self-confessed

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The 20-year-old student, and self-confessed superfan, says Cyrus was "a really big part of my childhood".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

He is a self-confessed Cristiano Ronaldo fan, has a wallpaper of the football icon on his phone and often celebrates his wickets with his idol's famous "Siu" celebration.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

As a self-confessed Traitors superfan, you might have expected Line of Duty actor Mark Bonnar to jump at the chance to appear in the celebrity version.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

The self-confessed teenage nerd was dedicated to weird science as a vocation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Why fabricate a tale in which one comes off as a self-confessed dunce?

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis