Toni Terry speaks about going brunette, John and horse riding
Brunette Toni Terry
We’ve never really heard much from John Terry’s wife, Toni Terry (Toni Poole), but she has recently spoken out about how proud of John she is and how she is taking her hobby of horse riding to the next level.
After just a year of intense training with her horse, Diamond Fritz, she will perform in a dressage class – a form of horse ballet discipline – in front of 90,000 people at the London International Horse Show at Olympia, which will be watched by millions on BBC TV.
She intends to put in the performance of her life. “I’m scared witless,” Toni admitted in her first ever newspaper interview. “There are people who have been doing dressage all their lives – sweat, blood and tears. I don’t just want to come in and have an easy path. I want to work hard and deserve it.”
What began as a hobby to keep herself occupied while her three-year-old twins Georgie and Summer were at nursery has fast become a passion. After finding she has a talent as a horsewoman, Toni now wants to make a career as a rider.
She’s brought in former Olympic team dressage rider and 13-times national champion Vicki Thompson to help her train, and owns three horses. One of them is called Del Boy, after the Only Fools and Horses star, and another, a Hanoverian stallion called Beltoni, has represented Britain in the world games.
“I’ve always worked and I feel strongly about having my own career. That only ended when I fell pregnant. I’ve tried to avoid the spotlight. I am exceptionally proud of John – what he has achieved since he was 17 is amazing.
“But now the children are more grown up I can exert myself a bit. Before I felt I was John’s wife and a mum first and foremost. Now I think I have something to say – especially about the equestrian world. My aim is to get to the top levels of dressage. I don’t just want to be known as John’s wife but also as a working mum.”
And speaking about her change from being blonde to brunette, Toni says: “I wanted a change. I had been thinking about it for so long then one day I woke up and thought, right, let go for it. It’s my natural colour. I’m really happy with it. I am conscious of how I look. I want to look good for my husband but also for myself.”
John, also 28, is now one of the highest paid players in Britain – on £165,000 a week. But Toni insists the couple and their two children, who live in a beautiful house in Surrey, remain a normal family.
“John earns an amazing amount of money,” says Toni, “But I want our kids to understand that it doesn’t all come on a plate and that they’re very lucky. I want them to have manners and be respectful. We both grew up in Essex with parents who worked their hardest to provide for us. I remember me and my sister had to sleep on the floor in sleeping bags. John and I know the value of money and a good education.
“I’ll sit at home and surf the internet. I love finding a bargain, but I’ll look at the price tag and if something is too expensive I won’t buy it.”
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” but she has recently spoken out about how proud of John…” Hmmmmmm
I have to say something about this whole footballer’s wife thing. I actually used to play semi-pro for Chelmsford City and then Dagenham FC has it was known in the 80’s. I now live in Weybridge and see Mrs T quite often and think it is a damn right cheek for her to say they live a normal life on 165k pw yeah right. Get over it luv stop trying to con the public into thinking you live in the real world. Besides you took Mr. Terry back yet again after he cheated on you how many women in the real world would have done that! Maybe 165k pw had a lot to do with it. YNWA
i think she looks much better with brown hair and is a preaty women with a gorgous family.i like toni coz shes not like cheryl cole or victoria beckham who just spend lodz of time and money shopping or trying 2 look their best all the time.
lol x