Alex Scott speaks candidly about mental health after trolls put her in 'very dark place'

TV presenter, former skilled footballer and Olympian Alex Scott MBE stars on the entrance cowl of Ladies’s Well being’s as she speaks about how trolling affected her

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Alex Scott has spoken candidly about how on-line trolls affected her psychological well being and that she was left in a “actually darkish place” by the feedback made about her.

The 36-year-old tv presenter, pundit, and former skilled footballer, who’s now internet hosting BBC’s Soccer Focus, has detailed how remedy helped her come again from a tough time.

Alex is the brand new entrance cowl star of Ladies’s Well being journal and she or he advised them: “I used to be in a very darkish place…I used to be lonely. I’d go residence and it felt like I used to be all alone.

“[I’d think], I’ve obtained nobody to speak to, nobody is aware of what I’m experiencing or going by.

“Till, finally, the one factor I might do was inform everybody. That was my, ‘I can’t take it any extra, I have to inform you all what I’m going by’ second.”

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Talking in regards to the distinction between criticism and trolling, Alex stated: “Being an athlete, you’re used to criticism, and I might all the time take that as a footballer when it comes to: ‘I don’t assume you had recreation.’

“However trolling – it’s not associated to what I can enhance. I went from being on display doing a job I like to considering: ‘I do know what’s going to occur as quickly as I step off this chair.’”

Alex discovered a method by with the assistance of remedy, which stated has been “enlightening”.

She stated: “Going to remedy was completely essentially the most enlightening factor I’ve ever finished in my life. I like it. I’ll by no means cease.”

This has led to her desirous about freezing her eggs, with Alex admitting: “It’s nonetheless one thing I trip with.

“Typically, my pals put stress on me: ‘Alex, you’re not getting any youthful, you want to do that.’ However proper now, I’m loving life – so why add stress on myself as a result of different persons are saying it’s time now to freeze your eggs?”

Alex continued: “Remedy’s serving to me, so why am I not going to speak about it [freezing her eggs]?

“With a lady’s resolution to get her eggs frozen – you do it for you, forward- planning, why be ashamed of that?

“It’s [about] taking away these stigmas that different individuals placed on you. I get that on a regular basis: ‘Why are you single?’ Like, sorry, do I’ve to be with somebody?! [laughs].

“On my days off, all I wish to do is hang around with my girlfriends, exit to a theatre present, hearken to music, or have a few wines. I’m not going to apologise for being single.”

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Alex additionally spoke about her inspirations within the media as she made the transition from skilled sport to a tv persona.

She stated: “I’d been pissed off. In sport, you have got so many superb tales and I don’t assume they get advised.

“I used to see my teammates – filled with persona – give interviews and they might be a very totally different individual: they’d be scared, their guard was up.

“We weren’t shining a light-weight on sportswomen. It was all, ‘look how muscly she is’, all the time on this unfavorable method.

“It felt like there was a brand new factor I wanted to do to assist my sport transfer forwards, and that was transitioning to [a job in the] media.”

*Learn the total Alex Scott interview within the October subject of Ladies’s Well being UK, on sale now.

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