Chloe Kelly | GLAMOUR Unfiltered

Hi, I'm Chloe Kelly,

and this is my GLAMOUR Unfiltered.

I felt my most powerful

after the Euros last summer.

I think the voice of our team

was very strong and very powerful

to be part of such a special group.

To make change for women and for young girls

in the future was incredible.

I think as soon as I stepped onto the football pitch,

we let our football do the talking.

I was in a girls team,

so boys maybe would laugh when we get on the pitch,

but as soon as we showed what we are capable of,

it kind of shut them up really.

I love the nickname Lionesses.

I think it shows that we are courageous women

and we're incredible women.

Yes, definitely, I think women

have to be excellent to be taken seriously,

but with that comes incredible things,

because this summer we did something so incredible.

But everyone was so invested before winning,

which is incredible for us.

I think we really captured everyone's eyes

and everyone was so invested

in the tournament and winning topped it all off.

I train my body to perform not to look good,

and I think looking good is always a bonus,

but I think being able to perform at the highest level

and making sure I'm eating right, drinking right,

and sleeping well as well,

making sure I'm doing all my recovery possible

to perform on the pitch.

But yeah, looking good is a bonus.

I think it's very important

to be open about mental health.

For me, going through my injury,

I probably accepted it a little bit more,

mental health, and spoke about it a little bit more,

and took the help that I needed,

and now I feel so much better for doing so.

I like spending time with my dogs.

That's one way I unwind.

But I love coloring in.

A bit boring but it calms me and relaxes me.

I use Headspace.

I think it's worked for me massively,

before bed especially,

and I think that helps with my recovery

for being able to go to training the next day and perform.

But getting my head space right is very important.

My goal celebration was just a spur of the moment thing,

and looking back, I didn't realize how powerful it would be,

but it's incredible to see how powerful those images are,

and celebrating that moment with my team

and having my family in the stands with me,

those moments of what you dream of as a young girl.

I think I'm just being myself in that moment.

I'm celebrating the goal for what it was,

and I'm not a woman celebrating,

I'm just a footballer celebrating

winning the Euros against Germany.

Yeah, I think we got a few messages

in the summer from the guys,

and it's great to have their support,

and we do the same when they're playing too,

so I think it's great to have one shared goal

and one shared dream.

Yeah, I love the BRIT Awards.

It was amazing to be there

with so many great people.

So inspiring to see so many talented people that night,

and I love music.

It's something that I use to switch off

and also pump me up for games.

So, to be there at the BRITS,

it was a great event, and yeah,

I'll hopefully be there next year too.

Oh yeah, we met Stormzy, which is quite cool.

I got a picture of him.

But yeah, I think it was really nice to see

so many talented people that night.

I think it's very important

that women feel comfortable playing football,

and when we're at our best

is when we feel most comfortable.

So to be able to have blue shorts now

is very important for us.

Yes, definitely, but I think there's so much research

going into how we it can improve

and how it can be better,

and I think we are living day to day

being able to see the changes, the positive changes,

and hopefully for the future generations,

it'll be even better than what we have now.

One of the biggest battles we've faced

is diversity in the women's game,

and I think there's been so many improvements already.

Seeing what the FA are doing to improve diversity

within the women's game is incredible,

and so long may that continue,

and we can do so much to help that too.

On our last camp, we got to visit

a talent identification camp

where these girls were referred from their coaches,

their PE teachers, or just someone that they may know.

And I think that is incredible

to have so many talented girls,

and we got to see them training

and getting picked up by England coaches,

which is incredible for the game,

and hopefully that improves the diversity

within the women's game.

At Manchester City, yes,

Demi comes in with Harlen on some days for breakfast,

which is really nice, actually, quite refreshing.

It's a new face in the group, a little baby,

and he's all of our little nephews.

It's great when he comes in, he comes into the gym.

It puts a smile on everyone's faces

and it makes the day even better.

I think women's football,

you're allowed to just be yourself, fans and players.

I feel like we're together as one

to make change in society, but in the game as well.

And I think as long as we can do that

and it keeps improving, it's brilliant,

and everyone can come to our games and just be yourself.

I wouldn't see myself as a manager I don't think

but definitely punditry is something I'd like to get into.

Working in the media would be brilliant, but yeah,

as a manager, probably wouldn't be able

to control some players sometimes.

[Interviewer] Any players in particular?

Probably me. [laughs]

No, I'm kidding.

I think I just like,

there's a lot of different personalities within football

and I don't really like coaching, to be honest.

I like seeing the game and analyzing the game,

but probably not coaching for me.

One thing I'd tell my younger self

is be yourself in every moment possible

and just work hard.

You never know when someone else is watching.