Married To The Game gives us an insight into the reality of dating a top-level footballer, following the partners of Manchester City’s İlkay Gündoğan and Riyad Mahrez, Arsenal’s Jorginho, Everton’s James Tarkowski and Nottingham Forest’s goalkeeper Matt Turner.
The fly-on-the-wall series delves into the lives of Sara Gündoğan, Taylor Ward, Cat Harding, Sam Tarkowski and Ash Turner as they juggle their own work commitments, families and home lives while supporting their partner’s high-profile careers. It’s clear that while there are obvious benefits when it comes to the lifestyle, being a WAG (Wife or Girlfirend) is certainly no picnic. We see the five women as they lurch from glamorous parties, weddings and red-carpet events to high-stress moments such as an unexpected move to Saudi Arabia for Taylor Ward, Riyad Mahrez’s fiancée.
Here’s everything you need to know about Prime VIdeo's documentary series Married To The Game…
Married To The Game release date
Married To The Game is a six-part documentary series that will air on Prime Video on February 23 in the UK and Ireland. When we hear where US viewers can catch the show, we’ll update this page.
Is there a trailer for Married to the Game?
Yes there's a trailer for Married To The Game tells us that ‘behind every great footballer is an even greater woman’ and that certainly seems to be the case here as we see the players’ wives and girlfriends cope with the upheaval and turmoil that comes with the role. ‘It’s not always as glamorous as everyone thinks it is,’ says Ash Turner, who faces potentially giving birth alone. We’re hooked already so take a look below...
What happens in Married To The Game?
Married To The Game follows the five WAGS — Sara Gündoğan, Taylor Ward, Cat Harding, Sam Tarkowski and Ash Turner – over one summer, and football transfer window, to lay bare the realities of dating a Premier League footballer (soccer in US). We get a glimpse into their lives and their own careers as we share the highs and lows of the WAG lifestyle.
Meet the WAGs in Married To The Game
Here are the five partners and wives (WAGs) in Married to The Game...
Sara Gündoğan
Sara (see pictured above) is married to Manchester City’s midfielder Ilkay Gündoğan. She speaks five languages and is a former model and TV presenter. Now, after having their son Kais, Sara hopes to get her modelling career back on track.
Taylor Ward
Taylor (see main picture above) is planning her wedding to Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez. She is the daughter of The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward and ex-footballer Ashley Ward, so football is in her blood. But she’s not prepared for a shock move to the Middle East.
Cat Harding
Aspiring singer Cat is dating Arsenal midfielder Jorginho. We follow her as she launches her styling company and juggles her career aspirations with being a mum to their son Jax.
Sam Tarkowski
Sam, whose husband is Everton centre-back James Tarkowski, has just obtained her personal training qualifications and hopes to open a gym to help other women get fit and healthy. She’s also mum to their daughter Ivy.
Ash Turner
Ex-NFL cheerleader Ash is married to American goalkeeper Matt Turner. She’s heavily pregnant with their second child when she hears Matt has been transferred from Arsenal to Nottingham Forest. Ash also runs a charity supporting women with cancer.
Taylor Ward on Married To The Game
Taylor Ward says: "I share my life on social media, and I have done a bit of TV in the past, so I’ve always said if the right opportunity came up then I would consider it. When the producers got in touch with me about this show I thought it would be a nice thing to do because people only usually see your life on Instagram, they don't actually see what goes on behind the scenes. I thought it would be nice to do something where people got more of an insight into who we are as people, and what really goes on behind the nice glossy pictures. There are certain parts of your life that you do still want to keep private, and I wanted Mila to retain her privacy, so we had some boundaries, but I also think if you are doing this kind of show you've got to throw yourself into it and open the doors to your life. It can be quite scary, but I want to give people a real insight, and I think the team has done a really good job."
Ash Turner on Married To The Game
Ash Turner says "When they approached me, I was in the early stages of pregnancy. We’ve experienced two miscarriages, and my son Easton had some medical issues, so I was obviously concerned about the pregnancy, and I wanted everything to be safe. I worried about something happening while the cameras were rolling. But Matt and I try to be really transparent and very open about the miscarriages. It's much more common than people realise, and if our story can help somebody else, then we wanted that to be a message of hope, that you can move forward and hopefully someday have that rainbow baby. So that was one of the reasons I said yes, despite being in a vulnerable state – to let that message be known. This is real life and just because our life might look one way, it can actually be very different behind the scenes. So, for us, being transparent was important."
Behind the scenes and more on Married to the Game
Married to the Game is produced by eOne (Ex on the Beach, The Yorkshire Vet), a division of Lionsgate’s Alternative Television group. The executive producers for eOne are Rachael Parker and Tom Richardson. The series producer and director for eOne is Jarek Rozenfeld.
