Who is England midfielder Ella Toone's boyfriend Joe Bunney?
MAN United midfielder Ella Toone hit the headlines when she said Sweden should "fear" the Lionesses at Euro 2025.
The star said the Scandinavians should be 'scared' of the England team before the two sides met in the Euro 2025 quarter-final – but did you know she is also dating a footballer?
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Footballer Ella Toone plays for Manchester United and the England national team
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Who is Ella Toone's partner Joe Bunney?
Ella, 25, is dating Joe Bunney, 31, who, awkwardly, is a devoted Manchester City fan.
However Joe maintains he is Ella's "biggest cheerleader", with a source previously telling The Sun: "Ella and Joe are very much in love and have been together for a while now.
"They are both from Manchester and have mutual friends who introduced them. Those who know them think they are the perfect pairing."
Fans stunned as BBC presenter asks Lionesses keeper Hannah Hampton about 'tampon up nose' in live TV interview
Joe, who has two children from a previous relationship, is also a footballer and currently plays for Stalybridge Celtic.
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SWOONY TOONE Lioness hero Ella Toone's secret boyfriend revealed as footballer Joe Bunney
Ella's other half made headlines in March 2025 after Corrie star Ryan Prescott sued him for branding him "disgusting" on Instagram.
Joe Bunney accused Ryan and actress partner Amy Lythgoe of squatting in a flat they rented from him in June 2024.
The former Bolton Wanderers player, 31, said the tenancy was up and he wanted to move his widowed grandad, 78, who had been left homeless.
Ryan, 36, who plays Ryan Connor on the soap, and Amy, 30, deny the claims and have filed a £60,000 libel and defamation lawsuit at the High Court.
They claim Joe's post, which was widely circulated before it was deleted, had a devastating impact.
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FAMED for ripping his shirts in two and his muscle-mountain physique, the late six-time WWE champion Hulk Hogan was a legendary figure in the ring. But the staged melodrama that unfolded in front of millions of wrestling fans was nothing compared to the turbulent life he led away from the TV cameras. 18 Hulk Hogan, who died on Thursday, was married to Linda for 11 years Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 18 The family landed their own MTV reality show before the split Credit: AP 18 Their glam daughter Brooke, 37, said 'I love you' during a final call with Hulk Credit: mizzhogan/Instagram Real name Terry Gene Bollea, the brawler's family life was fraught with feuds, with even his daughter Brooke, 37, admitting they were all 'very skilled at war'. For the 16 years since his multimillion-pound divorce from his first wife Linda, 65, there was a relentless onslaught of barbed blows and furious rows that have played out in the press. 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