Ulrika Jonsson breaks her social media silence following demise of ex Sven- Goran Eriksson as she celebrates Nationwide Canine Day

Ulrika Jonsson has damaged her social media silence following the demise of her former lover Sven-Goran Eriksson on Monday.

The previous England boss handed away on Monday morning aged 76 following his battle in opposition to pancreatic most cancers.

Ulrika hit the headlines again in 2002 when information broke of her scandalous affair with fellow Swede Sven, who was in a long-term relationship with Nany Dell’Olio on the time.

And whereas Nancy and a number of other stars have paid tribute to the soccer supervisor, Ulrika seemingly ignored his passing and as a substitute shared a submit to Instagram about Nationwide Canine Day.

The star, who typically posts snaps of her beloved four-legged buddies, shared a close-up picture of what gave the impression to be her canine’s behind, noting that ‘day-after-day’ was Nationwide Canine Day.

Ulrika’s submit comes months after she branded Sven ‘not an honest particular person’ after he revealed that he was dying of terminal most cancers.

The TV presenter took to Instagram in January to share a short submit after the previous England supervisor revealed the devastating information.

She shared a throwback {photograph} of herself on her Tales and insisted she did not ‘have something to say about Sven’ and branded him ‘not an honest particular person’ in an accompanying caption.

The submit – which has since been deleted – learn: ‘Have a look at me being all younger all that. So. PSA. I haven’t got something to say about Sven. #nada. Not an honest particular person.’

Sven had been with Italian lawyer Nancy, 63, for 3 years after they moved to England for his job as workforce supervisor.

However by the beginning of 2002, he had launched into an affair with Ulrika.

She later wrote of their fling: ‘I carried on my pursuit for love, pausing briefly for a fumble beneath the covers with an almost 60-year-old, Sven-Göran Eriksson. 

‘Bear in mind him, the previous England soccer supervisor?

‘Sure, I’m additionally making an attempt to neglect it as a result of intercourse was about as thrilling as assembling an IKEA bookcase, which is what makes my argument for a youthful man inescapably convincing.’

Regardless of the affair with Ulrika , Sven’s associate caught by him, however he then had one other affair in 2004 with the then Soccer Affiliation secretary Faria Alam. 

The story of the second affair was main information as a result of Faria had additionally had an affair with the then FA CEO, Mark Palios. 

Talking on a Amazon Prime documentary about his life, Sven spoke candidly about his affairs, however insisted that ‘intercourse is among the good issues in life for all of us’, he wasn’t married and did not break any hearts.

Speaking about when his fling with Ulrika emerged, he mentioned: ‘Intercourse is among the good issues in life for all of us. She was not married. I used to be not married.

‘Most likely I used to be silly however I believe I did not do something prison. I did not actually disturb anybody.’

He defined how Nancy had wished to depart him, however modified her thoughts, saying: ‘She cherished it. The stress. She was a woman from the higher lessons in Rome. She preferred to exit with vital individuals.

‘To start with I did not react very a lot. However you do not change individuals at a sure age. It was not peace in my home at all times.’

In August, Ulrika opened up about their fling, telling how Sven slipped a clean cheque from Britain’s most unique financial institution into her pocket throughout an affair ‘devoid of ardour’.

The tv presenter and mannequin has stored the Coutts cheque as a memento of their quick relationship, joking: ‘It may need been good to fill it out in some unspecified time in the future for all the effort he introduced me’.

Talking on August 16  after a brand new documentary on his life emerged, Ulrika mentioned of their 16-week dalliance: ‘This was no nice passionate affair. It was devoid of ardour. He had all this energy and cash, but he was the weakest man I’ve ever met’.

‘I don’t assume he had a romantic bone in his physique’, she added, revealing that when not having intercourse they solely actually talked about soccer. 

They’d met at a celebration held by Tony Blair‘s spin physician Alastair Campbell in 2002 when he former climate woman, then 34, requested for his autograph. Sven, then 54, replied in Swedish and requested for her cellphone quantity.

He then bombarded her with cellphone calls whereas on vacation with Nancy, telling Ulrika how ‘stunning’ she was. When he got here dwelling they met up and had intercourse.   

Subsequent they flew to Sven’s dwelling in Portugal for a secret vacation between England video games, sitting on the entrance of the aircraft collectively ‘laughing all the way in which’.

After an evening collectively within the luxurious villa west of Lisbon, they returned dwelling.

‘The next morning we left for the airport collectively and, within the automotive, he put a clean cheque from Coutts in my pocket after I wasn’t trying. He introduced me with a clean cheque which he put in my pocket after I wasn’t trying’, she mentioned in The Solar at this time.

Their four-month affair ended when it broke within the press – however Ulrika claims that Sven left her ‘excessive and dry’.

Talking about Nancy, Ulrika mentioned: ‘She ought to be thankful for me elevating her profile. When it hit the headlines Nancy was abruptly well-known. And he or she used that to her benefit. She’d have by no means been on Strictly Come Dancing if it wasn’t for me.

‘He says he was afraid (of leaving her). I’ve by no means in my life fought over a person. I do know Nancy was clinging to Sven, however she actually needn’t have fearful.

‘He by no means promised me he would depart her, as a result of I by no means requested him to’.

It comes as Nancy swiftly amended her tribute to her ex after by accident referring him to her ‘husband’ in a heartfelt submit. 

The lawyer, 63, and the Swede beforehand had a ten 12 months relationship and have been thought to have by no means married, however Nancy referred to him as her husband as she mirrored on their years collectively within the heartfelt submit.

Nancy took to her Instagram to share a slew of beforehand unseen images of the pair of them collectively and within the caption she known as Sven her ‘ex-husband’ and mirrored on the ups and downs of the connection, however insisted that ‘love by no means really fades’.

Nonetheless, she’s since backtracked on her phrases and altered the submit to seek advice from Sven as her ‘ex-partner’ as a substitute.