Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, the star of Strictly Come Dancing, is known for being fiercely private about his family life, keeping his wife a secret while regularly gushing about his daughters.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set to trade in his football boots for dancing shoes as the former professional footballer has signed up to this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
As fans wait to see if Jimmy’s dancing career will succeed as well as his football career, Jimmy, 53, was the fourth celebrity to be announced for this year’s lineup. Before resigning and becoming a football pundit, Dutch international Jimmy spent time with clubs like Chelsea, Leeds United, Atlético Madrid, and Atlético Madrid.
The former footie legend has also oversaw organizations like Burton Albion and Northampton Town and even served as the England national team’s assistant coach.
On joining Strictly Come Dancing, Jimmy told the BBC: “Swapping the pitch for the ballroom is certainly not something I’ve done before but I’m looking forward to tackling a fun challenge! Bring on a new type of footwork, with hopefully no own goals.”
While Jimmy’s professional career is well documented, we take a look at his family life here.
Nickname
Jimmy’s real name is not the football player; instead, he is known as Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink.
When he signed for Portomaiorense in 1995, he was given the nickname. The club’s chairman chose to keep his signing a secret, instead claiming to have signed a player by the name “Jimmy,” which is where the nickname came from.
daughters of movie stars
The football player is proud father to Miah, 18, Lauren, 16, and Khloe, 11, who are both 11 years old. In Holland, Jimmy also has a daughter. He rarely shares family photos with his family on social media, but he regularly posts birthday and accomplishment photos of his young daughters on Instagram.
Jimmy celebrated Miah’s A-level results in a post on his Instagram in August of this year by posting a selfie with her. He exclaimed, “So proud of my daughter @miahhasselbaink on her amazing A-Level results, so proud of you, and continue to strive for the stars I love you,” and he added, “#ProudDad” is a cute hashtag.
Meanwhile, he posted a rare photo of the father-daughter duo in a football stadium to celebrate Khloe’s birthday in January. Never change, he wrote in the caption of his happy 11th birthday to my gorgeous @khloehasselbaink. A red heart emoji appears next to “I love you.”
Jimmy and his middle daughter Lauren were captured in black and white photos in November last year and wrote, “16 years of loving you and nonstop laughter.” I admire you so much, and never change. I adore you, @laurenhasselbaink.
However, Jimmy is also proud of their accomplishments in the academic field. Since Miah and her sister Lauren are both featured in the 2022 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Movie, Miah has a successful acting career.
From 2019 to 2020, Miah made an appearance as Young Anna-Mae in Tina The Musical. Willem Dafoe and Corey Hawkins’ upcoming film The Man in My Basement also stars her as Athalia.
becoming a grandad
In January this year, Jimmy revealed he had also become a grandad. He told Football App: “I feel very young. I’m not that happy with my daughter that I’m already a granddad! But no, she’s absolutely beautiful.
There is a lot of FaceTime, sadly because they live in Holland and I only have the opportunity to see her once. I still have 14 and 12 year old girls here, which is a strange feeling because it keeps me young.
“But it’s different because I have to travel everywhere with my kids. I can kiss, love, and give my granddaughter back to my mother.”
Hidden wife
Natalie, Jimmy’s wife, is kept secret, but not much is about her.
According to reports, Jimmy proposed to Natalie at Cowarth Park in Ascot in 2012.
In a BBC interview in 2014, he made a comment about his wife. As he discussed moving his career back to England, he said, “I still live here, my wife is English, and my kids go to school here. That would be the best and easiest choice.”
Source: Mirror
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