JILL Scott is best known for her successful football career.
She has risen to fame showing off her sporting talent, but who is her fiancée Shelly Unitt?
Who is Shelly Unitt?
Shelly is best known for being the sister of former England player Rachel Unitt.
She is also engaged to footballer Jill Scott.
Shelly is used to travelling around to watch her sister and fiancée’s matches.
She said that when she and Jill went on holiday together after the 2019 World Cup, she was shocked by the positive public response.
The Chronicle reported she said: “Everyone was recognising her, and she had a lot of time for everyone. They were telling her sheâd played well, that everyone was getting together in their family homes and making time to watch these games.”
Meanwhile, Jill is best known for being one of England’s most decorated football players.
She is one of the select few Lionesses to have surpassed 150 caps and after featuring at no fewer than nine major tournaments she got a winners’ medal as part of the team who won EURO 2022 on home soil.
Standing at 5 feet 11 inches (1.81 m), Jill is nicknamed “Crouchy” after male international footballer Peter Crouch.
Jill was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to women’s football.
When did Jill Scott and Shelly Unitt get engaged?
Shelly and Jill got engaged back in March 2020.
“The best coffee so far @shellyunitt,” she captioned an Instagram photo announcing the engagement.
The pair have since kept their wedding plans under wraps.
In December 2020, Jill told her followers: “No engagement party as planned but hoping for an even bigger one next year! Feeling very grateful for our 4th Christmas together hereâs to many more @shellyunitt.”
The couple also own a coffee shop in Manchester together.
Do Jill Scott and Shelly Unitt have any children?
Jill and Shelly do not yet have any children.
However, Jill often shares photos of her niece and nephew on her Instagram page.
