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| I'm A Celeb: 'Ant and Dec are Newcastle, I'm Sunderland' - Jill Scott | I'm A Celeb: 'Ant and Dec are Newcastle, I'm Sunderland' - Jill Scott |
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| Sunderland-born Jill Scott celebrates with her winners' medal at the Euro 2022 final | Sunderland-born Jill Scott celebrates with her winners' medal at the Euro 2022 final |
| Former England footballer Jill Scott has joked that I'm A Celebrity presenters Ant and Dec might not like her background playing at Sunderland. | Former England footballer Jill Scott has joked that I'm A Celebrity presenters Ant and Dec might not like her background playing at Sunderland. |
| Ex-midfielder Scott, part of the Euro 2022-winning team before her retirement in the summer, is set to enter the ITV reality show on Sunday. | Ex-midfielder Scott, part of the Euro 2022-winning team before her retirement in the summer, is set to enter the ITV reality show on Sunday. |
| "I haven't met Ant and Dec before but they are Newcastle fans, and I am Sunderland," the 35-year-old said. | "I haven't met Ant and Dec before but they are Newcastle fans, and I am Sunderland," the 35-year-old said. |
| "I don't know if it will go down too well." | "I don't know if it will go down too well." |
| The popular TV presenters - Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly - are familiar faces at St James' Park and amongst the Magpies' most famous fans. | The popular TV presenters - Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly - are familiar faces at St James' Park and amongst the Magpies' most famous fans. |
| Ant and Dec with Newcastle United's Matt Targett at St James' Park in May | Ant and Dec with Newcastle United's Matt Targett at St James' Park in May |
| But the Geordie duo are not the only Newcastle supporters heading to Australia, where the show will be filmed following two years in Wales due to Covid. | But the Geordie duo are not the only Newcastle supporters heading to Australia, where the show will be filmed following two years in Wales due to Covid. |
| Campmate and former health secretary Matt Hancock - who resigned for breaching social distancing guidance - is also a Magpies fan. | Campmate and former health secretary Matt Hancock - who resigned for breaching social distancing guidance - is also a Magpies fan. |
| I'm A Celebrity 2022: Line-up in full | I'm A Celebrity 2022: Line-up in full |
| During the pandemic the distinctive black and white stripes of a Newcastle United shirt could be seen during interviews he did from his home. | During the pandemic the distinctive black and white stripes of a Newcastle United shirt could be seen during interviews he did from his home. |
| His love of Newcastle stems from his uncle being a Geordie, as he revealed to the Northern Echo in 2020. | His love of Newcastle stems from his uncle being a Geordie, as he revealed to the Northern Echo in 2020. |
| Hancock has been suspended as a Conservative MP after announcing his appearance on the show. | Hancock has been suspended as a Conservative MP after announcing his appearance on the show. |
| Matt Hancock gave interviews in front of a signed Newcastle United shirt during the pandemic | Matt Hancock gave interviews in front of a signed Newcastle United shirt during the pandemic |
| World Cup hopes | World Cup hopes |
| Sunderland-born Scott, who also had spells at Everton and Manchester City, started her senior footballing career on Wearside, and is a former Monkwearmouth Comprehensive School student. | Sunderland-born Scott, who also had spells at Everton and Manchester City, started her senior footballing career on Wearside, and is a former Monkwearmouth Comprehensive School student. |
| She hopes that England's men will still be in the Fifa World Cup in Qatar when she emerges from the jungle Down Under. | She hopes that England's men will still be in the Fifa World Cup in Qatar when she emerges from the jungle Down Under. |
| BBC Sounds - Jill Scott’s Coffee Club - Available Episodes | BBC Sounds - Jill Scott’s Coffee Club - Available Episodes |
| "I am going to find it weird not being able to know how the men are getting on in the tournament," she said. | "I am going to find it weird not being able to know how the men are getting on in the tournament," she said. |
| Scott said she "loves being part of a team" and hopes her fellow I'm A Celebrity contestants can "create a good camp" in the jungle. | Scott said she "loves being part of a team" and hopes her fellow I'm A Celebrity contestants can "create a good camp" in the jungle. |
| "I am not going in to win. I am going in to have a good time," she added. | "I am not going in to win. I am going in to have a good time," she added. |
| "I am the type of person who is very happy for people who do well and it doesn't necessarily have to be me." | "I am the type of person who is very happy for people who do well and it doesn't necessarily have to be me." |
| Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk. | Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk. |
| Related Topics | |
| Sunderland | |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Ant and Dec | |
| Matthew Hancock |
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