TV star Alex Scott reveals how she fell in love with ex-Lionesses and Arsenal teammate
dailyrecord.co.ukAlex 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 BBC star, now 37, will speak candidly about their romance in her new memoir, How (Not) To Be Strong, and her subsequent heartache when they split - but says she wouldn’t change a thing.
At the time, both women had their demons. Kelly, who is six years older than Alex, was in the grip of alcoholism while Alex’s traumatic upbringing with her controlling father had left her vulnerable, reports the Daily Mirror.When it came to writing the chapter which revealed that football ace Kelly had been her first love, the deeply private Alex said she nearly couldn’t bring herself to do it.
But speaking at the book launch in London, she said it would have been “cheating” to leave it out.Alex, watched from the audience by her mum, explained: “I went back and forth on whether I’d actually be writing the chapter.
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