Who is Jude Littler? Meet N’golo Kante’s wife who is entitled to his Saudi millions after divorcing former Liverpool star
N’golo Kante has made the headlines after earning a surprise recall to France’s provisional squad for the Euros 2024.
Kante who sealed a mega-money move to Saudi Arabia giants Al-Ittihad, last summer, loves to keep details of his personal life as private as possible.
In 2017, the former Chelsea star became the first outfield player to win consecutive English league titles with different clubs since Eric Cantona in 1992 and 1993.
With Chelsea, Kante won the FA Cup, the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Individually, he has been awarded the Premier League Player of the Season, the PFA Players’ Player of the Year, the FWA Footballer of the Year, the UEFA Men’s Midfielder of the year and the Trophées UNFP for Best French Player Abroad twice.
Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, Kante is known for his incredible work rate, defensive acumen and tactical resilience.
For this reason, fans remain curious about the Les Blues star’s personal life.
Kante has been married for some time now.
However, the French star and his wife have been discreet about their personal lives.
This article reviews some of the things you need to know about the life of N’golo Kante’s wife.
N’golo Kante’s wife: 9 facts about Jude Littler
1. Who is N’golo Kante’s wife?
According to multiple reports, Ngolo Kante is allegedly married to Jude Littler.
Before she married the Al-Ittihad midfielder, she was famous for being the former wife of Djibril Cisse.
Littler is a popular British businesswoman and reality TV star.
2. How old is Jude Littler?
Jude Littler was born on November 30, 1975, in Anglesey, United Kingdom, to Christine Littler (mother).
However, details of her father remain unknown.
As of May 2024, she is 48 years old.
4. She is the ex-wife of former France and Liverpool striker Djibril Cissé
Jude Littler was first known for being the wife of a former France international and Liverpool star Djibril Cissé.
Before she met Cisse, Jude lived as a single mom of one from a previous relationship.
However, Djibril and Jude divorce, having been married for 7 years.
According to Married Celeb, Littler and Cisse got married on June 18, 2005 in a £100,000 fairytale wedding in Denbighshire, United Kingdom.
They had a private wedding ceremony at the Bodelwyddan Castle hotel.
Around 200 guests, including some of the world’s biggest footballers at the time such as Steven Gerrard, Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry, were invited to the lavish wedding ceremony.
Littler and Djibril reportedly enjoyed a happy union until they welcomed their first child together.
Eventually, the pair would separate in early 2014 and finalize their divorce in October that same year.
The reason for their divorce still remains unknown.
Although, Wales Online reported that before their split, the marriage endured several testing times.
In January 2006, Cisse was reportedly cautioned for assaulting the then-pregnant Jude.
Following her split from Cisse, Jude later opened up and said the divorce from Djibril had left a “pain that will never go away”.
When she was asked whether she would date a footballer again, Jude said: “I’d never say never to anything, that’s one thing I’ve learnt in life!” as per Liverpool Echo.
After their wedding in 2005, the couple moved into a Cheshire manor house.
After buying the mansion Cisse inherited the title Lord of the Manor of Frodsham, which meant Jude became “Lordess”.
Cisse was rumoured to have parted with a significant amount of fortune following his messy split from his ex-wife.
5. How did she meet N’golo Kante?
Following her split for Cisse, Jude would allegedly go on to marry N’golo Kante.
However, it is unknown when exactly Kante and Jude met as they are both very private about their personal lives.
There is also no public information on when the pair officially got married.
As mentioned earlier, Kante loves to keep his private life a secret and discrete from the media.
6. What does Jude Littler do for a living?
Having previously worked as a hairdresser, Ngolo Kante’s wife, Jude Littler, is a TV personality, presenter, businesswoman, and former model.
She is a millionaire businesswoman having attained success and made her fortune from a number of endeavours.
In 2005, she became ‘Lady of The Manor’ when she and her former husband moved into Ridge Manor House in Frodsham, Cheshire.
She reportedly owns a luxury spa business Rouge et Noir also based in Frodsham.
According to her Twitter profile on her account which has over 11.6K followers, she works as a presenter at ITV Wales and S4C television channels.
However, she is not active on social media.
She has also appeared on various television documentaries, TV shows and chat shows, including Celebrity Coach Trip, Celebrity Come Dine with Me, and Britain’s Flashiest Families.
7. Jude Littler Children
Jude Littler has three children from her previous marriage to Djibril Cisse.
In 2006, Jude gave birth to Cassius Clay Cissé.
Two years later in 2008, Jude and Djibril welcomed their son, Prince Kobe Cissé.
In 2010, Jude gave birth to Marley Jackson Cissé.
Prior to her marriage to Cisse, she also has a son named, Liam.
However, she is yet to welcome any children with N’golo Kante.
8. Jude Littler Height and Weight
Jude Littler’s height is around 5 ft 4 inches (165 cm) and her weight is around 55 kg (121 lbs).
She has blonde hair and green eyes and no tattoos can be spotted on her body.
9. Jude Littler Net Worth 2023
Jude Littler is estimated to have a net worth of around $2 Million as per OhMyFootball.
However, her husband on the other hand, N’golo Kante is estimated to have a net worth of around $23 million as per Sunrise Sports.
