Wednesday 28 September 2022 09:44 PM Alex Scott says she chose to recall 'first love and heartbreak' with teammate ... trends now

Former Lioness Alex Scott has revealed the reason why she chose to detail her past relationship with her teammate Kelly Smith in her new memoir. 

The footballer, 37, who played alongside Kelly, 43, for both England and Arsenal, confirmed their once rumoured relationship for the first time earlier this week. 

Speaking on The One Show on Wednesday, Alex explained that 'parts of the relationship affected her throughout her life' and she needed to 'break the cycle.' 

Joining Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas she explained: 'I am super private and I will continue to be about my relationships.

'The only reason why I wrote that chapter because I was doing this book and felt like I was cheating, not only myself but everyone else, if I didn't include it.'

'It was such a big part of my life, it's about me falling deeply in love, that feeling we all wish we would have and I was lucky to have that.'

She added: 'There are parts of that relationship that have continued, part of that I have carried into other things, that I needed to change. I needed to break the cycle.

'There was certain parts of that relationship that affected me throughout my life.'

It comes as the footballer candidly admitted that Kelly 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.