How (Not) To Be Strong: The inspirational instant Sunday Times Bestseller

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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. 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. 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). ARSENAL LEGEND turned TV pundit Alex Scott is to give an insight into her life and career in a new book. This did mean it wasn't the most wonderfully written thing I've ever read, but it did seem like one of the most raw and authentic autobiographies.

This is a wonderful read to learn so much more behind the Arsenal beauty, how much hardship and difficulty she faced growing up, and how she continues to face horrible online trolls. The later chapters on guilt and softness hit home for me - but the letter to her Mum was difficult reading for some reason. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.In this book, 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.

Here, she proves that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is show your most vulnerable side to the world. Alex has been through so much throughout her life and I commend the vulnerability she has shown in this memoir.Biographies often tread a fine line - there’s already a sort of hubris in writing one, so how to not push it too far and sound too egotistical? Century was founded in 1981 and immediately established itself as an exceptionally dynamic publisher of bestselling authors, a tradition continued to this day. 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.

Alex is one of the UK's most in-demand presenters, appearing on The One Show, Children in Need, Sport Relief and the forthcoming The Real Games. But thanks to a ‘push-through mentality’ the world has only ever seen the ‘strong’ side of Alex Scott. From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott's remarkable journey has always been her resilience.Her struggles with verbalising and communication from a young age, how multiple people close to her struggled with alcoholism, her relationship and love for her mum.