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. In How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the inspiring lessons that have shaped her, from finally confronting the legacy of a tumultuous childhood to the tarnished truth behind the gleaming football trophies. While on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with cinch, Alex candidly opened up about the hardships she had to revisit for the book, including the abuse her mum suffered and her relationship with former teammate Kelly Smith.

But thanks to her 'push-through mentality' the world has only ever seen the 'strong' side of her persona.This isn’t, however, just a book about a women who was the best in the world at her position in a sport. In her candid memoir How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her, from finally confronting the legacy of a tumultuous childhood to tarnished truth behind the gleaming football trophies.

Although she has since found success as a footballer and presenter, abuse from online trolls led to severe struggles with her mental health and alcohol. She confirmed they were in a relationship from 2005 to 2013, and Alex wanted to speak up about Kelly’s alcohol addiction, as well as how she’s dealt with her own sexuality. If you are Canadian but currently have an Audible UK membership, you will benefit from transferring your account to Audible Canada.

It’s an extremely open, vulnerable, honest collection of stories about a kid with an alcoholic and abusive father. She shares how she has tackled these challenges and that sometimes the strongest thing you can do in the face of adversity is to show your most vulnerable side to the world. She retired as the second most capped England player across the men’s and women’s game with 140 appearances. From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex’s remarkable journey has always been her resilience. Century's diverse non-fiction list includes Sunday Times bestseller Ross Kemp and autobiographies from major celebrities such as Rod Stewart, Peter Kay, Dawn French, James Corden, Eric Clapton and David Jason, and a broad range of exceptional non-fiction writing from authors such as Richard Bacon, Duncan Hamilton, and Christopher Sykes.

Alex is one of the UK's most in-demand presenters, appearing on The One Show , Children in Need , Sport Relief and ITV's The Games . Last year, Alex confirmed she was just seven years old when her father left, taking almost all of their possessions with her. She retired from international football in 2017, though not before representing Great Britain in the Olympics.

An award-winning broadcaster and former Arsenal captain, Alex Scott MBE helped the Club achieve a domestic double of the FA Women's Cup and represented England in 140 games. She found out a lot of stuff about me, and my whole thing is, I don't ever want my mum to worry about me. The chapter on Strictly was fab-u-lous, and of course so glad she got to add in that last chapter on England being European champions YESS let's go! Through sheer determination and resilience she has made it to the top of her game and we have only ever seen the strong side of her - the one that had a hunger to make it and be the best version of herself. Bucking expectations is a recurring theme in Scott’s reflections on her life so far, beginning with her difficult early years growing up in a single-parent, working-class family living in a low-income area of east London.

narfna on “What the stories never said: at the end of the day, if a man wants to kill you, he kills you. In the age of tabloid press and social media—and the ever-spreading overlap between the two—it’s rare to read a celebrity memoir that isn’t just a fleshing out of the previously established facts. It's amazing how Alex Scott has achieved all that she has from one of the Lionesses greatest ever players to a great, versatile broadcaster.With raw honesty, Alex tells us how she has overcome the greatest challenges of her life and reminds us that sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is to show your most vulnerable side to the world. Alex Scott has become a household name, but I feel very little was really known about her until the release of this book (and her appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett).