BBC host Alex Scott feared she would have to cut short her World Cup presenting duties after being bombarded with abuse.
The football pundit wore an armband supporting LGBTQIA+ rights but admits she was unprepared for the backlash that followed.
She said: "I hadn't processed the magnitude of it and the emotions around it. There I am in Qatar on the opening show. We spoke a lot about the politics and everything surrounding it and it was heavy.