Mychelle was born and grew up in Stoke Newington, north London, however says there was no probability of her supporting her native membership, Arsenal.
“I assist Chelsea due to my step-dad – he at all times had their video games on the TV – however my mum is a Tottenham fan and she or he was adamant that I couldn’t assist Arsenal,” she instructed BBC Sport.
“There weren’t many different Chelsea followers round my property however funnily sufficient one in every of my neighbours was a fan too.
“She was additionally the one different lady I knew who favored enjoying soccer too, so it was a little bit of a coincidence that the one particular person I bonded with in school over soccer supported the identical workforce I did.
“My hero was Didier Drogba. He was an excellent participant, however he had wonderful charisma too. He was so thrilling to look at.”
As nicely her musical profession, Mychelle nonetheless performs soccer now – as a left-winger for Islington Borough Girls within the Higher London Girls’s Soccer League.
“I did not play for some time after I left faculty however then I bought noticed enjoying in Finsbury Park, and invited to play for Islington Borough’s newbie group,” she defined.
“I cherished it, and have not stopped since – I performed seven-a-side at first then 11-a-side for the reserves earlier than I bought into the primary workforce.
“It has been a tremendous journey and I’ve made some nice mates – I might suggest it to anybody. It’s arduous to play each weekend as a result of I may need a gig someplace, however I at all times journey again after I can.
“As soon as, I used to be enjoying up in Manchester on the Saturday night time however I bought the in a single day coach again to London afterwards, so I might make Sunday’s sport. I bought house at 7am, had a nap, performed the sport after which needed to go straight to play one other gig that night. It was a bit tiring, however it was price it!”
Chris Sutton and Mychelle have been chatting with BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan.
