{"id":24954,"date":"2022-11-01T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1731121"},"modified":"2022-11-01T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:53:54","slug":"meet-jill-scott-im-a-celebrity-2022-contestant-and-former-footballer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-jill-scott-im-a-celebrity-2022-contestant-and-former-footballer\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Jill Scott: I\u2019m a Celebrity 2022 contestant and former footballer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 01 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Former England footballer Jill Scott is swapping the pitch for the Jungle, as she joins the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-2022-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m a Celebrity 2022 line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scott was <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-2022-line-up-confirmed-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">announced as part of the line-up<\/a> on Monday 31st October, alongside <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/mike-tindall-im-a-celebrity-2022-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mike Tindall<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/boy-george-im-a-celebrity-2022-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Boy George<\/a> and Olivia Attwood.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll each arrive in the Australian camp during Sunday night\u2019s episode (6th November) as they get ready to face a series of Bush Tucker trials.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-vote-opens-2022-jungle-vips-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m a Celebrity vote is now open<\/a>, and viewers can now decide who they want to be their Jungle VIPs. Will Scott be one of these? Or will she have to rough it on her first night?<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about Jill Scott, as she makes her I\u2019m a Celebrity debut.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Jill Scott?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1687587\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jill-scott-17e51ad.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Jill Scott<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>35<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Former footballer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/jillscottjs8\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@jillscottjs8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/JillScottJS8&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@JillScottJS8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jill Scott MBE is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0FIFA technical report into the 2011 Women\u2019s World Cup, Scott was described as one of England\u2019s four outstanding \u201c[an] energetic, ball-winning midfielder who organises the team well, works hard at both ends of the pitch and can change her team\u2019s angle of attack.\u201d<sup id=\"&quot;cite_ref-6&quot;\" class=\"&quot;reference&quot;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>She started out at Sunderland, and after leaving the home town club for Everton in 2006,\u00a0she contributed to the Blues\u2019\u00a0FA Women\u2019s Premier League Cup\u00a0win in 2008 and\u00a0FA Women\u2019s Cup victory in 2010.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How tall is Jill Scott?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Scott is 5 feet 11 inches (1.81 m) and was nicknamed \u201cCrouchy\u201d after male international footballer Peter Crouch, who is 6 feet 5 inches tall.<\/p> <h2><strong>What has Jill Scott said about joining I\u2019m a Celebrity?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;section&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>\u201cI feel like I have got a bit of impostor syndrome to even be on I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out Of Here!\u201d Jill said ahead of her debut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all a bit crazy at the minute but I am going with the flow and as soon as I was asked if I would like to take part, I said yes. It was an opportunity I couldn\u2019t turn down. I don\u2019t know what I have let myself in for but my family are huge fans of the show and as soon as I told my mum and sister I was doing it, they were so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also looking forward to meeting the show\u2019s hosts Ant and Dec, but isn\u2019t sure if they\u2019ll get along due to their football preferences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;section&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t met Ant and Dec before but they are Newcastle fans, and I am Sunderland,\u201d explains Jill. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it will go down too well!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here! starts on ITV on Sunday 6th November at 9pm. 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