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Chelcee Grimes excels on ITV’s The Games as a singer, songwriter, and footballer

Chelcee Grimes has decided to take on the ITV celebrity sports competition The Games

Chelcee Grimes is really making her mark on ITV’s The Games and she’s undeniably an impressive woman.

The TV star is also a footballer who has played professionally for many teams, AND an accomplished singer.

Here’s everything we know.

Chelcee Grimes smiling on The Games
Chelcee Grimes is a singer-songwriter and a footballer (Credit: ITV)

Who is Chelcee Grimes?

Chelcee Grimes is a singer-songwriter and has written music for various artists including Dua Lipa, Little Mix and Olly Murs.

She’s also written her own songs such as Just Like That, Mother and Wild with Jonas Blue.

But her talents don’t stop there, she’s also a professional footballer.

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Chelcee started playing football at the age of 10 for Liverpool Ladies and has since played professionally for Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Tranmere Rovers, Fulham and Merseyrail Ladies.

The 29-year-old also works in broadcasting, presenting the BBC’s coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and Match Of The Day spin-off MOTDx.

She also has her own BBC Sound podcast called Building Queertopia and recently appeared on Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof.

Chelcee Grimes smiling on Sky Sports
Chelcee Grimes is from Liverpool and she used to play football for the Liverpool Ladies team (Credit: Sky Sports)

How old is Chelcee Grimes?

Chelcee Grimes was born on 8 May 1992, which makes her 30 years old.

She is from Aigburth which is a suburb of Liverpool, England.

Chelcee Grimes in a green t-shirt on The Games
Chelcee Grimes is 30 years old (Credit: ITV)

Does Chelcee Grimes have a partner?

As far as we know, Chelcee Grimes is single.

In an interview with Gay Times, in 2019, Chelcee identified herself as bisexual.

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The star then began dating former Love Islander Megan Barton-Hanson in August 2019.

However, it wasn’t meant to be and the pair split in October 2019.

Chelcee Grimes running in The Games
Chelcee Grimes used to date former Love Islander Megan Barton-Hanson in 2019 (Credit: ITV)

How much is Chelcee Grimes worth?

Well, the young star has amassed quite the fortune – her worth has been estimated to be at £1.2million.

And she’s worked damned hard for every penny she has!

What happened to Chelcee Grimes’ dad?

Chelcee’s dad died of a heart attack. She has previously opened up about how he was shot in his car, when she was just four years old and by his side.

She revealed on Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof: “My dad, he got shot basically, but I was in the car with him.

“Then he pushed me under the glove box and I remember looking up and seeing my mum and she was just throwing towels out the window because he was obviously bleeding, but she was just frozen and crying from the window throwing towels, it was mad.”

He passed away just a year later.

Chlecee added: “It’s the only memory I have (of him). But I wish I had just one good memory that I can see.

“I close my eyes sometimes and really try and think about anything nice, I have pictures and we’re on holiday, but I can’t remember anything apart from that, but that’s obviously trauma.”

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