Alex Scott opens up about acid attack threats from online trolls

The former Lioness star revealed the extent of hate she has received in her career 

BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY GETTY

Former Lioness and BBC presenter Alex Scott has revealed that online trolls threatened to throw acid in her face. 

The beloved queer icon opened up about the “negatives to fame” in a recent interview with The Times. She said that much of this negativity stemmed from rumours of her replacing Sue Baker as a host of A Question Of Sport. 

“I was scared to go out of the house because these trolls were saying they were going to throw acid in my face,” she lamented. “But luckily there are other people who keep me smiling. They’ll come up to me in my local shop and say, ‘Keep going,’ and that’s what I do.”

These rumours ultimately turned out to be false as Paddy McGuinness took over hosting the show. 

This was not the first time that Alex was subject to online trolling. In July last year, she spoke at the GQ Heroes event about the emotional cost of wearing the One Love armband at the Qatar World Cup. Despite it being banned, the footballer made the brave choice to still wear the symbol of LGBTQIA inclusion in football. 

Speaking about the cost of making that decision, Alex said: “The hate. The death threats. And do you know what? It’s actually sad that I’m like ‘It’s nothing new’.” 

Her decision to wear the One Love armband earned Alex the LSEG Media Moment of the Year in the DIVA Awards 2023. 

Alex is believed to be in running to replace Gary Lineker as host of the BBC’s Match Of The Day. 

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