According to reports, the split came after his wife Nicole (ne Claire) Merry found incriminating photos on his phone. Hey Bobby, how do you say 'love rat' in English? Oh wait…
The former Arsenal player has taken his Va Va voom to Barcelona and said in a statement: "I had to get away from everything English, including my wife, unfortunately. It's a very sad time for all of us, but you've got to know when to move on."So much for the English-loving Henry - I guess next we'll find out he's a huge fan of Hispanic culture. The successful series of ads that ‘gentleman’ Henry starred in and met his English model wife Nicole Merry are history, and it looks like he will not be making a reprise. Who is going to watch Henry now? Possibly not even Arsenal fans, given that they are likely to have the worse season for a while this coming year after his departure. For model Merry, who changed her modelling name from Claire to Nicole after her television character, she never made it as an actress, but she is still in demand modelling wise.Still, we'll be seeing Henry again and not just on the pitch, as he has signed up as the face of fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger. He's going to be the global brand ambassador to feature in marketing and advertising activity next year.As part of the deal, Tommy Hilfiger will release a Thierry Henry collection and the footballer will be involved in promotional activity campaigns in the spring and autumn.Renault replaced Henry in the Publicis-created Renault Clio TV ads with a British man and a French woman (Ben and Sophie) debating the merits of French and British culture. No news of a wedding yet.Oddly, the Renault ads have a marital history. In real life we have Henry and Merry who, of course, met on the set. Just as famously the long-running Nicole and Papa ads culminated in Nicole's wedding to Vic Reeves at the launch of Clio II in May 1998. Of course, there was no happy ending in that case either after Nicole jilted Vic at the altar and ran off with Bob Mortimer.
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