‘It’s my most precious item’: Queen of the jungle Jill Scott reveals Prince William sent her a handwritten letter
He rubbed shoulders with royals several times while representing England in soccer tournaments.
However, Jill Scott revealed that Prince William went all out with a sweet gesture when he wrote her a handwritten letter once he announced his retirement.
The former Lioness, 35, opened up about her joy at the gift when she appeared on Tuesday’s Loose Women after her stint on I’m A Celebrity.
‘It’s my most precious possession’: Queen of the jungle Jill Scott revealed on Loose Women on Tuesday that Prince William had sent her a handwritten letter.
Jill, who was crowned Queen of the Jungle last month, revealed: “Just before I came to the jungle, he wrote us a letter about my retirement.
Now it is like my most precious object.
The sports star, who looked dapper for his TV appearance in a black lace shirt, revealed that the prince has an open invitation to come check out the cafe he shares with his fiancee Shelly Unitt.
She revealed: ‘I want him to come!’
In good company: He rubbed shoulders with royals multiple times while representing England in soccer tournaments (pictured with William at the Euro final in July)
When Jill announced her retirement in August at the age of 35, FA President Prince William wrote in a personal tweet: “A pioneer of women’s football and a great team player.”
‘@JillScottJS8 congratulations on a wonderful run, it’s been a pleasure meeting you. A little pleased that there will be no more sliding tackles during “friendly” kicks… W’.
Jill previously revealed that she suffered an embarrassing mishap with the royals when they first met.
Chirpy: Jill, who was crowned Queen of the Jungle last month, revealed, “Just before I came to the jungle, he wrote us a letter about my retirement.”
She confessed: ‘So the first time I met him, that’s why he wrote that tweet saying ‘Watch out for your sliding tackles’, because the first time I met him it was some kind of charity game.
And I slipped and completely removed it! So I’m always a bit embarrassed about it, but he always remembers it!
After retiring from football, Jill was immediately signed by ITV bosses to star in I’m A Celeb, returning to her native Australia for the first time in two years.
Dressed to impress: The sports star, who looked sharp for her TV appearance in a black lace shirt, called the letter “my most precious item right now”
After living life in the moment and following her ‘Step by step, day by day, mile by mile’ mantra, which she has tattooed on her wrist, Jill admits she doesn’t necessarily have a career plan now.
Asked if she sees herself as ITV’s new poster girl, Jill told MailOnline: ‘I haven’t really thought about that. I am so in the moment.
“I feel like a lot of people pull out, let’s say Alex Scott for example, she had this media plan of what she was going to do, but I’m not like that.”
“I’m like being the best version of yourself every day and I always think tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, so if you can do that and then hopefully something will come of it.”
Come in at any time! He went on to reveal that the prince has an open invitation to come check out the cafeteria he shares with his fiancée Shelly Unitt.