{"id":100518,"date":"2023-12-02T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T16:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=100518"},"modified":"2023-12-02T16:07:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T16:07:23","slug":"who-is-arsenal-star-jen-beattie-and-does-she-have-a-partner-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/sport\/who-is-arsenal-star-jen-beattie-and-does-she-have-a-partner-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Arsenal star Jen Beattie and does she have a partner? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JEN BEATTIE boasts an impressive football career and has even been handed an MBE for her contributions to the sport.<\/p>\n
Though she is best known for her work on the pitch, the Women's Super League star has also made headlines for her personal life.<\/p>\n
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Jen Beattie is a Scottish footballer was born in Glasgow on May 13, 1991.<\/p>\n
She became interested in football after playing her brother Johnnie and his friends at primary school.<\/p>\n
Beattie was selected to play for Glasgow Primary School, where she was the only girl on the team ,and given the role of captain.<\/p>\n
Her brother went on to pursue a different path and became a professional rugby union player, representing Scotland on 38 occasions. <\/p>\n
Jen and Johnnie's father is former\u00a0Scotland\u00a0and\u00a0British Lions\u00a0rugby union\u00a0player,\u00a0John Beattie.<\/p>\n
In October 2020, Jen was diagnosed with\u00a0breast cancer.<\/p>\n
Beattie continued to appear for both Arsenal and Scotland during her radiotherapy treatment and also underwent surgery to remove the lump.<\/p>\n
Speaking about her experience of living with the disease, the sports star told The Herald: "It was one of the most difficult times of my life. <\/p>\n
"I was diagnosed during the middle of Covid, so being away from family and friends was one of the toughest things.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
"I always give credit to my teammates and my club who supported me through that."<\/p>\n
Beattie was awarded an MBE in the\u00a02023 New Year Honours\u00a0for her services to football and charity.<\/p>\n
Beattie got her break in football when she started playing for Queen's Park Rangers.<\/p>\n
This led to her joining Celtic Ladies, where she was then spotted by Arsenal scouts.<\/p>\n
After making the trip south to The Emirates, Beattie quickly started to amass silverware, winning the Women's Premier League along with two league cups and two FA Cups also.<\/p>\n
Jen then moved to France when she signed for Montpellier on a two-year contract.<\/p>\n
Man City then came calling and the Scottish defender won another four trophies during her spell with The Citizens.<\/p>\n
Jen then spent a season out on loan in Australia, playing for Melbourne City.<\/p>\n
She returned to Arsenal in 2019 and won the FA Women's Super League<\/span> with her team that same year.<\/p>\n Beattie retired from international duty in early 2023.<\/p>\n She earned over 100 caps during her her 14-year stint with Scotland's national team.<\/p>\n <\/picture>‘MY QUEEN’ <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>MANN ALIVE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>‘FLAWLESS’ <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>RED ALERT <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Beattie dated former Love Island winner Amber Gill in late 2022.<\/p>\n In November 2023 it was reported that the couple had split.<\/p>\n A source told\u00a0MailOnline of the break up: "Amber and Jen have decided to end their relationship.<\/p>\n "They remain good friends and the split was amicable but they just grew apart after struggling to spend time together.<\/p>\n "There's still a lot of love between them and Amber will always hold a special place in her heart for Jen but ending their romance was the best decision for their lives right now."<\/p>\nRecent in Women's Super League<\/h2>\n
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