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Interview: Jamie Redknapp on his father’s influence, life after football, and building a fashion label

The former soccer star is just as proud of his stint on the comedy quiz show

Former Liverpool captain Jamie Redknapp still gets ‘pre-match’ nerves before going on TV

Jamie Redknapp wears his celebrity lightly. The former footballer arrives on our scheduled Zoom call asking if we can postpone the interview with an earnestness that’s disarming. The reason for the request is charming and un-showbizzy. Redknapp’s two-year-old son Raphael has a ‘Little Kickers’ football session, which Redknapp had forgotten about, and the father-of-three wants to be pitch-side.

When we sit down to chat two hours later, it’s clear that the 50-year-old wears his success ...