“I'm excited about turning 40. I've been an adult for a long time, but there is a difference between being an adult and being a grown-up. I'm someone's mummy now and I'm enjoying that. I feel as if I'm about to hit my peak.”

English former professional footballer, midfielder

Jill Louise Scott is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. She became known for her long career in the game and for the role she played in England's midfield. A FIFA technical report on the 2011 Women's World Cup described her as one of England's four outstanding players, praising her as an energetic, ball-winning midfielder who organises the team well and works hard at both ends of the pitch. The report also noted that she can change her team's angle of attack.