'I'm a Celebrity': Jill Scott doesn't want to be remembered for sweary Euros outburst

Jill Scott hopes that she won't just be remembered for her sweary outburst during the Lionesses' historic victory at Euro 2022.

The 35-year-old midfielder, who retired from football after the tournament, told Mail Online that the immediately viral moment in which she swore at a Germany player was "not my proudest moment".

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She added: "As soon as that moment happened, I wasn't proud of it. I've played football for so long.

"I don't want to be remembered for swearing because the irony in this is I hate swearing. Whenever I hear it, if I'm in a park or something like that, I will pull people up for swearing."

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Scott, who made 170 appearances on the pitch for England, is due to enter the Australian jungle tonight for the new series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.

The football ace is joined in the line-up by the likes of Boy George, Chris Moyles, Charlene White and former health secretary Matt Hancock.

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Scott said she hopes to be forgiven for her foul-mouthed moment of anger as she takes her place in the reality series.

She added: "It was at Wembley, 90,000 people, and a final and a once in a lifetime moment. I've apologised for it, and I doubt you'll be seeing that in the jungle."

Scott said that she is a huge fan of I'm a Celebrity and was thrilled to be contacted after the Euros with a view to her taking part.

"I just want to go in there and have fun. It's definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity," she said.

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"But yeah, a small part of me does feel like I'm representing the women's football world and hopefully I can do them proud."

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here starts at 9pm on Sunday 6 November on ITV.

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