Alex Scott's fans 'moved' as she breaks silence on romance with ex teammate Kelly Smith

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Alex Scott has been praised as an "inspiration" after revealing she had a secret relationship with teammate Kelly Smith as a young footballer.

The BBC sports presenter 37, spoke about why she decided to write about the romance in her memoir, when she appeared on The One Show this evening.

The book, called How (Not) To Be Strong also chronicles Alex's early childhood with her controlling father, who walked out on her family when she was just eight years old.

In her memoir, Alex says Kelly, who she played with at Arsenal and in the London Olympics, was her first love. Speaking on The One Show to Alex Jones and JJ, Alex admitted she was a private person, but she decided to write about the relationship as she felt it would be cheating the readers not to, adding: "It was such a big part of my life.