‘I fell madly and deeply in love’: Former Lioness Alex Scott recalls ‘first love and heartbreak’ with teammate Kelly Smith as she confirms rumoured romance for first time in new memoir
Former Lioness Alex Scott has confirmed her past relationship with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance for the first time in her memoir.
The footballer, 37, who played alongside Kelly, 43, for both England and Arsenal, candidly admitted that she was her ‘first love’ as she spoke of the ‘heartbreak’ that followed when they split.
In the book, titled How (Not) To Be Strong, Alex lifts the lid on her past and added that it would be ‘cheating’ to not include their time together as they helped each other face their demons.
Honest: Former Lioness Alex Scott, 37, has detailed her relationship with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance in her new memoir
Speaking to The Mirror at the launch, she explained: ‘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.
‘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.’
Upset: The footballer candidly admitted that she was her ‘first love’ as she spoke of the ‘heartbreak’ that followed (pictured in 2017)
Alex recalled how Kelly helped her helped her to deal with her traumatic childhood whilst she battled alcoholism.
A source for Alex added: ‘Alex dates both men and women and doesn’t label herself as anything.
‘This isn’t her big coming out story but was a chapter in her life that she wanted to include in her book because it had such an impact on her.’
Following their split, Kelly went on to marry DeAnna Dobosz in 2016, with whom she has two children.
Alex largely remained tight-lipped about her relationships in the past, however was rumoured to be in relationship with Coronation Street’s Sam Robertson in 2020.
Candid: In the book Alex lifts the lid on her past and added that it would be ‘cheating’ to not include their time together as they helped each other face their demons
Memories: She said: ‘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’ (Pictured together in 2012)
It comes after the footballer revealed how racist and sexist abuse from online trolls left her scared for her life as she turned to drink.
The former Lioness, who fronted the coverage of the Women’s Euros this summer with Gabby Logan and Ian Wright, revealed she has the tendency to slip into ‘dark places’ sometimes.
She said she received a barrage of abusive messages after she was inaccurately named the new host of BBC sports quiz show, A Question of Sport.
Although comedian Paddy McGuinness was actually lined up to take over from Sue Barker, people took to social media to express their discontent when they thought Alex was the new host – and according to the presenter, the messages quickly became nasty.
History: Alex largely remained tight-lipped about her relationships in the past, however was rumoured to be in relationship with Coronation Street’s Sam Robertson in 2020
Following their split, Kelly went on to marry DeAnna Dobosz in 2016, with whom she has two children
Speaking to The Times, she said the vitriol was so bad she was worried for her own safety, as death threats flooded her inbox.
She said: ‘I was scared to leave my house to even go to the shop. That’s the stage that we’d got to – that, oh my gosh, someone black might be replacing a national treasure could cause such hatred.’
Alex added she briefly turned to alcohol to try and drown out the level of abuse she was receiving.
The former Lioness, who is still good friends with current England players including captain Leah Williamson, revealed she has also been targeted for her background, as a working-class girl who grew up in a tower block in Poplar, east London.
Awful: It comes after the footballer revealed how racist and sexist abuse from online trolls left her scared for her life as she turned to drink (pictured in 2021)
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