The recent allegations of misconduct against football pundit Jermaine Jenas spark curiosity about past relationships with ex-girlfriend Sabrina Keogh and the daughter they had in 2007.
Key Takeaways
- Jermaine Jenas and Sabrina Keogh dated from 2002 to 2008 but never married.
- They had a daughter together- Sancha Natasha, who lives with her mother’s new family in the US.
- Jermaine married his current wife, Ellie Penfold, in 2011 and has three children together.
Jermaine Jenas, the former professional footballer turned television presenter and football pundit, has recently been making headlines as allegations of workplace misconduct were brought to light by multiple women.
The complete nature of the allegations is still under investigation, but they allegedly involve inappropriate text messages Jenas had been sending female junior employees on the BBC.
Jenas was promptly sacked from his positions as presenter on “The One Show” and “Match of the Day” for the BBC.
As these shocking allegations come forward, people have been curious about his personal life, especially his relationship with his ex-partner, Sabrina Keogh.
While Jermaine Jenas is currently married to former model Ellie Penfold and raises three children with her, he had his first child with his ex-girlfriend, Sabrina- a daughter named Sancha Natasha.
Jermaine and Sabrina dated from 2002 to 2008 but never married.
Their daughter was born towards the end of their relationship on November 1, 2007.
Jermaine seems to still be very present in Sancha’s life, as indicated by a birthday wish he posted on Instagram.
Not much is known about Jermaine and Sabrina’s relationship; however, in a 2008 post-match interview, Jermaine credited his girlfriend for his man-of-the-match performance, as she had given him “an easy introduction to fatherhood.”
At the time, Sabrina had only recently had baby Sancha, while Jermaine was busy trying to impress the new Tottenham Hotspurs coach, Juande Ramos.
In the interview, Jenas said,
She has been brilliant and I’ve had no sleepless nights. She knows I’ve got games and I can’t be interrupted so she was more responsible for the goals than me.
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Following their breakup, Sabrina moved to the US to be with her new boyfriend, while Sachna lived with Jermaine in the UK till she was 7 years old.
However, Sachna, too, moved to the US after her mother married and started a family with her boyfriend.
In an interview with MainOnline, Jenas said about his and his daughter’s long-distance arrangement,
We came to the decision to co-parent in the best way we possibly could, but she comes over every summer and I have her for a good 8-9 weeks and she comes over at Christmas as well.
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Jermaine Jenas did not have to wait long to move on, either. He was engaged to his current wife, Ellie, in 2009 and married in 2011.
The couple now share three children: Geneva, 10, Olivia, 7, and Jacob, 3.
Jenas is a dedicated father to all his children, as evidenced by his Instagram bio, which reads, “🖤 Dad to 4 beautiful kids.”
His social media is a shrine to his children, wife, football, golf, and working out.
As of now, the controversy surrounding the football pundit is fresh and under investigation.
Matters of se*ual misconduct are always difficult to handle, and the stress of it can seriously affect a family.
Moving forward, all we can do is stay neutral on the matter and give best wishes to the victims and the families involved.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Jermaine Jenas made his professional debut at 17-year-old for Nottingham Forest.
- He is of mixed Afro-Caribbean and English descent.
- Jermaine’s wife, Ellie Penfold, didn’t initially like him due to his “cocky” personality.
