self-confessed

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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

A self-confessed Bridgerton superfan said she was "utterly starstruck" after being surprised with an elaborate invitation to the new season premiere of the hit Netflix show.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

All begins sunnily, however, in the year 1899, when Evelyn, a self-confessed hack writer of travel books, with one failed novel to his name, marries an American heiress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

After a long while Samwell Tarly began to talk, and Jon Snow listened quietly, and learned how it was that a self-confessed coward found himself on the Wall.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin