annual cost: £2,000

Boobs
Alex Curran had her boob job at 18, although she now regrets it. The biggest name in the augmentation game is Transform, who have clinics in London, Liverpool and Manchester. A good boob job costs between £3,000-£5,000, although you might need more than one go at it... Victoria Beckham spent years denying she'd been under the knife before finally admitting it, but is rumoured to have had hers (smaller, bigger, smaller, bigger) done three times.
Annual cost: £5,000, depending on how many times you change your mind

Skin/teeth
Premium membership of Harvey Nichols' Beyond MediSpa allows WAGs to have a range of treatments for around £9,000 per year. For more extreme cases, Botox treatments cost around £500 a pop. Teeth whitening is very important – these girls have a lot to smile about – and will cost around £650 a go.
Annual cost: £13,000

Fake tan
If the WAGS don't get spray-tanned every seven days they loose their oompa loompa privileges. Big names are Fake Blake and Clarins.
Annual cost: £2,250

Hair
The WAGs don't care about being highly flammable, they want their extensions and they need them maintained every six weeks. If you're also getting a cut and colour, it's going to cost a minimum of £450 per visit.
Annual cost: £4,000

Nails
You need a good set of talons to scratch any potential love rival's eyes out. WAGs love Marion Newman or Leighton Denny, who works out of Harrods. They'll have their nails done every week - maybe twice a week - at around £50 per go.
Annual cost: £5,000

Nights out
Some WAGs might not be famous for their hearty appetites, but when they do eat, it's at places like Sketch or Nobu in London, or Manchester's Lowry Hotel. Laurent Perrier Rose champagne is always popular, and so is rappers' staple Cristal, at around £200 a bottle. Membership of a private nightclub in London will cost around £800 a year.
Annual cost £21,000

The gym
Shopping isn't enough to keep them in shape, so a high-end personal trainer costs £150 per hour, and a typical WAG would see hers three times a week at an exclusive gym. Membership to Home House in London is £1,500 a year, with a joining fee on top.
Annual cost: £24,500

Dog care
Harrods have got a canine section where WAGs can treat their small-enough-to-fit-in-a-Hermès pooches to diamond dog collars for £50,000 and doggie beds for £40,000. Grooming needs to be done once a month at £50 a pop.
Annual cost: £6,600

Holidays
Because being a WAG is so taxing, it's only fair they take a lot of holidays. Four a year, on average. And they're not going down the caravan in Clacton. It's St Barts or Barbados in winter, then two with their husbands in summer. Abbey Clancy and Louise Redknapp are big on Sardinia's Costa Smerelda and everyone loves Miami. And, oh, don't forget a week in Dubai when you find out your partner's been doing the dirty on you.
Annual cost: £43,000

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