Lioness Chloe Kelly has revealed the unconventional location of her first date with now-husband Scott Moore in a new interview.
The 27-year-old footballer, who scored the winning penalty in the tense Euros final against Spain last July, shared that rather than going for a meal or a drink, the couple took a trip to Ikea.
While many people associate branches of the Swedish-born furniture and homeware store with high stress, that wasn’t the case for Chloe and former Everton groundsman Scott, who married in Cheshire last August.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Chloe said: ‘I remember getting back and saying, “Do you know how to put a chest of drawers together?”‘
The Arsenal player also opened up about her future with Scott, who’s now Chloe’s business development manager, explaining that while she’d love to have children, she’s not keen to give up her role as ‘the fun auntie’ to her siblings’ children.
‘I would, of course, love to have children,’ Chloe, who famously plays in shin pads featuring the couple’s wedding photo, said. ‘But I’m scared because me and Scott like being the fun auntie and uncle.
‘When we have children, I think my brothers’ wives and girlfriends will have some paying back to do because me and Scott teach them to be cheeky.’
Chloe is the youngest of seven siblings, including triplet brothers, who she says she’s always got on well with.
Chloe Kelly is pictured with husband Scott Moore, a former groundman at Everton who is now the footballer’s business development manager
Lioness Chloe scored the winning penalty in the Euros final against Spain at the end of July
The Lionness also said how she’s grateful to her mother, Jane, and father, Noel, for providing her with stability growing up, despite both having fulltime jobs.
She added: ‘Family is everything to me, because it doesn’t seem long ago that me and my mum were waiting at a bus stop on the way home from training on a cold, rainy night.
‘My mum and dad don’t drive, so there was a lot of sacrifice, getting me on the bus to training, making sure I had my boots, my shin pads. You don’t forget the sacrifices they made to make you the person you are today.’
While she’s already experienced incredible success, Chloe’s star will only rise further at her new club, Arsenal, while Sir Keir Starmer has even hinted that England’s Lionesses could be in line to receive official honours.
Earlier this month, the Prime Minister said ‘recognition is coming’ for the two-time champions who he says have inspired a generation.
He added that they personified England’s greatest values – decency, fairness and respect following the team’s success in Switzerland last week.
The Lionesses have won the competition twice in a row and this year beat Spain in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out.
And now players Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton could be on the the New Year’s Eve Honours List.
She and Scott got married in Cheshire in August 2024. While they’d like to have children one day, the pair aren’t ready to relinquish their roles and the fun auntie and uncle
Sir Keir Starmer has hinted that England’s Lionesses could be in line to receive official honours after their Euros win
Chloe Kelly (pictured with Prince William) and Hannah Hampton could be on the the New Year’s Eve Honours List
The Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman could also be in the running for recognition and may be made an Honorary Dame after leading the squad to glory once more.
Sir Keir told the Sun on Sunday: ‘What Sarina and our Lionesses have achieved is nothing short of remarkable.
‘So recognition is coming – and it will be worthy of their historic success.’
The Prime Minister flew out to Basel to watch the Lionesses achieve victory at St Jacob-Park.
During the tense final, Kelly scored the winning penalty for England with goalkeeper Hampton saving not one but two Spanish shots.
The Cabinet Office oversees the honours but those on the list are a closely-guarded secret and will be officially announced later down the line.
However there is a precedent with the team being honoured over their last Euros win three years ago.
Captain Leah Williamson received an OBE, while Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead and Ellen White were made MBEs.
Gareth Southgate was given a knighthood for his part in the men securing a spot in their second consecutive Euros final last year.
The Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman could also be in the running for recognition and may be made an Honorary Dame after leading the squad to glory once more
The exciting news comes after England midfielder Ella Toone revealed the heartbreaking family tragedy she kept hidden during the Lionesses’ dramatic Euro 2025 final victory.
Posting on Instagram four days later, the Manchester United star shared that her grandmother, known affectionately as Nanna Maz, had died just hours before one of the biggest games of her career.
Alongside nine photos of her nan, Toone wrote: ‘Even in the highest of highs life can hit you with the lowest of lows. My Nana Maz took her last breath on the morning of our Euro final. I have comfort in knowing she got to watch from the best seat in the house with Dad, her favourite person.
‘I’ll miss you forever nan but I’ll cherish the special memories we made, there isn’t enough words I can possibly say to sum up the person you were, but I’m grateful you were my nanna. My football loving , crazy, funny Nan.’
