Jamie Redknapp has opened up on how Aaron Ramsdale's fiancee spared his blushes after his infant son's toilet-related incident on a long-haul flight.
Georgina Irwin, 26, who got engaged to Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale, 24, in mid-August, works for British Airways as flight attendant. Fortunately for Redknapp, she was on hand to help him after his son, Raphael, had a messy mishap during a nappy change in the plane toilet.
The former Liverpool midfielder, 49, was flying to the Maldives and discovered his son had left him with what looked like "explosion in a Nutella office". Understandably, Redknapp was short of apparatus to tackle the mess with - and had his lucky stars to thank when Irwin came to his aid.
"I get into the cubicle and I get more than I bargained for," Redknapp said on hit Sky Max show 'A League of Their Own', per The Sun. "It was like an explosion in a Nutella office. It is everywhere. And now I'm looking at it thinking, 'I'm not equipped for this.'"
It was at this moment when Irwin knocked on the toilet door and "saves the day", Redknapp recalled, before declaring he felt like the "dad of the year" when he eventually emerged with Raphael after the flight attendant's vital intervention. He was swiftly brought back to earth, adding: "Georgina touches me on the side and says, 'You've got poo in your ear, Jamie.'"
Ramsdale and Irwin announced their engagement with matching Instagram posts showing the England international down on one knee in a glitzy room with white balloons, flowers and huge letters which spelled out: "Marry Me."
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To the former Sheffield United shot-stopper's delight, Irwin accepted his proposal and a stunning diamond ring before releasing many photos of the touching moment on Instagram. The pair captioned their respective posts: "Forever and always has a nice ring to it."
Ramsdale's engagement has come against the backdrop of another fine season for the three-cap Three Lions star. He has helped the Gunners lead the Premier League with six games played, while their 100 per cent record only came unstuck last weekend, when they were defeated 3-1 by Manchester United.
Arsenal have the chance to bounce back from their loss at Old Trafford as they welcome Everton to the Emirates in the early game on Sunday afternoon. In the meantime, however, they kick off their Europa League campaign against Zurich, who lifted the Swiss Super League last season. The Gunners are making their return to continental football after one season away and have been drawn in Group A alongside PSV Eindhoven and Bogo/Glimt, as well as Zurich.
