I'm A Celebrity star Jill Scott has opened up about a surprise skill that she hopes to continue when she leaves the jungle.
The football icon is one of the favourites to win the ITV series this year - and it seems there's no end to Jill's sporting talents. The now-retired Lioness and Sunderland legend revealed that she turned to rollerblading to help her stay at the top of her football game and keep her mental health in shape.
Jill told The Mirror : "My secret superpower is rollerblading. If I'd had a bad game then rollerblading kept me going. Being able to reset, get rid of those thoughts and feelings and then going into the next training day.
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"That mental switch off is so important," she added. "When you're in a better mindset that's when you perform. You're ready to train and can give 100 per cent."
The football star added that rollerblading arguably helped her to play her part in England winning the Euros earlier this year alongside the rest of the talented Lionesses. But Jill also admitted that she felt "naughty" putting the skates on, as she could have landed herself in trouble in her day job as a professional footballer if she had got injured while using them.
Jill is said to be "locked" in a battle against fellow campmate and Hollyoaks star Owen Warner for the I'm A Celeb crown, according to the latest odds. The Lioness has been a favourite to win this year's series since the beginning, with viewers branding her an "icon" and a "national treasure" after her standout performance in her very first challenge.
The star gained even more fans after giving a powerful and moving speech during Monday's episode as she discussed the experience of coming out as a footballer and reminisced about the hours she spent practising in her street to perfect her skills. Viewers at home hailed Jill as a "good role model" after the chat, in which she herself admitted that she had grown up with no female role models to look up to in the world of football.
Jill is one of seven campmates left in the jungle, along with Owen Warner, Matt Hancock, Babatúndé Aléshé, Chris Moyles, Seann Walsh, and Mike Tindall. The winner will be crowned on Sunday's feature-length finale episode on 27 November, which is set to last an hour and 40 minutes.
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