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Jack Grealish says little sister with cerebral palsy is his 'best friend'

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Published 21:03 21 Nov 2022 GMT

Jack Grealish says little sister with cerebral palsy is his 'best friend'

He shares a close bond with his younger sister

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Featured Image Credit: Insta / @jackgrealish

Topics: Sport, World Cup

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at LADbible who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats. You can contact Claire at [email protected]

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England star Jack Grealish, who scored during his first appearance in this year’s World Cup, has revealed that his sister Hollie is his ‘best friend’.

Grealish shares a close bond with his 19-year-old sister who has cerebral palsy, and has admitted that she’s incredibly proud of him. You can see him talking about her here:

And it’s not just Hollie who is super proud of the 27-year-old - Grealish revealed his whole family is and that they’re not shy about showing it.

Opening up about his family during an interview with BBC Sport, Grealish said: “My little brother passed away when I was young.

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“My little sister has cerebral palsy, so she, you know, she’s like my best friend. I speak to her all the time.”

When told that Hollie must be ‘so proud’ of her big brother, he said: “She is. She’ll live with my mum forever, so my mum was always looking after the kids, whereas my dad would take me and my brother to Villa Park on a Saturday.

“On the Sunday he’d just drive me then to wherever it was, wherever I was playing. And not everyone’s parents did that and he’s so proud of me - and he ain’t, like, shy of saying it, he’s always tells me and stuff how proud he is of me.”

Jack Grealish and Hollie share a close bond.
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Earlier today, fans watched as Grealish scored against Iran in the team’s 6-2 victory, after which he did a rather unusual celebration - with a special meaning.

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After scoring, Grealish waved his arms by his sides in a slightly-silly looking move - but it was all part of a promise he’d kept to a young boy, who also has cerebral palsy.

Speaking after the match, Grealish told the BBC: "I met young Finlay about a month ago, and yeah, got on obviously really well with him.

"Him obviously having cerebral palsy like my little sister as well, so you know, he asked me to do a celebration for him - and luckily for him it came at the World Cup."

Grealish's celebration was a tribute to Finlay.
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He added: "For me, it's just doing a celebration, but for for him that will mean the world to him I'm sure, especially me doing it at the World Cup - so Finlay, that one's for you."

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In another post-match interview, Grealish told ITV: "I said to him that the next time I score I would do the celebration for (him).

"I don't know how he'd rate my dance moves – to be honest I ain't the best dancer, unless it's later on in the night – but, honestly, I had to do it and I think he'll be buzzing at home that it happened in a World Cup instead of the Premier League."

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