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“It’s like drink problem and alcohol has been huge in my life and here I was repeating those same patterns.“Drinking every night to switch off from the world after work.”Asked whether she wanted to switch off from her broadcasting job, Alex responded: “Yeah.To switch off from it all, switch off from just life, switch off from not talking to someone.“Don't want to speak because then I'd have to speak about emotions and the heaviness continues, right?“Like, if I don't speak about it, it's great it's going to go away, but it actually doesn’t. It just gets bigger and bigger.”Alex then explained she one day realised she couldn’t continue that way and decided to seek therapy.The candid conversation comes after Alex opened up about her secret long-term relationship with her Arsenal and England teammate, Kelly Smith, in her new memoir.In the book, the sportswoman revealed that she “fell madly in love” with her former teammate, Kelly, 43.Alex, who generally keeps her personal life private, has spoken candidly about their relationship, and subsequent heartbreak, for the first time.Speaking at the launch of How (Not) To Be Strong last month, Alex explained that she wanted to reveal that part of her life because it would have been “cheating” to leave it out. She also described Kelly as her “first love” and says their relationship was a “huge part of her life”.The pundit said, as reported by the Daily Mirror: “I went back and forth on whether I’d actually be writing the chapter.“But then it was one of those moments, I’m writing this book and I want to tell everything.

Alex Scott has reportedly been dating singer Jess Glynne for months and the pair are said to be "really happy" together.

Alex Scott, 37, shortly after they were both signed to Arsenal in 2005. Knowledge of their relationship came to light since the release of Alex's memoir, 'How (Not) To Be Strong', with Kelly insisting that she is "not angry" at her former lover for discussing their personal life.Kelly has broken her silence on the memoir's comments regarding her tumultuous relationship with Alex over a decade ago.In the book, the former England footballer opened up about their time together and her former partner's battle with alcoholism.However, in reaction to the latest comments, Kelly has said that she has "nothing to worry about".Kelly explained: "Details about my private life and relationship with Alex are all out there already.There's nothing to be angry about."Alex told me that it was going to come out but I have not spoken to her since then.

ALEX Scott was seen fighting back tears as she opened up about her new book on The One Show on Wednesday evening. The former professional footballer broke her silence about her "relationship" with her Lionesses' teammate Kelly Smith.

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.

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Alex Scott has opened up about her romance with fellow footballer Kelly Smith, revealing that she fell "madly and deeply in love" with her former teammate. Alex, 37, has revealed details about her relationship with former Lioness Kelly, 43, in her new book, How (Not) To Be Strong, which is set to be released on 29 September. At a recent launch party in London, Alex spoke about her new memoir and explained that she almost hadn’t included the chapter about her and Kelly's relationship, but she felt it would have been “cheating” to leave it out, reports the Mirror.

Strictly Come Dancing hopeful Kaye Adams may have shared a little too much information about her rehearsals for the show this evening.The 59-year-old told her fans about an oversharing comment she made to her friend Nadia Sawalha infront of her 27-year-old dance partner, which left many laughing.Kaye shared a picture of her and Kai rehearsing for this weekend's dance, in view of her 145,000 followers.The Loose Women star appeared to be dancing to an energetic move alongside her pro for their upcoming Charleston routine.She captioned the picture: "@nadiasawalha asked me how the training is going. I said ‘my tena-lady runneth over'."Kate went on to apologise to Kai, adding: "Poor guy is so young he isn't got a clue what I'm on about!"(sic)Naga Munchetty 'let off steam' after furious BBC Breakfast backlashAdmitting he was lost by her words, he replied: "I still don’t know what this means."One of her followers named Dawnie.harvey wrote: "Glad to see you so ha-pee Kaye...

Alex Scott has spoken for the first time about her secret long-term relationship with fellow Lioness Kelly Smith, saying she fell “madly and deeply in love” with the striker as a young player.

The One Show's Alex Scott has opened up about her romance with fellow England Lioness and Arsenal teammate, Kelly Smith.The former footballer says she fell "madly and deeply in love" with Kelly who played as a striker for the team.Alex, 37, is discussing their romance for the first time in her memoir How (Not) To Be Strong but admits she wouldn't change anything.READ MORE: Alex Scott feared for her life as pundit turned to booze after racist and sexist abuseWhile she is relatively private, the telly star admits that she almost ruled out writing the chapter of her book about their private relationship but told a crowd at the launch party she would be "cheating" if she left it out", according to The Mirror.She said: "I went back and forth on whether I'd actually be writing the chapter but then it was one of those moments, I'm writing this book and I want to tell everything."I thought I'd be cheating you all if I didn't put that in there and for me, it's like that first love story, I fell madly and deeply in love and yes, there's that heartbreak and those things, but it's a huge part of my life and I wouldn't go back and change that."Because that feeling of love and that excitement and what it gives you, it needed to be in there.During the early days of their career, the pair found themselves the subject of speculation due to their friendship after they had bought a house together.The pair later moved to America together where they played for Boston Breakers.Her admission comes just days after the sports pundit revealed she's ready to find love again and let her guard down as she reflected on previous relationships.Speaking to The Times, she said: "I've been single for a while now, and I think that's because I needed to

Arsenal community after the club’s famous fan Maria Petri passed away.Maria, 82, was a well-known face at Arsenal men’s and women’s games, and was renowned for her undying passion for the club. She followed the teams home and away and was famous for her cheery demeanour, songs and chants.Her support for Arsenal over the years has earned her many friends in the game. And messages of condolence have flooded social media since the news broke on Friday.READ MORE: Laura Woods guessed caller slating Arsenal was a Tottenham fan as he "sounded Spursy"Arsenal wrote in a statement: "A true club legend.

A ‘committed’ father-of-four from Atherton was found dead by two friends after taking his own life, an inquest heard. Christopher James Ince died on February 19 - two days after messaging his girlfriend threatening to take his own life and live stream it, the Coroner’s Court in Bolton was told.

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A96 was closed for over six hours on Sunday following the collision, which happened at around 7pm on the A96 at Wester Hardmuir. Police confirmed a 41-year-old woman - named locally as Kelly Smith - had died in the crash, with loved ones flooding social media with emotional tributes.Her daughter wrote: "Can't believe I'm writing this...

Kelly Smith is one of the most successful footballers our country has ever produced and has an equally triumphant home life, and lives happily with her wife DeAnna Dobosz and their two adorable children Rocco, four, and two-year-old Lucia. Although DeAnna explained in our exclusive shoot at their home in North London that former England skipper Kelly worries about the children getting picked on because they have same-sex parents.

Kelly Smith has been named alongside Pele, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi as a footballing great, but the former England women’s skipper remains as humble as she was the first time she kicked a ball. She’s one of the most accomplished players around with four titles in the Premier League, three in the FA Cup and one in the Champions League, plus 117 caps for the Lionesses – that’s two more caps than David Beckham earned with the Lions.

The Sun: 'Those at the top insist that not asking her back is nothing personal and is just part of a shake-up. .

Thousands of people are feared to have died alone, in agony, because of the pandemic, as data shows 27,000 more deaths in private homes than usual so far this year.

court previously heard Meyer wrongly believed his ex was inside having sex with another man. His former partner Kelly Smith and two children were in the bedroom, the court was told.

England duly, and somewhat predictably, lost.

David James will appear alongside former footballers Katie Chapman, Andy Cole and Kelly Smith as they take part in Soccer Aid as they raise money for children's charity Unicef. Celebrities joining David on the home side include fitness coach Joe Wicks, singer Olly Murs and Top Gear’s Paddy McGuinness.