Inside Soccer Aid host Alex Scott’s romance with Jess Glynne – baby plans; struggle with showing affection; feeling vulnerable

Alex Scott – who is hosting Soccer Aid today (Sunday, June 9) – has been in a relationship with pop star Jess Glynne since last year.

Since going public with their romance, Alex has opened up about some of the difficulties they’ve experienced, as well as their plans for having a baby…

Alex Scott on difficulty showing emotion with Jess Glynne
In her autobiography, Alex explained how she grew up in an abusive home environment.

In an interview with The Times earlier this month, she claimed that her father banned her and her mother from hugging and expressing their love for eachother.

“We weren’t allowed to express emotion. Dad didn’t allow us to hug each other or say ‘I love you’. It had a huge impact on us all. To this day, if I want to show people love, I’ll do it by taking them out to dinner and paying,” she said.

Alex then revealed that when she first got with Jess, she couldn’t even reciprocate a hug.

“I remember one of the first times Jess hugged me. I was like… [rigid]. She was like, ‘Are you not going to put your arms around me?’ But I didn’t know how to do that. We laugh about it to this day,” she said.

Alex then went on to say that although she’s “worked through it”, her mum and brother are still unable to hug.

Alex Scott on ‘feeling vulnerable’ with Jess Glynne
In April, Alex confessed that she’s “loving” being able to be more “vulnerable” with girlfriend Jess. She made the admission in an interview with Women’s Health UK.

“I’m in this bubble at the moment… I am more open to accepting and being more vulnerable and I’m absolutely enjoying this stage,” the 39-year-old said.

“I’m enjoying being like, okay, I’m just gonna roll with this. I think, before, I was very walls up. All those walls have, like, come down.”

Alex on baby plans with Jess
Elsewhere in her interview with The Times, Alex opened up about the possibility of having a baby with Jess.

She said that her family keep pointing out that her biological clock is ticking, with the former Lionesses star set to turn 40 in October.

“What will be will be, in terms of how I’m supposed to [have children]. All I know is when I have kids I’ll break those old cycles. I’ll show them so much love, so much emotion,” she said.