While we’ve come a long way since the dawn of the ‘00s WAG, this new set of partners is as stylish as they come – with Tolami Benson, Bukayo Saka’s partner, leading the fresh wave.
The 2024 Euros has been a thrilling ride, thanks to several last-minute goals from the England men’s football team. Yet, during the *ahem* quieter moments of the game, we've found ourselves looking up things off-screen instead. Namely, the extremely chic partners of the players on the team.
So who exactly is Tolami Benson? And why are we all so bloody obsessed? Here's everything we know about the real winner of the Euros…
Tolami Benson and Bukayo Saka keep their relationship super private
The 23-year-old has been dating the England and Arsenal midfielder since 2020, but the pair have been incredibly private about their relationship – they don’t follow each other on Instagram and have never posted pictures of each other.
However, Benson has recently been posting pictures of herself attending the Euros, just none with her boyfriend.
Despite not posting any pictures together, the pair were papped smooching following the England-Slovenia game in June, which was a sweet moment.
Benson has an impressive gig
According to her LinkedIn, Benson grew up in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, before attending Birmingham University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Public Relations and Media in 2022.
She has had several jobs – including being a sales assistant at Harrods – but she began her most recent gig a few months ago and is now a senior planning executive working in London. Oh yeah, she’s smart smart.
At the start of the Euros she posted a picture on her Instagram Stories showing her working from a cafe with the caption: “Between game days and work my hair’s gonna fall out”.
She’s an avid traveller
One look at Tolami Benson’s Instagram – which has a cool 172,000 followers at the time of writing – and it’s clear that she loves to travel. In the past couple of years alone she’s been to Los Angeles, France, Greece (twice!), Barcelona, Dubai, and the Bahamas.
A recent post from her pre-Euros holiday shows her travelling in a private jet to her vacay, you know, just casually living the life of our dreams.
Her pitch-side style is unmatched
Benson is the epitome of cool girl style, showing her support for her man’s team in a multitude of creative ways. She’s been posting a few of her outfits to Instagram, where fans are calling her looks ‘unreal’.
“Reaching record-breaking unprecedented levels of waggery,” one person wrote, while another added: “No one is doing it like you.”
Despite not explicitly posting about Saka, she has given her followers a little hint by wearing a ‘B’ necklace to several of the games. Could it be for Bukayo or Benson? We’ll probably never know.
