“I was eight. My mum was working overtime at Heathrow. And I was...” – Jess, Bend It Like Beckham ... Movie Quotes Database

Jess

[explaining to Joe how she got the large burn scar on her thigh that makes her shy of wearing shorts]

I was eight. My mum was working overtime at Heathrow. And I was trying to cook beans on toast. And I jumped up to the grill to get the toast. And my trousers caught light so my sister put me in the bath, poured cold water over me and pulled them off. And half my skin came off too.

Joe

Sorry.

Jess

I know - it put me off beans on toast for life.

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Jess Bhamra Parminder Nagra More Jess quotes →

Joe Jonathan Rhys Meyers More Joe quotes →

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