Queer BBC presenter Alex Scott reveals trolls threatened to ‘throw acid’ in her face

Queer BBC footballer presenter Alex Scott has spoken about the online bullying that left her scared to leave her home. 

Scott, who is dating singer Jess Glynne, told The Times that trolls had threatened to “throw acid” in her face. 

The former Arsenal and England defender revealed that when she was mentioned as a possible replacement to host the BBC’s long-running A Question of Sport: “I had plenty of racism, abuse and even death threats.

“When I was reported incorrectly to be replacing national treasure Sue Barker, people were saying: ‘She’s only on TV because she’s black, female and younger. She’s just ticking boxes’.

‘I was scared to go out of the house’

“I was scared to go out of the house because these trolls were saying they were

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