British TV presenter Alex Scott has revealed that on-line trolls threatened to throw acid in her face, leaving her scared to depart her dwelling.
Scott is a former England footballer with 140 nationwide caps to her title who hosts and has been the occasional presenter for The One Present and Match of the Day. She told The Times newspaper that when she was talked about in an inventory of doable replacements for one more BBC sports activities present, her critics rushed to assault her on-line.
She stated:
“I’ve had loads of racism, abuse and even demise threats. Once I was reported incorrectly to be changing nationwide treasure Sue Barker because the host of A Query of Sport, folks have been saying, ‘She’s solely on TV as a result of she’s black, feminine and youthful. She’s simply ticking packing containers.’”
Scott added:
I used to be scared to exit of the home as a result of these trolls have been saying they have been going to throw acid in my face, however fortunately there are different individuals who preserve me smiling. They’ll come as much as me in my native store and say, “Maintain going,” and that’s what I do.”
Scott stays the face of Soccer Focus, and stays within the working to exchange long-standing host of Match of the Day, Gary Lineker, who final week introduced he can be stepping down from the function after 25 years.
