Melanie Slade - Alex James photoshoot 2008

Date of birth: 1989 Place of birth: Southampton
Biography: Melanie Slade is girlfriend of Arsenal and England star Theo Walcott. The 18 year old's rise to fame was fast paced as Walcott was suprisingly selected for the England squad as they headed to Germany for the FIFA world cup 2006, at the tender age of just 17. The press coverage then thrusted girlfriend Slade into the spotlight, allegedly accepting offers from tabloid The Sun for £160,000 to pose topless in an exclusive photo shoot, for which she did produce tasteful photo's