Ryan Giggs got me pregnant, says sister-in-law

The sister-in-law of Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has revealed that he made her pregnant towards the end of their eight-year secret affair and then paid for an abortion. "He told me straight off, 'You know there's only one option, a termination. We can't ruin everybody's life'," she told the News of the World.

Natasha Giggs says she discovered she was pregnant only weeks before her wedding to Ryan's younger brother, Rhodri Giggs, last year.

She says it happened when she slept with Ryan Giggs on the night he scored two penalties to help Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur in April 2010. "There was no doubt about it, it was Ryan's," she said. "I remember thinking, 'God. He's going to go mental'. I didn't know whether to tell him, to be honest."

She did tell him - by phone - and booked the termination operation at a clinic in Stockport for June 3, two weeks before she was due to marry Rhodri in Las Vegas.

The cost was £700. Having spent "every bit of my money" on preparations for her upcoming wedding, Ryan Giggs offered to help. The day before the operation, he came over on his bicycle. "He was in his shorts and sunglasses and handed me £500, saying that was all he could get out."

Natasha Giggs is represented by the celebrity PR Max Clifford, who has negotiated her "kiss and tell" deal with the News of the World.

Her husband Rhodri is reported to have "dumped" her as soon as the News of the World first revealed the affair last Sunday. The paper claims he is now considering a £250,000 payout from his brother to stop him talking to the press, too. ·