Background
Dell'Olio was born in New York in 1961 where her mother Antonia was born and her immigrant father ran a series of delicatessens.
Dell'Olio was born in New York in 1961 where her mother Antonia was born and her immigrant father ran a series of delicatessens.
She is the eldest of four children. When she was five her family moved back to Italy, to the town of Bisceglie in the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. In 2005, Dell'Olio hosted the show Football players' Cribs on MTV. She gave viewers tours of the luxury homes of English football players.
"Nancy is a dream signing for us," said series executive producer Sean Murphy. "She's the first lady of football, so is in the perfect position to give us a real insider's view."
In June 2007, Dell'Olio had an autobiography published titled My Beautiful Game. In December 2008, Dell'Olio was interviewed on the BBC news analysis programme Newsnight, but, according to interviewer Jeremy Paxman, no one could understand what she said.
In 2011, Dell'Olio took part in the ninth series of BBC1 show Strictly Come Dancing. On 23 February 2012, The Sun announced that Dell'Olio would begin contributing to its Sunday editions. On 5 January 2016, it was revealed that Dell'Olio would be one of the sixteen housemates competing in the seventeenth series of Celebrity Big Brother.
She entered on Day 1. She became the second housemate to be evicted on Day 11.