KETTERING, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 01: Pundit, Alex Scott stands with the FA Cup Trophy prior to the Emirates FA Cup Second Round match between Kettering Town and Doncaster Rovers at Latimer Park on December 01, 2024 in Kettering, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Former Lioness and now broadcaster Alex Scott has been announced as one of this year’s entrants to the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! jungle.
The former Arsenal full back had hinted at the news following recent rumours, signing off from yesterday’s broadcast of the match between Everton and Manchester City with the words: “It’s time to get us out of here.”
On Monday, observers had reported seeing her at Heathrow Airport.
And the show’s official social media pages confirmed the line-up at 7pm UK time on Monday evening.
Scott has a long track record in reality television. She won Bear Grylls’ Mission Survive in 2016, and fulfilled a long-held ambition in 2019 when she competed in Strictly Come Dancing, finishing fifth.
Since retiring from football, she has put her degree in sports writing and broadcasting to good use. Now the regular host of Football Focus on the BBC, Alex Scott has presented programmes including Goals on Sunday, The One Show and BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
She has also been a pundit covering men’s and women’s football, including the 2018 men’s World Cup and the 2019 Women’s World Cup.
Alex Scott: her football career
As a footballer, Scott spent most of her career with Arsenal, across three spells, having come through their centre of excellence. She also had stints with Birmingham City, and in the USA with Boston Breakers.
Her honours domestically include one Women’s Super League title (as well as five titles in its predecessor, the FA Women’s Premier League), seven FA Cups, and four Conti Cups (and two Premier League Cups).
She was part of the Arsenal squad that won the UEFA Women’s Cup (now the UEFA Women’s Champions League) in 2007, scoring the goal against Umea that secured the trophy.
She won 140 caps for England, and represented Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games under head coach Hope Powell.
For England, she was part of the squad that finished third at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada, and that finished as runners-up to Germany in the 2009 Euros.
She was awarded an MBE for her “outstanding contribution to women’s football” in 2017.
