HOTLY TIPPED AS THE NEXT ‘A QUESTION OF SPORT’ HOST ALEX SCOTT THE EX-LIONESS AND ‘STRICTLY’ STAR ON EXCITING NEW PROJECTS AND WHY SHE FEELS ‘SO LUCKY’

‘I can put on a dress but also the next day put on football boots’

She was instrumental in skyrocketing women’s football to the mainstream, making a near-record-breaking 140 appearances for the English national team the Lionesses – who are now so popular that one of their games was a sell-out at 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium last year.

Now retired from the sport, Alex Scott has followed in the footsteps of Gary Lineker in forging a successful career away from the pitch as a broadcaster; so no wonder she’s the bookies’ favourite to replace Sue Barker as host of , after the BBC announced a shake-up of its long-running sports