Lauren Hemp: 'She's ended up being a star,' says Delia Smith

Celebrity cook Delia Smith has told however she archetypal met Lauren Hemp astatine a Norwich City lucifer erstwhile the five-year-old had a photograph taken with her.

The Lioness, who is heading to the Women's World Cup final, was a regular astatine Carrow Road from a young age.

Ms Smith, a large shareholder successful the club, said: "Her begetter had a representation taken with me, isn't that lovely?

"That small girl, her begetter brought her to shot astatine Norwich and she's ended up being a star."

Hemp scored the 2nd extremity successful beforehand of the sell-out assemblage astatine Stadium Australia, earlier mounting up a walk to Alessia Russo to bring successful the 3-1 triumph implicit Australia.

Ms Smith said she was inactive " perfectly overwhelmed by it, I got precise affectional astir it and I inactive do, I can't judge it."

The Lionesses became the archetypal England shot squad since 1966 to scope a elder last connected the satellite stage.

Ms Smith said it had changed the illustration of women's shot everlastingly adding "absolutely, it's connected the map".

"I can't archer you however overmuch I've enjoyed watching it, it's been truthful good, it's been truthful exciting," she said.

Hemp began her vocation with Norwich City and was portion of the club's Girls Centre of Excellence from 2008 until 2015, erstwhile she joined Bristol City. She joined Manchester City successful 2018.