Gabby Logan has recalled the distressing experience of a Twitter user falsely alleging she was "having an affair with Alan Shearer ", which left her "angry" and panicking for a response.
The incident occurred over a decade ago in 2011, when Logan recalls there were a "load of injunctions being slapped on tabloid newspapers" relating to the rich and famous attempting to bar certain stories from being published. At the time, there was a "rumour swirling" that a former footballer was trying to prevent one such story from reaching the printing press.
This prompted mass speculation on social media as to which ex-player was involved and what he was attempting to keep out of the limelight. To Logan's initial amusement, one Twitter user tagged her and claimed she was embroiled in an affair with former Newcastle and England striker Shearer.
