‘I never have a lot of luck with love’: Alex Scott detailed her disastrous first date with Corrie’s Sam Robertson in resurfaced interview – after confirming her secret romance with Kelly Smith
Alex Scott reflected on her disastrous first date with Coronation Street star Sam Robertson in a resurfaced interview, after confirming her secret romance with her England teammate Kelly Smith in her new memoir.
The footballer, 36, admitted in 2021 that while the actor was ‘lovely’ their romance failed to materialise following their first date in 2020.
The interview came to light just a day after Alex revealed she did have a relationship with fellow football star Kelly, as she spoke of the ‘heartbreak’ that followed when they split.
Insight: Alex Scott reflected on her disastrous first date with Coronation Street star Sam Robertson in an interview, after confirming her romance with Kelly Smith in her new memoir
Speaking to The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine, Alex confessed she’s ‘never had a lot of luck’ with finding love.
She said: ”My life has always been about being independent, making sure you can look after yourself and never wanting to feel that someone can walk out on you and take everything away from you.
‘My one date in ages was going out with Sam [Robertson], who is lovely.
‘The next morning, our pictures were all over the press because someone in the restaurant had taken a photo. It wasn’t exactly a great start!’
Former flame: The footballer, admitted in 2021 that while the actor (pictured) was ‘lovely’ their romance failed to materialise following their first date in 2020
Honest: It comes after Alex confirmed her past relationship with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance for the first time in her memoir
Alex also admitted that she had signed up for a dating app, but has never used it because it felt ‘unnatural’ to her.
It comes after Alex confirmed her past relationship with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance for the first time in her memoir.
The former Arsenal star candidly admitted that she was her ‘first love’ as she spoke of the ‘heartbreak’ that followed when they split.
In the book, titled How (Not) To Be Strong, Alex lifts the lid on her past and added that it would be ‘cheating’ to not include their time together as they helped each other face their demons.
Love drama: ‘My one date in ages was going out with Sam [Robertson], who is lovely,’ Alex said (the actor is pictured as Adam Barlow on Corrie)
Speaking to The Mirror at the launch, she explained: ‘I’m writing this book and I want to tell everything. I thought I’d be cheating you all if I didn’t put that in there.
‘For me, it’s like that first love story, I fell madly and deeply in love. And yes, there’s that heartbreak and those things, but it’s a huge part of my life and I wouldn’t go back and change that.
‘Because that feeling of love and that excitement and what it gives you, it needed to be in there.’
Honest: It comes after Alex confirmed her past relationship with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance for the first time in her memoir (pictured in 2017)
Tough time: Alex (pictured with Kelly in 2009) also admitted it would be ‘cheating’ to not include their time together in her new book
Alex recalled how Kelly helped her helped her to deal with her traumatic childhood whilst she battled alcoholism.
A source for Alex added: ‘Alex dates both men and women and doesn’t label herself as anything.
‘This isn’t her big coming out story but was a chapter in her life that she wanted to include in her book because it had such an impact on her.’
Support: Alex recalled how Kelly helped her helped her to deal with her traumatic childhood whilst she battled alcoholism
Memories: She said: ‘It’s like that first love story, I fell madly and deeply in love. And yes, there’s that heartbreak and those things, but it’s a huge part of my life’ (Pictured in 2011 at FIFA Women’s World Cup)
Current partner: Following their split from Alex, Kelly went on to marry DeAnna Dobosz in 2016, with whom she has two children (pictured in December 2021)
Following their split, Kelly went on to marry DeAnna Dobosz in 2016, with whom she has two children.
Alex largely remained tight-lipped about her relationships in the past, though she was rumoured to be in relationship with Coronation Street’s Sam Robertson in 2020.
In a recent interview with The Times, Alex hinted that she was currently single as she admitted she is ready to ‘let her walls down’ and find love again.
Important: Alex continued: ‘Because that feeling of love and that excitement and what it gives you, it needed to be in there’ (Playing with England at UEFA WEURO in 2017)
She said: ‘I’ve been single for a while now, and I think that’s because I needed to be. There were patterns in my relationships that I knew were not healthy.
‘I understand myself more now. Before I always had these walls up because I was trying to protect myself and protect people around me
‘Now I’m ready to let them all down. I’m ready to be loved.’
It comes after the footballer revealed how racist and sexist abuse from online trolls left her scared for her life as she turned to drink.
Team: Both Alex and Kelly also and represented GB in the summer 2012 Olympics (L-R Kelly, Faye White, Ellen White and Alex outside Wembley)
The former Lioness, who fronted the coverage of the Women’s Euros this summer with Gabby Logan and Ian Wright, revealed she has the tendency to slip into ‘dark places’ sometimes.
She said she received a barrage of abusive messages after she was inaccurately named the new host of BBC sports quiz show, A Question of Sport.
Although comedian Paddy McGuinness was actually lined up to take over from Sue Barker, people took to social media to express their discontent when they thought Alex was the new host – and according to the presenter, the messages quickly became nasty.
A source for Alex added: ‘Alex dates both men and women and doesn’t label herself as anything’ (Kelly and Alex pictured together in 2012)
History: Alex largely remained tight-lipped about her relationships in the past, however was rumoured to be in relationship with Coronation Street’s Sam Robertson in 2020
Moving on: Following their split, Kelly went on to marry DeAnna Dobosz in 2016, with whom she has two children
Speaking to The Times, she said the vitriol was so bad she was worried for her own safety, as death threats flooded her inbox.
She said: ‘I was scared to leave my house to even go to the shop. That’s the stage that we’d got to – that, oh my gosh, someone black might be replacing a national treasure could cause such hatred.’
Alex added she briefly turned to alcohol to try and drown out the level of abuse she was receiving.
The former Lioness, who is still good friends with current England players including captain Leah Williamson, revealed she has also been targeted for her background, as a working-class girl who grew up in a tower block in Poplar, east London.
Awful: It comes after the footballer revealed how racist and sexist abuse from online trolls left her scared for her life as she turned to drink (pictured in 2021)
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