How (Not) To Be Strong: The inspirational instant Sunday Times Bestseller

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To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The autobiography of Alex Scott MBE, the former full-back who made 140 appearances for the England Women's team during a long and successful career and played most of her club football for Arsenal and for Boston Breakers in the USA. Alex is one of the UK's most in-demand presenters, appearing on The One Show, Children in Need, Sport Relief and the forthcoming The Real Games.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Really dark place': Alex Scott left in tears as she reflects on struggles with alcohol Alex Scott has emotionally detailed the inspiration behind her new memoir in a tearful interview with The One Show presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas. The former Arsenal captain helped to achieve a domestic double of the FA Women's Cup and represented England in 140 appearances, retiring as the second most-capped England player across the men's and women's game.The Voice Newspaper is committed to celebrating black excellence, campaigning for positive change and informing the black community on important issues. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data.

When she finally allows herself to take a moment and appreciate all she has achieved in the closing pages of the book, it feels more than deserved. From facing her tumultuous childhood to the abuse she has faced since appearing as a presenter including being told she should be at home doing the ironing and cooking. From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott’s remarkable journey has always been her resilience. She started her life in the back streets of the East End of London and fought hard to get where she is now. Now she wants the the world to see her vulnerable side and in her new book How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her.And I fall in love with humans and a person and I don't feel like I ever have to explain that to anyone, and I feel like we need to get to a stage where you don't have to. Her struggles with verbalising and communication from a young age, how multiple people close to her struggled with alcoholism, her relationship and love for her mum. Even if I don’t really know the player well, I want to support and encourage these books so that people of all genders see better representation in football.

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this book and appreciate her willingness to sacrifice some of her privacy for TRUTH and inspiring others to do the same! Alex said of the upcoming book: “Today’s news is very special for me – it is definitely another pinch me moment, and I am honoured Penguin are sharing this journey with me. She represented England in 140 appearances with the Lionesses, retiring as the second most-capped England player across the men's and women's game. The later chapters on guilt and softness hit home for me - but the letter to her Mum was difficult reading for some reason.

I enjoyed reading it as a football fan, but I dont think you necessarily have to follow the sport to enjoy this book, as a lot of it is about her upbringing, relationships and mental health. Speaking about their relationship, the Football Focus star explained to Chris: “I was young at the time.