Eileen Drewery is a purported faith healer

Faith Healer

Faith Healer is a play by Brian Friel about the life of faith healer Francis Hardy as monologued through the shifting memories of Hardy, his wife, Grace, and stage manager, Teddy.-Synopsis:...

, whose close connection to former England football manager Glenn Hoddle

Glenn Hoddle

Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....

made her the subject of intense press scrutiny.

Drewery was the mother of Glenn Hoddle's girlfriend when he was 17. Throughout his professional career Hoddle increasingly lent on Drewery for spiritual assistance.

It was alleged that Hoddle made the England players consult Drewery; something which made some of the squad uncomfortable.