CONNIE Grace is the girlfriend of Cole Palmer - one of Chelsea and England's leading footballers. Her boyfriend is one of many footballers hoping to rejoin the national team, as Thomas Tuchel chooses his team on March 14, 2025. Who is Connie Grace? Like her boyfriend, Connie is from Manchester where she runs a nail salon. She has built up a huge following on social media, through sharing snaps of herself and Cole on holiday. Connie has 35,000 followers on Instagram and 21,000 followers on TikTok (as of March 2025). Relationship timeline Connie and Cole's relationship was first reported on in July 2024, when the pair were spotted together off the coast of Ibiza. Following a frolic in the Mediterranean Sea, they hopped back on their luxury boat to dry off. Among Cole's possessions onboard was red and white England speaker, which appeared to have his Three Lions shirt number, 24, printed on it. At the time a source told The Sun: “They are both young and just going with the flow and enjoying the summer together.” Opening up about their relationship, She said: "We met when we were 17. "I think he knew me through mutual friends so I think he probably had his eye on me. "Oh, he's warm and cuddly. Well, with me, hopefully with no one else. "When you know how much someone wants something and you know that's someone's dream, you just feel so proud." England national team Cole has played for the England team since joining the under-17 team in 2019. He graduated to the under-21 squad in August 2021, before joining the senior team in November 2023. England's manager Thomas Tuchel has announced that the new naitonal line-up will be announced on March 14, 2025. Like many other footballers, Cole is hoping to join the team once again.