Westwood left Sky in 2023 after accepting redundancy, the report says, having already begun developing work outside football during her final year with the broadcaster.
She has since moved towards fashion, beauty and skincare content, with subjects including menopause and grief. The change appears to be more than a career pivot: it is an attempt to build a platform aimed directly at women, an audience she felt was underserved by her previous work.
Westwood also claims Sky “didn't really rate me”, a blunt assessment of the environment she says helped push her towards a different future.
Her early Soccer Saturday appearances were not universally welcomed. Westwood says the reaction was often hostile when she first joined the programme, even though she now receives messages from viewers praising her contribution.
That experience reflects a wider problem in football broadcasting. Women entering traditionally male spaces are often judged immediately, with scrutiny extending beyond their analysis to their voice, appearance and perceived right to be there.
Westwood’s account gives that familiar debate a personal edge. She was not simply navigating a new role; she was attempting to establish credibility in an environment where acceptance appeared far from guaranteed.
Westwood has not completely ruled out a return. She says it would take “a really, really good, exciting, challenging job”, while admitting she does not expect such an opportunity to emerge.
For now, the next storyline is likely to come from her fashion, beauty and wellbeing work rather than a football studio. But broadcasting may not be finished with Westwood entirely: if the right challenge arrives, her reported final word could yet become an opening gambit.