Happy families: Terry cuddles up to his wife as their children play nearby When the time comes for John Terry to hang up his boots, a new career beckons as an actor.
The disgraced footballer threw himself whole-heartedly yesterday into the role of loving husband with eyes only for wife Toni.
In scenes of saccharine sweetness enacted for the waiting cameras, Terry kissed and cuddled Toni while their twin children played beside a Dubai pool.
Recriminations over his latest affair presumably had to wait until they were safely behind closed doors at their five-star hotel suite.
Terry, 29, flew out to the Middle East on compassionate leave from Chelsea, a week after his sacking as England captain by manager Fabio Capello.
Toni had fled their Surrey home with twins Georgie John and Summer Rose soon after the £170,000-a-week star lost a court battle to prevent details being published of his five-month fling with Vanessa Perroncel, former girlfriend of his England colleague Wayne Bridge.
Forgiven: The couple share a kiss as they relax poolside Terry, who has cheated many times on Toni, his childhood sweetheart, is said to be desperate to save their marriage and yesterday's pre-Valentine's Day performance suggests the prospects are good.
The footballer has confidently revealed his marriage is back on track, telling The Sun: 'I arrived and my little girl was fast asleep. I gave Toni a kiss and a cuddle. It's always important for us to be together.
'The pictures say more than words can say about how we are as a couple. What me and Toni speak about, no one will ever know. No one will ever get close to knowing how our life is.
'We are private people. We know how we feel about each other and that's the main thing. Our relationship has never been knocked down. We're just so in love.'
He continued to emphasise that everything is fine with Toni, emphatically insisting: 'My family is important to me. I have always felt that. We're moving forward. We're strong as a couple - it's incredible.
'I promise you. We're best mates. We have so much fun together. We're husband and wife. We do some amazing stuff together. We've got two great kids. It's just about us four and the love we have for each other is incredible. As strong as the day we first locked eyes on each other.'
He added to the Daily Mirror: 'After my son went to sleep I had a glass of wine with Toni and we talked into the night. We've never been stronger.'
The couple couldn't keep their hands of each other after their reunion
Toni videos Terry and the children as they play in the hotel poolToni appeared to confirm John's statement, admitting: 'We're very strong as a couple - always have been. John came over to see me and the kids and enjoy a few days in the hot weather.
'While all this is going on it's just nice to be together.'
After arriving in Dubai Terry had not only to face his wife, 29, but was also confronted by her furious parents Sue and Alan Poole.
The Dubai meeting was the first time the couple had seen one another after in the two weeks since news broke of his affair with Perroncel, 33, the former partner of his teammate Wayne Bridge.
Terry reportedly paid for 100 red roses to be sent to his wife's hotel room, and said he'd learnt from his mistakes.
He is also planning to have a romantic Valentine's Day with his wife on Sunday, mysteriously adding: 'We are going to do something together on Valentine's Day - I have a surprise planned.'
Toni's glum look from the past few days was replaced by smiles as she was reunited with her husband
Terry and his wife kiss and make upIt was no doubt an awkward day for the former England captain, 29, with his in-laws in attendance, who were understandably furious with the way he has treated their daughter.
The couple and Toni's parents spent the day by the pool, sunbathing, eating and drinking and playing with the twins.
On board Emirates flight EK8, Terry, who wore a white hoodie emblazoned with Great Escape star Steve McQueen, reportedly drank a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc white wine.
Two's company...: The Terrys will repair their marriage under the watchful eye of his in-laws, who have accompanied Toni to Dubai
Terry was given time off by Chelsea this weekend in order to be by his wife's side
Other woman: Vanessa Perroncel is said to have had an affair with Terry last autumn Having reserved two £2,500 first-class seats to himself, he is understood to have sat under a duvet during the journey and flicked through the plane's movie channels.
Asked how he felt before departing, he said nervously: 'I’m all right I guess. I’m OK.'
But his anxiety seemed to lift after seeing his family again.
The sight of his twins soon cheered him up, with the pair heard screaming 'Daddy! Daddy!' as he closed the door of his family suite at the five-star Le Royal Meridien Hotel.
But a group of people Terry wasn't too happy to see was the entire Blackburn Rovers team, who had check into the same hotel on a holiday.
A source said: 'Some of the guys were quite amused when they heard they were at Terry's hotel. A few of them love a good joke, so he can expect some trouble.'
Toni said earlier this week: ‘I am so glad he has been given the time off and really pleased he could make it.
'We’ll enjoy our time together and make the most of it.’
But she has insisted if she is to give their marriage another go, he must abide by a strict new set of rules.
The WAG has apparently told him 'It's my way or it's over,' and demanded he curtails his boisterous lifestyle.
In a series of tearful phone calls to the disgraced footballer, Toni is believed to have said:
'Things have to change. There will be no more chances. Please, I really want this to work. I know you do too.'
In an interview with The Times, published today but conducted before the scandal broke, Terry admitted he needed to spend more time with his family.
He said: 'I probably do not take my wife out as much as I should. She tells me we should go out more. But I'm away so much with football, so when I get home I really enjoy being there and being with our twins.
'An ideal evening is a quiet night at home with the family.'
Toni, Terry and their children are due to fly back to London on Tuesday.
source: dailymail