Alex Scott says she faces torrents of racist abuse and trolling which have left her ‘scared for her life.’
But despite her incredible achievements and world-class knowledge of the game, Alex says she faces horrific abuse online, which can lead her to ‘dark places’ mentally.
‘That was at a level that I was scared for my life,’ the presenter admitted, saying she received death threats.‘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.’ The star was referencing a comment from former Labour minister and ex-House of Lords member Jones, who criticised Alex’s pronunciation while presenting the sports event and asked if someone could give her elocution lessons.
Now opening up on the incident, she said: ‘I went into the Olympics knowing the scrutiny that I would be under once again from all the trolls.
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