Former Lioness Alex Scott has confirmed her previous relationship together with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance for the primary time in her memoir. 

The footballer, 37, who performed alongside Kelly, 43, for each England and Arsenal, candidly admitted that she was her ‘old flame’ as she spoke of the ‘heartbreak’ that adopted after they cut up. 

Within the ebook, titled How (Not) To Be Robust, Alex lifts the lid on her previous and added that it will be ‘dishonest’ to not embody their time collectively as they helped one another face their demons. 

Sincere: Former Lioness Alex Scott, 37, has detailed her relationship together with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance in her new memoir

Chatting with The Mirror on the launch, she defined: ‘I am scripting this ebook and I need to inform all the things. I believed I’d be dishonest you all if I didn’t put that in there. 

‘For me, it’s like that old flame story, I fell madly and deeply in love. And sure, there’s that heartbreak and people issues, nevertheless it’s an enormous a part of my life and I wouldn’t return and alter that.

‘As a result of that feeling of affection and that pleasure and what it provides you, it wanted to be in there.’

Upset: The footballer candidly admitted that she was her ‘old flame’ as she spoke of the ‘heartbreak’ that adopted (pictured in 2017)

Candid: Within the ebook Alex lifts the lid on her previous and added that it will be ‘dishonest’ to not embody their time collectively as they helped one another face their demons (Pictured in 2012)

Alex recalled how Kelly helped her helped her to cope with her traumatic childhood while she battled alcoholism. 

A supply for Alex added: ‘Alex dates each women and men and doesn’t label herself as something.

‘This isn’t her massive popping out story however was a chapter in her life that she needed to incorporate in her ebook as a result of it had such an influence on her.’

 Help: Alex recalled how Kelly helped her helped her to cope with her traumatic childhood while she battled alcoholism

Reminiscences: She mentioned: ‘It’s like that old flame story, I fell madly and deeply in love. And sure, there’s that heartbreak and people issues, nevertheless it’s an enormous a part of my life’ (Pictured in 2011 at FIFA Ladies’s World Cup)

Following their cut up, Kelly went on to marry DeAnna Dobosz in 2016, with whom she has two youngsters. 

Alex largely remained tight-lipped about her relationships up to now.

She was rumoured to be in relationship with Coronation Road’s Sam Robertson in 2020.

It comes after the footballer revealed how racist and sexist abuse from on-line trolls left her scared for her life as she turned to drink.

Necessary: Alex continued: ‘As a result of that feeling of affection and that pleasure and what it provides you, it wanted to be in there’ (Taking part in with England at UEFA WEURO in 2017)

Soccer: Alex has largely performed for Arsenal throughout her profession, in addition to England between 2004-2017 (UEFA WEURO in 2017)

Staff: Each Alex and Kelly additionally and represented GB in the summertime 2012 Olympics (L-R Kelly, Faye White, Ellen White and Alex outdoors Wembley)

The previous Lioness, who fronted the protection of the Ladies’s Euros this summer time with Gabby Logan and Ian Wright, revealed she has the tendency to slide into ‘darkish locations’ typically.

She mentioned she obtained a barrage of abusive messages after she was inaccurately named the brand new host of BBC sports activities quiz present, A Query of Sport.

Though comic Paddy McGuinness was really lined as much as take over from Sue Barker, folks took to social media to precise their discontent after they thought Alex was the brand new host – and in keeping with the presenter, the messages shortly grew to become nasty.

A supply for Alex added: ‘Alex dates each women and men and would not label herself as something’ (Kelly and Alex pictured collectively in 2012)

Historical past: Alex largely remained tight-lipped about her relationships up to now, nonetheless was rumoured to be in relationship with Coronation Road’s Sam Robertson in 2020

Shifting on: Following their cut up, Kelly went on to marry DeAnna Dobosz in 2016, with whom she has two youngsters

Chatting with The Occasions, she mentioned the vitriol was so dangerous she was nervous for her personal security, as dying threats flooded her inbox.

She mentioned: ‘I used to be scared to depart my home to even go to the store. That’s the stage that we’d bought to – that, oh my gosh, somebody black is perhaps changing a nationwide treasure might trigger such hatred.’

Alex added she briefly turned to alcohol to try to drown out the extent of abuse she was receiving.

The previous Lioness, who continues to be good associates with present England gamers together with captain Leah Williamson, revealed she has additionally been focused for her background, as a working-class lady who grew up in a tower block in Poplar, east London.

Terrible: It comes after the footballer revealed how racist and sexist abuse from on-line trolls left her scared for her life as she turned to drink (pictured in 2021)