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Jude Bellingham may be one of the greatest footballers of his generation.
But as it turns out, Team England’s star midfielder’s basic everyday skills—or lack thereof—help level the playing field, bringing him closer to us mere mortals.
“There’s loads of things I don’t know how to do,” Bellingham told British Vogue in an interview published Nov. 10. “I can’t cook, I can’t drive. I’m good at what I do, but everything else? Not that great. I rely on my friends, my family to help me do stuff—chef, cleaner, mum, whoever else. That’s where I’m at.”
In fact, he’s been so busy keeping his eye on the literal ball—and doing a really good job at it—he may have lost track of life’s other skills.
“I work hard every day and all day, and then when I get home,” the 23-year-old said, “I’ve probably neglected learning how to do some of the more basic things.”
In his defense, not only is learning those life skills par for the course for many early twenty-somethings, but Bellingham’s daytime job also takes up a lot of his time.
“I feel mature in a football context because I’ve played nearly 400 games,” he reflected. “But in a life context I don’t feel that mature now, to be honest.”
But, as he noted, “There’ll be a time and a place for that, I’m sure.”
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In the meantime, he’s focused on his skills on the pitch, where Bellingham’s natural talents already having brough him to the World Cup twice, in 2022 and 2026. And in their most recent outing, England finished third—the country’s best result since 1966.
“The World Cup, for me, was probably the best experience I’ve had in my life, full stop,” the Real Madrid player said. “While I was in it, I really made the conscious decision to enjoy this.”
After all, “It doesn’t come around very often,” he added. “It’s rare.”
And while Bellingham’s World Cup performance won him fans around the world—as did his endearing bromance with former Borussia Dortmund teammate and Norway’s star Erling Haaland—nowhere was more grateful for his performance than England.
As he noted, “I’ve seen a lot of people say, ‘I don’t think I’ve ever had a night when I was so happy and so proud to be English.’”
For a look back at the many celebrities who tuned in live to see Bellingham’s athletic prowess shine on the pitch, read on.
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