Overview
- Earps publicly revealed she is in a same‑sex relationship, sharing the news on her own terms ahead of the release of her autobiography All In, with a statement to the BBC and serialised extracts in The Guardian.
- She writes that Hampton’s conduct during Euro 2022 risked derailing training and resources, and says she told Wiegman that recalling the goalkeeper amounted to rewarding “bad behaviour.”
- Earps recounts being informed in 2025 that Hampton was now England’s No 1, deciding to retire from international football, briefly reconsidering at Wiegman’s request, and then finalising her exit before Euro 2025.
- Hampton subsequently started every game at Euro 2025 and saved two penalties in the final as England retained their title, later receiving the inaugural women’s Yashin Trophy, which Earps presented.
- The FA and Chelsea declined to comment when approached, while LGBTQ+ figures including British LGBT Awards founder Sarah Garrett praised Earps as an inspirational role model.