Alex Scott on heartbreaking condition that left her ‘struggling to form words’ | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV [Video]

BBC football presenter and former Lioness Alex Scott has opened up about the speech impediment she had as a child that left her “struggling to form words or sentences”. The Match of the Day broadcaster gave an insight into her struggles as a child as part of Children in Need’s new ‘The Heaviest Backpack’ campaign for Mental Health Awareness Week, which aims to highlight the mental health issues now affecting 1 in 5 British children.

Alex, 39, bravely admitted to having speech therapy when she was younger, explaining that her job as a television presenter feels worlds away from that time. She said: “Growing up I had a speech problem and spent a lot of my time in speech therapy.

“Going into the school environment, I did not feel comfortable sharing this and as a result, no one knew. When teachers asked me to speak aloud in class, I found it very hard and I would …