Mychelle was born and grew up in Stoke Newington, north London, but says there was no chance of her supporting her local club, Arsenal.
“I support Chelsea because of my step-dad – he always had their games on the TV – but my mum is a Tottenham fan and she was adamant that I could not support Arsenal,” she told BBC Sport.
“There were not many other Chelsea fans around my estate but funnily enough one of my neighbours was a fan too.
“She was also the only other girl I knew who liked playing football too, so it was a bit of a coincidence that the one person I bonded with at school over football supported the same team I did.
“My hero was Didier Drogba. He was a great player, but he had amazing charisma too. He was so exciting to watch.”
As well her musical career, Mychelle still plays football now – as a left-winger for Islington Borough Ladies in the Greater London Women’s Football League.
“I didn’t play for a while when I left school but then I got spotted playing in Finsbury Park, and invited to play for Islington Borough’s beginner group,” she explained.
“I loved it, and haven’t stopped since – I played seven-a-side at first then 11-a-side for the reserves before I got into the first team.
“It’s been an amazing journey and I’ve made some great friends – I’d recommend it to anyone. It is hard to play every weekend because I might have a gig somewhere, but I always travel back when I can.
“Once, I was playing up in Manchester on the Saturday night but I got the overnight coach back to London afterwards, so I could make Sunday’s game. I got home at 7am, had a nap, played the game and then had to go straight to play another gig that evening. It was a bit tiring, but it was worth it!”
Chris Sutton and Mychelle were speaking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan.
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