Amber Gill has opened up about her romance with footballer Jen Beattie and hinted they may one day move in together.
The former Love Island star, 25, who won the reality show in 2019, came out last year after she tweeted: “Changing teams was the best decision I’ve made in my entire life.”
Now she has spoken to Web about her blossoming relationship with the 31-year-old Arsenal and Scotland player.
As for whether she plans to settle down and start a family with Jen, she said: “I have no idea. I still feel super young.
“I’m just enjoying what I’m doing now, I’m having fun, I’m in a good relationship and that’s all I care about.”
Happy couple: Amber Gill has opened up about her romance with footballer Jen Beattie (right) and hinted they might move in together one day
Coming out: The former Love Island star, 25, who won the reality show in 2019, came out last year after she tweeted: “Changing teams was the best decision I’ve made in my entire life. “
However, she hinted that they could move in together when asked if they would live together, saying, “No, not yet.”
Discussing her training regimen, she added, “She has her own training thing with soccer and I have my own fitness regimen,” but added that being with Jen has made her a soccer fan.
Elsewhere in the chat, Amber spoke about being a positive influence on people who want to come out at an older age.
She insisted, “All I know is that there was a certain point where I wanted to get serious about relationships with women — I’m still figuring everything out.”
The reality star has been inundated with thanks from fans thanking her for inspiring them, and Amber has even considered making a documentary about her story.
Amber told Web: “People say they’re comfortable and their emotions are valid, so I love doing what I do and making a positive impact on people.
“Because of the messages I received, I thought about making a documentary.
“It’s important and I love people who have paved the way and have been known and stood up for us since they were young, but I also think that the people who haven’t are still valid and part of the ( LGBTQ +) community are.
“I want to show them that you can still be part of the community whether you come out at 17, 20 or 25.”
On removing the stigma of coming out at an older age, Amber added, “I bet a lot of people feel like when they reach a certain age they can’t come out now and you can whenever you want .
“You can decide for yourself what you want, whenever you want.”
Amber said it’s important to her that people realize that being on Love Island doesn’t define them or their sexuality.
She claims people are sometimes surprised to learn she now has a partner after appearing on the ITV2 dating series.
“That’s another important thing for me,” she explained. “I think when I came off a show that I came from, people didn’t expect it. It took a while for people to get into it.’
When asked if that’s how she felt before Love Island, she continued, “I don’t know — I’m still finding out whether I did it or not.
“All I know is that there was a certain point where I wanted to start serious relationships with women.
“I’m still figuring everything out, so maybe I’ll do some kind of TV or documentary about it because I think it’s important that someone also has a story of someone being late.”
Keep going? As for whether she plans to settle down and start a family with Jen, she said: “I have no idea. I still feel like I’m super young’
Meanwhile, Amber has taken some time off to write a book about diversity, and the reality star is hoping to see more on-screen portrayals one day.
She said: “I think it’s getting there, but it’s taken a long time to get there. We’re all going in the right direction and that’s something I really care about.
“I wrote a book – a romance novel, and it was all about representation and diversity, because when I was younger I didn’t have protagonists in characters in books that I could look up to or identify with.
“I don’t think you realize how important it is when you’re younger, but it’s really important because I think back and when I was younger I didn’t have a proxy.”