LEAH WILLIAMSON fired back at a reporter “I want to punch you in the face” after they joked about her making a daunting on-stage appearance.
While healing from a torn ACL she suffered earlier this year, the Lioness has taken on a huge new task – learning to play the piano and agreeing to play with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
YOUTUBE @BBCSPORTWilliamson said ‘I want to punch you in the face’ to the BBC reporter who teased her on-stage performance[/caption]
GettyLeah Williamson has taken up learning the piano during her injury[/caption]
YOUTUBE @BBCSPORTThe Euro 2022 winner performed with the BBC orchestra at Maida Vale studios[/caption]
Back in April, a ruptured ACL robbed Williamson of the chance to lead her country out at the World Cup in New Zealand.
The 26-year-old is now back training in the hope she can help spearhead the Gunners’ WSL title challenge in the new year.
In the meantime, she has been keeping busy by taking up a new hobby for a BBC documentary.
She was tasked with learning the piano in only six weeks and then facing the ultimate test – playing her chosen song with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the legendary Maida Vale Studios.
As she prepared to take the stage, a BBC reporter joked with her about how she would compare to the famous faces who had graced the studio before.
An anxious Williamson was quick to respond jokingly by saying: “I want to punch you. That’s what I want to do right now, I’m nervous. I’m very very nervous.
“Genuinely I don’t think I’ve ever been that nervous in my life. Even the Euros final did not touch how I just felt in that room.”
The Euro 2022 winner followed the footsteps of music greats such as The Beatles, George Michael and Stormzy at the West London studio.
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She performed “You’re Still The One” by Shania Twain with the BBC Orchestra.
Williamson captained the Lionesses to Euros glory in 2022 as well as Arsenal on various occasions.
The defender has won the League, the FA Cup and the League Cup twice with the Gunners reaching 200 appearances with the North London club last December.
But since she has been sidelined the Lioness has admitted her life has not been the same.
She added: “My life has turned from having the best job in the world to having to go and do something every single day that I don’t want to do.”
AlamyThe defender has been out since April with an ACL injury[/caption]