She is one of the most recognisable faces on TV but Gabby Logan has revealed how she was subjected to vile sexist taunts at the start of her sports presenting career. Behind the confident screen persona, Gabby was just as determined behind the camera not to be knocked off course by some who she said seemed to feel threatened by a young woman entering male-dominated territory.
Gabby said she finds it hard to say she was subjected to discrimination at the start of her career at Sky Sports in the 1990s, but was “occasionally the butt of comments and scenarios that my male peers might not have had to endure.”
The sports commentator and presenter recalled one stand-out taunt at the start of her career when she was a 23-year-old: “As I wandered through the office one afternoon, one male shouted: 'Oi, Yorath! How many Premier League footballers have you notched up on your bedpost?' At 23 years old, I lacked the verbal elasticity to knock him out with a witty retort. His gang of cronies giggled. I smiled and carried on walking. Inside, I was dying.” You can get more news like this and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
