Alex Scott, 37, signed for Arsenal at the age of eight. She won 140 caps for England, before retiring in 2017 to pursue a full-time career as a broadcaster, going on to become a pundit for the BBC and Sky. In 2021, she became the presenter of BBC One’s Football Focus.
You were on TV in 2021 covering both the Euros and the Olympics – what were your highlights?
I pinch myself when I look at the things I’ve been working on. For all the people who say I’m ticking a box because I’m black and female, there are more people who have stopped me in the street to tell me to keep going and that what I’m doing is great. That gives me the energy to keep going. When I was presenting and Christian Eriksen collapsed during the Euros, that was all about being real and honest in that moment. I remember getting stick for saying I’d just texted my mum to tell her I loved her, but that moment had been such a huge reminder to reach out to your loved ones.
