England footballer Raheem Sterling’s Surrey home was broken into on Saturday, December 3, with thieves stealing watches and jewellery.
The crime took place when no one was at home and Sterling’s fiancee Paige Milian reportedly alerted the authorities.
After hearing the news, Sterling on Sunday left Qatar, where the World Cup is being held, to be with his family and make sure they were safe.
Here is everything you need to know about Sterling, Milian and their children.
Who is Paige Milian?
Milian, 27, is a qualified accountant and a co-owner of the real estate company Milian Property with Sterling.
She reportedly met the Chelsea forward when she worked at JD Sports and he was a youth player at Queens Park Rangers.
The pair dated for a few years before splitting up in 2012. They reunited in 2015 and moved into their £3.5 million house in Cheshire.
They got engaged in 2018 but had to postpone their wedding plans due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Milian lives a relatively private life. However, she regularly shares photographs of herself and her family on social media.
Do the couple have children?
They have two boys, Thiago and Thai-Cruz.
Thiago was born in 2017 and Thai-Cruz in 2019.
The pair also co-parent Sterling’s daughter from a previous relationship, Melody-Rose, who was born in 2012.
How have Sterling and his family reacted to the break-in?
After the break-in was reported, Sterling decided to fly back home, with his representative explaining he wanted to “prioritise the wellbeing” of his three children.
The football star is said to be shaken by the news.
Talking about his player’s decision to return to the UK, England manager Gareth Southgate said: “Sometimes football isn’t the most important thing and family should come first.
“We want to give him that space and we will see over the next few days how that develops.”
