Football icon and beloved British figure Jill Scott is set to don the Soccer Aid 2026 jersey once more. The Lioness legend and winner of ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2022 will join forces with celebrities from sport and showbusiness to support UNICEF, the global children's charity.
Soccer Aid 2026 Line-Up
Jill will represent the England team at Soccer Aid 2026, playing alongside football greats Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe, and Jack Wilshere, as reported by the Liverpool Echo. Having made her Soccer Aid debut in 2023, she will be joined by an impressive England roster including Adolescence star Owen Cooper, rugby ace Joe Marler, actor Tom Hiddleston, Angry Ginge, Jack Whitehall, Sam Thompson, and Olly Murs, among others. The England side will face the Soccer Aid World XI, featuring Gladiators' Nitro, Westlife's Nicky Byrne, singer Dermot Kennedy, Sidemen's Behzinga, and footballing legends Jordi Alba, Leonardo Bonucci, and Ali Krieger.
Match Details
Soccer Aid 2026 takes place on Sunday, 31 May at London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with coverage on ITV.
Jill Scott's Net Worth
Reports estimate Jill's fortune between £1.3 million and £3.4 million, accumulated from her nearly two-decade professional football career. Her appearance fee for I'm A Celebrity added a six-figure sum, though she admitted it was "a lot lower" than the £320,000 paid to disgraced MP Matt Hancock. Since retiring in 2022, she has earned well as a pundit for men's and women's football, appeared on Sky's A League of Their Own, and features on the Stick to Football podcast. She also co-owns the Manchester coffee shop Boxx2Boxx with partner Shelly Unitt and is the face of Loud Investing for eToro, promoting women's financial empowerment.
Wedding Delay
Jill and Shelly have been together for nearly a decade, having met through Shelly's sister, former England and Everton teammate Rachel Unitt. They got engaged in 2020, but the wedding remains on hold. Speaking to OK! in October 2023, Jill explained: "We've been engaged for nearly four years now, but with Covid and lockdown happening, we sort of lost momentum for a while. Shelly and I have finally been making some wedding plans and we're definitely in the swing of things now." With the interview three years old, the big day may be imminent.
Soccer Aid 2026 airs on ITV on Sunday, May 31 at 6.30pm.
