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| Ryan Giggs threw ex out of hotel room naked, court told | Ryan Giggs threw ex out of hotel room naked, court told |
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| Ryan Giggs arriving at Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday | |
| Former Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs threw his then-girlfriend out of a hotel room while she was naked, a court has heard. | Former Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs threw his then-girlfriend out of a hotel room while she was naked, a court has heard. |
| Mr Giggs, 48, is on trial accused of controlling behaviour and assaulting his former girlfriend Kate Greville and her younger sister Emma. | Mr Giggs, 48, is on trial accused of controlling behaviour and assaulting his former girlfriend Kate Greville and her younger sister Emma. |
| In an interview heard by the jury, Ms Greville, 36, told detectives Mr Giggs was her "best friend and her soulmate" but he became "abusive and nasty". | In an interview heard by the jury, Ms Greville, 36, told detectives Mr Giggs was her "best friend and her soulmate" but he became "abusive and nasty". |
| Mr Giggs has denied all the charges. | Mr Giggs has denied all the charges. |
| He is charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020. | He is charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020. |
| He is also charged with assaulting Kate Greville, causing her actual bodily harm, and common assault of Emma Greville at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on 1 November 2020. | He is also charged with assaulting Kate Greville, causing her actual bodily harm, and common assault of Emma Greville at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on 1 November 2020. |
| Ryan Giggs headbutted ex-girlfriend - court hears | Ryan Giggs headbutted ex-girlfriend - court hears |
| Giggs resigns as Wales manager | Giggs resigns as Wales manager |
| Manchester Crown Court heard a police interview given by Ms Greville weeks after she alleged the former Wales manager headbutted her in November 2020. | Manchester Crown Court heard a police interview given by Ms Greville weeks after she alleged the former Wales manager headbutted her in November 2020. |
| Prosecutors allege this happened when Mr Giggs came back to his house as she was preparing to move out. | Prosecutors allege this happened when Mr Giggs came back to his house as she was preparing to move out. |
| Explaining her decision to end the relationship, she said: "I needed to do something for me. I had everything taken away from me. I needed to take a bit of control." | Explaining her decision to end the relationship, she said: "I needed to do something for me. I had everything taken away from me. I needed to take a bit of control." |
| 'The whole life was a lie' | |
| She said she was going to "disappear" from his life and had written him a letter, but events took over and it was not sent. | |
| A tearful Ms Greville told police: "The whole life was a lie." | |
| She told detectives Mr Giggs had once "flipped" in a hotel room after she confronted him about messaging another woman. | She told detectives Mr Giggs had once "flipped" in a hotel room after she confronted him about messaging another woman. |
| She said he squared up to her, grabbed her wrist "hard" and "literally dragged" her naked across the floor and threw her and her belongings into the corridor. | She said he squared up to her, grabbed her wrist "hard" and "literally dragged" her naked across the floor and threw her and her belongings into the corridor. |
| Ms Greville added that she was left feeling "humiliated and embarrassed". | Ms Greville added that she was left feeling "humiliated and embarrassed". |
| She told detectives that months before the alleged assault in November 2020, she found evidence that Mr Giggs had had relationships with eight other women over the previous six years. | She told detectives that months before the alleged assault in November 2020, she found evidence that Mr Giggs had had relationships with eight other women over the previous six years. |
| Ryan Giggs watched as Kate Greville's police interview was played for the jury | Ryan Giggs watched as Kate Greville's police interview was played for the jury |
| Ms Greville said that she saw early "red flags" in the relationship and it was "almost like he was two people". | Ms Greville said that she saw early "red flags" in the relationship and it was "almost like he was two people". |
| She told detectives both she and Mr Giggs were married when their affair started and she was in an unhappy and controlling marriage. | She told detectives both she and Mr Giggs were married when their affair started and she was in an unhappy and controlling marriage. |
| "He would tell me about his marriage and he was not happy, I would talk about mine," she said. | "He would tell me about his marriage and he was not happy, I would talk about mine," she said. |
| She said things "developed" from that point on and she left her husband two months later. | She said things "developed" from that point on and she left her husband two months later. |
| "He was like a best friend, a soulmate, he was the one to save me from that marriage," she added. | "He was like a best friend, a soulmate, he was the one to save me from that marriage," she added. |
| 'You are a whore' | 'You are a whore' |
| During their affair, she said Mr Giggs kept promising he would leave his wife after she had ended her own marriage, but it did not happen. | During their affair, she said Mr Giggs kept promising he would leave his wife after she had ended her own marriage, but it did not happen. |
| At one point she stopped speaking to him and ignored his messages and calls, she said. | At one point she stopped speaking to him and ignored his messages and calls, she said. |
| Ms Greville told police that Mr Giggs turned up at her apartment but she ignored him prompting him to shout: "You are a whore. Have you got somebody in there?" | Ms Greville told police that Mr Giggs turned up at her apartment but she ignored him prompting him to shout: "You are a whore. Have you got somebody in there?" |
| He went on to threaten her that he would tell her boss about their secret affair, she said. | He went on to threaten her that he would tell her boss about their secret affair, she said. |
| Kate Neville told police she found evidence that Ryan Giggs had had relationships with eight other women in six years | |
| Rumours began at Ms Greville's workplace about the pair but she lied about it because she was "ashamed I was seeing a married man". | Rumours began at Ms Greville's workplace about the pair but she lied about it because she was "ashamed I was seeing a married man". |
| Mr Giggs would message her saying the marriage was over but again she discovered it was not, she said. | Mr Giggs would message her saying the marriage was over but again she discovered it was not, she said. |
| "It was just complete mind games. That went on for ages," she added. | "It was just complete mind games. That went on for ages," she added. |
| The affair became public in May 2016, the court heard, which she said was "horrendous" as she was "hounded by the paps (paparazzi, or photographers)". | The affair became public in May 2016, the court heard, which she said was "horrendous" as she was "hounded by the paps (paparazzi, or photographers)". |
| 'Like I was addicted to him' | |
| It continued to be an on-off relationship, despite her blocking him at times on her phone and emails, the court heard. | It continued to be an on-off relationship, despite her blocking him at times on her phone and emails, the court heard. |
| "It was literally like I was addicted to him. I couldn't get him out of my head," she said. | "It was literally like I was addicted to him. I couldn't get him out of my head," she said. |
| As their relationship went on, she said he would tell her he had left his then-wife and had moved in with his mother. | As their relationship went on, she said he would tell her he had left his then-wife and had moved in with his mother. |
| "Then I found out he had not. That went on for about nine months and then I decided he is not going to split up with [his then-wife], that is not happening," she said. | "Then I found out he had not. That went on for about nine months and then I decided he is not going to split up with [his then-wife], that is not happening," she said. |
| Eventually, Ms Greville said she gave him an ultimatum but nothing changed and she decided to move to Abu Dhabi to "get away from him". | Eventually, Ms Greville said she gave him an ultimatum but nothing changed and she decided to move to Abu Dhabi to "get away from him". |
| Mr Giggs stood down in June as manager of the Wales national team following a period of leave since November 2020. | |
| During his time at Old Trafford, Manchester United won 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies, four FA Cups and three League Cups. | |
| He won 64 caps for Wales and is co-owner of League Two side Salford City. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |