Declan Rice will start for Arsenal in their Champions League quarterfinals second stage against Real Madrid and will be welcomed by his partner Lauren Fryer
Declan Rice will cheer girlfriend Lauren Fryer to him tonight while Arsenal is looking to beat Real Madrid out of the Champions League. The Gunners enter the second stage with a lead of three goals thanks to a great performance at the Emirates Stadium.
Rice stole the show in their first collision last week, amazingly the football world by scoring two spectacular free kicks in an unforgettable 3-0 win against Los Blancos. Arsenal is in a strong position to reach the semi -final for the first time since 2009, but the Mikel Arteta team will not underestimate the power of the reigning champions to organize a comeback in the Santiago Bernabeu.
Outside the field, Rice has a long -term relationship with his childhood love Fryer. Although they are subjected to disgusting online trolls in the past, which led them to take action on their social media channels, their band remains strong. Here is a further look at their love story.
Long -term relationship
Rice and Fryer met during their school days, and they are an item since they were 17. Celebrating for nine years together, Fryer has been on the side of Rice during his football trip – making his debut for West Ham United, becoming a £ 105 million star for Arsenal and playing for England at major tournaments.
The couple has chosen to keep their romance out of the spotlight. However, Rice could not resist that a brutal excavation with his partner in 2019. He admitted that Fryer felt a touch of jealousy about his bromance with Mason Mount of Manchester United, his childhood friend from the youth of Chelsea.
“My missus is quite worried. I am really serious. She is quite worried,” Rice said the sun.
“Oh, she is always always:” You two, you love him more than you love me. “To be honest. We just get it all the time in the neck. But they have to understand the friendship.”
The couple then decided to grow their families by adding a cute cockapoo with the name Raffa, who even has his own Instagram recognition, although the account has not seen an update since 2022.
Rice and Fryer made a rare public outing like DUO and fluctuated at the reading festival in 2021, in particular spending time with rock legend Liam Gallagher after his head.
Hey Jude
In August 2022, their lives took an exciting turn when they welcomed baby boy Jude in the world. Rice commemorated this special arrival with a tattoo with Jude's name, date of birth and star sign.
The baby news of the couple surprised many, given their decision not to broadcast the pregnancy online. Once the news breaked, however, social media were at the abuzz of genuine messages for the new parents.
Online troll
Unfortunately, at the end of 2023, Fryer became the target of terrible online abuse when an anonymous post went viral and unfairly criticized that Rice's choice of partner.
Consequently, Fryer removed all her photos from Instagram in April last year, but her account still has 98k followers. Rice also removed all the images of fryer from his profile, in which his girlfriend chose to prevent online trolls by distancing himself from social media.