Born in Nottingham in 1983, Jermaine Jenas is a Premier League footballer turned TV presenter. He made his debut at Nottingham Forest in 2001 and has played for Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers, as well as the England team. Since retiring from the game in 2016, Jenas has established himself as one of the leading pundits on Match of the Day and is a host on The One Show. He has three children – two with his wife, and one from a previous relationship – and lives in Hertfordshire.
I wore this all summer. I liked to stick to the same outfits every day – Bermuda shorts or baggy shell suits. Wearing white as a nine-year-old who played football constantly was a risk, and I would have got dirty, but it didn’t matter. I was hanging out at my dad’s flat and I was happy. Life was easy: I had my two best friends, school was fun, and I loved football.
