The Red Bulletin June 2019 (UK)

Chelcee Grimes
a Jekyll and Hyde – there are two sides
of me, but both are important,” explains the
softly spoken Liverpudlian as the lighting and
backdrops from her Red Bulletin photoshoot
“I’m
are dismantled. Sitting on a sofa in the corner
of a sunny canalside studio in east London, the chatty, easygoing
27-year-old wears a bright orange top, off-white jeans
and New Balance trainers. Around her neck hangs a silver chain
sporting her name: Chelcee.
Chelcee Grimes is a songwriter in demand. In addition to
composing hits for the likes of Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, Kesha
and Tom Walker, she has worked in LA with Calvin Harris and
producer RedOne (Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj). She launched her
own singing career in 2018 with the upbeat R&B-laced pop
tracks Just Like That and I Need a Night Out, and she has a debut
album scheduled for release next year. But that’s only the half
of it: Chelcee is also a professional footballer.
Playing up front for Fulham FC Women, Chelcee scored
three goals in this season’s FA Cup, and she brings together her
two big passions as the presenter of Chelcee Away, her online
show for BBC Sport. Chelcee will also be part of the BBC team
covering the Women’s World Cup in France this June and July;
and in between all this, she still finds time to contribute to the
popular football fan site COPA90. “I’m very busy at the minute,”
she understates. “It’s gone a bit mental, but I’m excited.”
Chelcee has barely paused for breath over the past few years.
Yesterday, she visited Anfield to meet Liverpool FC manager
Jurgen Klopp for a forthcoming branding venture; being a
lifelong fan of the club, this was a dream come true. After our
interview, she’ll head to a studio in London’s Shoreditch to finish
the vocals for her upcoming single, Girls, which she hopes will
be the unofficial anthem of the Women’s World Cup. Tomorrow,
“Kids would have my
lyrics as tattoos…
I’d say, ‘Don’t get it
done, your mother
will kill you’”
66 THE RED BULLETIN