Louise Speed was left devastated by the death of her first husband, football icon Gary Speed, in 2011, and then faced extra agony after her second husband, Quinton Bird, died from brain cancer
The widow of legendary Welsh football player Gary Speed, Louise Speed, has rekindled her love affair with businessman Andrew Dickens. The 53-year-old suffered greatly with the death of her first husband in 2011 and even more after her second husband, Quinton Bird, passed away from brain cancer six months after their 2021 wedding.
However, Louise is now grinning with happiness next to 45-year-old Dickens. “Funnily enough, we are from the same small village in North Wales and only lived a few hundred yards from each other,” the property magnate said with The Mail, sharing a bit of fate. We didn’t really get along well until recently.”
A family member has confirmed that the pair moved to Wrexham and are currently enjoying a vacation in the South of France, where they are baskiGary Speed was Dickens’ business partner, and his death in 2011 devastated Louise, who had known him since they were teenagers, according to reports.ng in the sun.
She met Bird on her search for happiness, and in November 2021, they were married at a stately Cheshire castle. As reported by the Mirror, he passed away from a deadly brain tumor, causing further heartbreak.
In an emotional interview in 2021, Louise, who turned to her feathery friend for solace following the heartbreaking loss of Gary—the former icon of Newcastle and Leeds United—spoke candidly about the ordeal that followed his passing. “There were no answers and no Gary walking through the door again,” she said, revealing her true sentiments. “Nothing was ever going to be right again,” she continued, expressing the depth of her desperation. I was barely making it through life, stumbling along. I would have gladly accepted the opportunity to be someone other than myself for an extended period of time.
“But we are 10 years on now,” she said, reflecting on the ten years that had passed since the catastrophe. Though it may take years, time truly is a healer. I’ve discovered that greatness and goodness may return to life.”