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England women’s football team forward Chloe Kelly has been a star player during the ongoing Fifa Women’s World Cup competition.
The 25-year-old player scored in England's 6–1 defeat of China and she also scored England’s winning penalty in the Round of 16 shootout against Nigeria. Fans have been cheering her on as she and the rest of the team made history to make it all the way to the Women’s World Cup final - which will see England take on Spain in the last match of the competition.
Chloe, who plays for Manchester City, was a star player in the semi final match against Australia which saw England win 3-1. And the player showed off her dazzling white smile as she celebrated making the finals. Since 2020, Chloe has been transforming her appearance as she straightened her teeth with the use of braces. She could be seen wearing braces last July at the UEFA Women’s Euro final.
England team player Chloe Kelly has been wowing fans during the Women's World Cup (FIFA via Getty Images)
In 2020, Chloe was noticed wearing braces on her teeth (Visionhaus)And now, as England head into the World Cup Final, her braces seem to be off and she has been flashing her impressive, refined smile on the pitch.
Details of Chloe’s beauty regime have been shared in the past - with celebrity brow artist Sarah Amelia Fogg - explaining that the England player enjoys having Ombré brow shaping. The founder of Brows By Sarah said: “Ombré brows are a semi-permanent brow treatment that involves tiny dots of pigment being airbrushed into the skin with a microneedle to create a soft shadow behind your natural hair growth.
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“This gives the most natural results and is suitable for all skin types. The term ombré means that the bulb of the brow is much softer than the tail to create the natural gradient of colour, giving a super natural and fluffy look.”
Chloe's eyebrow secrets were spilled by a make-up expert (Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)Chloe’s biggest transformation, however, has perhaps been her health transformation as she had to learn how to walk again after suffering a ACL injury. Recalling her injury last year, she said: "I had scored twice in the game. And I remember the ball coming over the top and thinking 'I'm going to get my hat-trick here'. That was the first thought through my head. I drove with the ball, chopped it back and from then I just remember screaming, 'my knee'.
"I don't actually know what I felt. I just screamed. It wasn't the pain, it was just the thought that I knew I'd done something. When the medics came on I actually wanted to take the penalty I had just won. I told them I'm fine. But everything around my knee was hurting. My first thought was ACL, that is always a fear with your knee.
"I think in my heart of hearts I knew it would be something bad. When I found out it was my ACL I just cried my eyes out. I facetimed my family and just burst into tears. It sound stupid but the next day I got my eyelashes done and thought 'right I've had my eyelashes done now and I can't cry anymore.' It sounds crazy but I needed to get over it and tears weren't going to fix anything."
Her injury meant Chloe had to spend a year on the sidelines before regaining her strength and fitness. She said: "You have to learn how to walk, so it was about the little milestones. Being able to squat, the being able to hop, you tick them off and see those little gains. That is what set me up for the bigger picture, I never looked too far ahead. I knew what I put into the rehab, so I believed my knee would be ok. I now know I can push my body to places I've never been before, I'm so much stronger."
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