According to an interview he gave to Gabby Logan on BBC Radio 5 Live on 28 July 2007, he is a great-grandson of Herbert Chapman, the manager of the Arsenal football team of the 1930s.
Podle intervia s Gabby Logan na BBC Radio 5 Live 28. července 2007, je James pravnuk Herberta Chapmana, manažera fotbalového týmu Arsenal.