Chloe Kelly described her husband Scott Moore as her ‘best friend’ having tied the knot in just under a year ago, but admits she’s been so focused on the Euros her first anniversary is on the back burner
England Lioness Chloe Kelly has admitted she’s so focused on winning the Euros she hasn’t even bought a card to celebrate her first wedding anniversary with husband Scott. The England hero, famed for her bunny hop penalties, is married to golf groundskeeper, Scott Moore.
The pair tied the knot at a stunning ceremony at Merrydale Manor in Cheshire last July. But Chloe, 27, from Southall, West London, admitted she hasn’t prepared anything for their first anniversary yet, which will fall just days after the Euros final on July 27. She said: “I haven’t even got a card, to be honest. I’m sure in the moment, I’ll think of something and get my mum to sort it
“But no, we are just taking it each game as it comes and we’ve got a huge game coming up and we know that we need to be at our best for that, so not looking too far ahead. I’m sure Scott has, but I definitely haven’t.”
England will take on Sweden today for a place in the semi-finals against Norway or Italy. And after their 6-1 thrashing of Wales at the weekend, the Lionesses enjoyed some much deserved downtime with family and a team barbecue before beginning their training again on Tuesday.
Chloe, who recently moved from Manchester City to Arsenal, said it was ‘incredible’ having new hubby Scott in Zurich alongside her dad Noel, 61, and brother. She added: “He’s my best friend, so it’s great to have the support of him, my dad and brother.. and it’s nice that we get to spend some time together.
“Leah was winding me up yesterday because me and Scott were playing darts, and he beat me and I high-fived him, she was like, ‘Chloe you’re meant to be against him?’ I was like, “Yeah, but, we’re a team now. So, yeah, it was really nice. We had a little darts tournament yesterday, and it’s nice to share moments with our family and of course, Scott as well.”
In a series of behind the scenes photos released from the Lionesses den, the players were pictured playing table tennis, Monopoly Deal, completing jigsaws together and doing basketball trick shots. Speaking about the importance of downtime, Alessia Russo told how she has been taking naps every day in the plush Dolder Grand Hotel where England has set up camp.
She said: “Downtime is important on camp, especially as the tournament goes on and you’re away for longer and longer. You need little things to get you through. “We’ve been playing a lot of Monopoly Deal and actually I haven’t even won a game since I’ve been out in Switzerland, so I think I’m sitting bottom of the leaderboard right now.
“Darts is another one. Lots of people have been playing darts. I also like to go off to my room and watching a little series every now and again. I’ve been napping pretty much every day since I’ve been out here.” After being dumped from Love Island, Alessia’s older brother Giorgio will join the Russo clan in the stands to cheer on his little sister and ‘best friend’ today.
Speaking about his time on the reality TV show, Alessia added: “Love Island as well – we’ve all been watching as a team. When my brother was in it, I didn’t really like watching it with loads of people so I’d just watch it with Tooney and Beth maybe and then we’d have a debrief over breakfast. He’s out of it now so hopefully he’ll be coming out to Switzerland.”