Wissenswertes

Played soccer as a schoolgirl for Arsenal FC and England

Is half English and half Italian.

Speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish fluently, and also has a good understanding of Mandarin, Japanese and Portuguese.

Has run marathons in London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Chicago, Rome and Rio de Janeiro

Has travelled to Rwanda and Rio de Janeiro representing UNAIDS

Has won numerous awards for her radio shows from the California Broadcasting Association, San Diego Press Club, Radio and Records and San Diego Community Awards.

Won a Bay Area Critics Award for Best Supporting Female and a L.A. Weekly Theater Award for Leading Female Performance.

Has played first team soccer for San Diego Spirit (2003), UCLA Bruins (2002-2004), and San Diego Gauchos Women (2005-2006) in America, Bardolino Verona (2004) in Italy, Paris Universite Club Football (2004) in France, Cepe Caxias (2007) in Brazil, and Bishan Arsenal (2007) in Singapore.

Formed an Arsenal Supporters Club in California with former player Bob McNab.

Parents are Michael, a London fireman, and Theresa, an Italian waitress who died in a car crash in 1999.

Has coached and managed girls youth teams of Arsenal Soccer Club in Alta Loma, California.

She is active in a number of charity organizations including the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, The One Campaign, Make Poverty History, Cancer Research UK, Breast Cancer Awareness and Amnesty International.

Was a ball girl at Wimbledon when she was 14 years old.

Was ranked in the top 5 of Britain's junior tennis players at under-16 level.

Won 2005 Women's U.S. National Championship in Futsal (indoor soccer) playing for Southern California Futsal Academy

Named after a character in Scottish film Gregory's Girl (1981), which was the film her parents went to on their first date.

Represented Great Britain in soccer at the World University Games in Bangkok (2007).