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Sign up for The Torch to receive email updates about all things Olympics - from Team GB and beyond Alex Scott clapped back after her accent while hosting the Olympics coverage was mocked.

The former Arsenal star is part of the presenting line-up of the Tokyo games on BBC One alongside the likes of Gabby Logan, Dan Walker, and Hazel Irvine to name but a few.

But it was Alex who came under fire for her accent after a former member of the House of Lords said she needed "elocution lessons." Lord Digby Jones, 65, ranted on Twitter: "Enough!

I can’t stand it anymore! READ MORE: From training in Converse on a Stockport estate to Tokyo - this is one inspirational Olympian's story "Alex Scott spoils a good presentational job on the BBC Olympics

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