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The one lesson JILL SCOTT has learned from life: Family keep your feet on the ground

Former England and Manchester City midfielder and BBC pundit Jill Scott, 36, lives with her fiancée, Shelly Unitt, in Manchester.

Family keep your feet on the ground

My grandma, who’s 89, is literally my best friend — and it’s always been that way. Her name is Jean Redford, but we all call her The Ganny. Our age gap has never meant anything to either of us.

She’s an incredible woman, and we’ve had a very special bond ever since I could speak. Whenever anything happens in my life, she’s the first person I talk to.