LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 18: Jorginho of Arsenal during the Carabao Cup Quarter Final match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
Jorginho has played for Arsenal since February 2023
A woman has recalled the dramatic moment when the fiancee of Arsenal star Jorginho showed up on her doorstep for a late-night showdown.
Vanessa Sandora says that singer Catherine Harding came to the door of her £3million home in west London at 11:30pm on December 4, demanding to know about her and Jorginho. Beautician Sandora got to know the midfielder, 33, several years ago before he got engaged to former Voice UK finalist Harding, who gave birth to her and Jorginho's son in 2020.
She's now opened up on the face-to-face encounter with Harding, who was pictured on her Ring doorbell. "I was terrified about who was knocking on my door unannounced so late at night," Sandora told the Sun.
"I used my Ring doorbell to see it was a woman I did not know. She said via the intercom, 'I'm Jorginho's fiancee, can you let me in?'."
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The 39-year-old also explained how she'd began receiving calls from an unknown number earlier this month. "I didn't pick up but it turned out to be Catherine. When I didn't answer her calls, she drove across London to knock on my door at 11.30pm.
"She had got my address and phone number from an ex of mine who had contacted her. I did let her in and we had a frank chat, woman-to-woman. I felt she deserved the facts, so I gave them to her."
Sandora said that an ex-boyfriend had contacted Harding in a bid to cause trouble, telling her about meetings with Jorginho. "I'm not a floozy. I told her I'm not interested in her bloke," she affirmed. "But since then she's been messaging me and won't let it lie. She needs to move on and leave me out of her life."
Sandora also stated: "He's not really my type, and I'm not into football, so I was pretty unfazed."
Jorginho and Catherine Harding
Jorginho and Catherine Harding got engaged in December 2023
Vanessa Sandora
Vanessa Sandora claims that she was confronted at her home
It's added that she deleted Jorginho, who was born in Brazil but represents Italy at international level, from her social media in 2022. "I thought that was the end of it and was very happy to get on with my life and build up my business," Sandora added.
Harding, who was mentored by popstar Olly Murs on The Voice UK, had a daughter when she was dating Fantastic Beasts, Sherlock Holmes and Star Wars actor Jude Law. Meanwhile, Jorginho married Natalia Leteri in 2017 and the pair had two children together before splitting a couple of years later.
Jorginho was playing for Napoli and Chelsea at the time of their relationship. He moved to rivals Arsenal in January 2023 for £12million and he's since made 66 appearances and scored one goal for the Gunners.
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