Baby joy for Cisse
Oct 19 2005
By Hywel Trewyn, Daily Post
LIVERPOOL striker Djibril Cisse and his Welsh wife Jude are expecting a spring baby.
The couple married in June in a lavish £100,000 ceremony at Bodelwyddan Castle.
The venue was chosen by Anglesey-raised Jude.
Djibril said yesterday: "We are both really excited at the news. We can't wait for the new addition to our family."
Jude's grandmother Lillian Littler, who has 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, said she was over the moon another grandchild was "on the way".
Mrs Littler, who lives in Llanfairpwll, added: "It's lovely. They both wanted to have a baby. I am thrilled to bits for her.
"She's taking it easy as much as she can because their home is still not finished."
The pair met in a Liverpool nightclub last year shortly after French star Cisse's £14m transfer from French club Auxerre.
Both Cisse, 24, and hairdresser Jude, 30, have children from previous relationships.
The footballer has a four-year-old daughter Ilona while Jude has a son Liam, aged 11.
Earlier this year they moved into a sprawling £2m estate in Frodsham, Cheshire, where £60,000-a-week Cisse is Lord of the Manor, the title coming with the deeds of their home.
Jude's pregnancy completes a fairytale year for the hairdresser, who was swept her off her feet by the colourful Frenchman known for his outlandish haircuts. She was previously earning £200-a-week working in a salon while living in a semi-detached house in Elton, Cheshire.
blessed tidings... Kewell is backwith hair-do like a faggot wrestler..... or a "kansas city faggot" if you prefer......... 77 mins: Liverpool have made a substitution: Djibril Cisse has gone off, while Harry...
Mrs Littler did not rule out the baby being born in a Wales, saying Jude was proud of her Welsh roots. She added the happy couple had not mentioned any names.
One of Jude's best friends Natalie Saunders said: "We're all really excited. Jude is a lovely girl, outgoing and really down to earth.
"They are made for each other."
