ENGLAND footie star Jill Scott has become a millionaire after banking a record amount.
Company records reveal that she earned nearly £720,000 last year, more than doubling her assets.
Equity in Jill Scott 8 Ltd shot up from £477,479 to just under £1.2million for the year to May 31.
Jill, 37, also made two payouts to herself of £50,000 and £300,000.
The Sunderland-born ace has cashed in since the Lionesses won Euro 2022.
Jill was crowned jungle queen on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity months later and is captain on Sky’s A League of Their Own.
She also runs coffee shop Boxx2Boxx with her fiancée Shelly Unitt in Manchester.
A source said: “Jill had a hugely successful playing career.
“Since she’s hung up her boots she’s reaping the rewards.”
In June Jill told how she had enjoyed the opportunities which have come her way since hanging up her boots.
She said: “Since retirement, life has been totally different for me.
“I have had to adjust to this work-life balance, which feels quite strange!
“But I’m very much a person of simple pleasures.
“As long as I get that fix of seeing family and friends, I’m good.”
THE Tory leadership race blew wide open yesterday as underdog James Cleverly stormed into the lead.
His victory in the third round of voting left the two former frontrunners, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, scrambling to secure support from the right of the party.
Campaign teams were hitting the phones and meeting colleagues in a bid to hoover up rival Tom Tugendhat’s 20 supporters after he crashed out of the contest.
Mr Cleverly, the Shadow Home Secretary, saw support surge by a staggering 18 votes to 39 after an upbeat speech at last week’s party conference.
Tory members’ favourite Ms Badenoch saw her backing increase by two to 30, despite a series of gaffes at conference on maternity pay and the national minimum wage.
But Mr Jenrick, who has topped both previous rounds, saw his support fall by two votes to 31.
Mr Cleverly said: “The job’s not finished.
“I’m excited to keep spreading our positive Conservative message.”
A vote to whittle the three names down to two will take place today.
The party membership will then pick a winner, who will be announced on November 2.
THE third round results:
Robert Jenrick: 31
James Cleverly: 39
Kemi Badenoch: 30
Tom Tugendhat: 20 Eliminated
How the contest works:
September 4: First round of Tory MP voting to eliminate one candidate
September 10: Second round of Tory MP voting to eliminate one candidate
September 29 – October 2: Final four candidates make their pitches at Conservative party conference in Birmingham
October 8: Third round of Tory MP voting to eliminate one candidate
October 9: Fourth round of Tory MP voting to eliminate one candidate. The final two go to a vote of the wider party membership
November 2: New Tory leader announced
BIG Brother’s Ali revealed her secret heartache as she opened up about her sibling’s tragic suicide.
The forensic psychologist, 38, spoke to Martha, 26, about her loss in the garden during tonight’s episode of the ITV show.
Viewers saw Ali speaking to her housemates about being neurodivergent at the start of this evening’s instalment.
After they had all left, Ali and Martha spoke some more about the topic, which led on to the Leicester-based star to talk about her late brother.
Martha told Ali that she thought it was nice she felt safe enough to share such a big part of her with them.
Ali said: “It’s important for you guys to know because sometimes it can come across as a bit rude.
“I do sometimes slop off on my own…”
She added: My brother was really unwell in his life, with like mental health problems and he was on the autistic spectrum and he had ADHD.
“I think since he’s died, I mean, me and my sister, like my family, we worked really hard to understand him and support him anyway.
“Since he’s died there’s been this almost like extra pressure to make sense of things and understand.”
Martha then asked how he died, to which Ali said: “He took his life.”
She continued: “These things, they are important to talk about.
“Last year I was living in a fug of sadness, only this year where i was like f*** it.
“I’m going to do everything that I can do in my life. “
Fans rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter to share the love.
One wrote: “I love Ali she’s been so open about her ADHD and about her brother ! What a nice moment between her and Martha.”
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Another added: “protect ali at all costs.”
“I think people are forgetting that Big Brother isn’t just about drama, it’s about trying to confine yourself with strangers and learn about each other and how different everyone is. Ali is such a breath of fresh air for this #bbuk,” a third chimed in.
Speaking about her job before heading into the house, Ali said: “It’s not your everyday, typical 9-5 office job.
“It’s quite difficult, it’s quite demanding and I work in highly stressful situations.
“But I’m quite chilled and probably don’t look like the sort of person who can hold my own – in a prison for example.”
Despite the intensity of her 9-5 job, she said that she feels that she is “understanding” and “caring”.