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BBC Presenter Alex Scott Says Trolls “Threatened To Throw Acid In Her Face”
The former footballer said her critics accused her of having a TV hosting role "to tick boxes."
Scott is a former England footballer with 140 national caps to her name who hosts and has been the occasional presenter for The One Show and Match of the Day. She told The Times newspaper that when she was mentioned in a list of possible replacements for another BBC sports show, her critics rushed to attack her online. When I was reported incorrectly to be replacing national treasure Sue Barker as the host of A Question of Sport, people were saying, ‘She’s only on TV because she’s black, female and younger.
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