Alex Scott is not married. The BBC presenter and former England captain is in a relationship with singer Jess Glynne. In November 2025, she told millions of I’m A Celebrity viewers she already knew who she wanted to marry — she was just waiting for Glynne to ask.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Married? | No — never been married |
| Current partner | Jess Glynne |
| Together since | Early 2023 |
| Engaged? | Not confirmed as of May 2026 |
| Children | None |
| Previous partner | Kelly Smith (2005–2013) |
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Who Is Alex Scott With?
Alex Scott’s girlfriend is Jess Glynne, the British singer behind Hold My Hand and six other UK number one singles — more than any other British female solo artist.
The two have been together since early 2023. They went public in October that year, after months of appearances together that tabloids had already started piecing together. There were no formal announcements and no staged reveal. A close friend of the couple told The Sun at the time:
“Alex and Jess have been a slow burn and they didn’t want to rush things or go public too soon, but they’re officially an item now and seem really happy. They are both strong, independent women with a shared passion and respect for their respective careers.”
Their first formal public outing as a couple was at the Beckhams’ Netflix documentary afterparty in October 2023. Through 2024 and into 2025, they were photographed together at the BRIT Awards after-party, the amfAR Cannes Gala, and at football events where Scott was working.
In August 2025, Glynne opened up on the Scott Mills Breakfast Show:
“She is a special one, it’s the same for both of us. It’s so crazy when you meet that person and everything just feels great. I’m just so in awe of everything she’s achieved.”
How Did Alex Scott and Jess Glynne Meet?
Scott spoke about it publicly for the first time on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in November 2025, describing the moment to campmate Ruby Wax:
“She approached me in one of those boujie places in London, the private membership clubs. I was in there with my friends and she just walked up to me. Really ballsy and I was like, ‘I like your ballsiness’, and then the spark was just instant and then, yeah, fell madly in love.”
The venue has been widely reported as Chiltern Firehouse. Their first public sighting was in May 2023, when both appeared on a panel at an Advertising Week Europe event, though neither said anything about a relationship at the time.
Alex Scott and Jess Glynne: Relationship Timeline
- Early 2023 — Met at a private members’ club in London
- May 2023 — First public sighting, Advertising Week Europe panel
- July 2023 — Photographed at Wimbledon in matching cream outfits
- October 2023 — Relationship confirmed by The Sun source; formal public debut at the Beckhams’ documentary afterparty
- January 2024 — Holiday together in Tulum, Mexico
- March 2024 — Seen at the BRIT Awards after-party
- May 2024 — Photographed together at the amfAR Cannes Gala
- August 2025 — Glynne describes Scott as “a special one” on the Scott Mills Breakfast Show
- 18 November 2025 — Scott opens up about the relationship and marriage on I’m A Celebrity
- 28 November 2025 — Scott is the first celebrity eliminated from I’m A Celebrity 2025
Are Alex Scott and Jess Glynne Engaged?
Not officially. Both have hinted one is coming, though.
On the 18 November 2025 episode of I’m A Celebrity, Ruby Wax asked Scott directly about wedding plans. Scott did not hesitate:
“I will get married to her, just waiting for her to ask, Rubes. I know my forever is with her. I think before her, I never knew happiness.”
Glynne responded that same evening on Instagram Stories: “I better go get a ring.”
Scott was eliminated from the show ten days later on 28 November. Glynne was not at the bridge to meet her. She had stayed in the UK after her mother suffered a major stroke requiring urgent brain surgery in the weeks leading up to Scott entering the jungle. Glynne wrote on Instagram:
“Over the last few weeks, my mum suffered a major stroke and needed urgent brain surgery. It’s been a really life-altering time for my family, and I had to stay close to home. Alex would always want me to be where I’m needed most.”
Scott flew straight back to the UK from Australia after her exit, skipping the wrap party entirely. She told The Mirror: “She is my Jessica — I am going to go home and be her rock.”
On the same day Scott left the jungle, Glynne appeared on This Morning with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. Asked whether a ring had appeared, she said:
“You never know who will ask who… Watch this space.”
On Hit Radio, presenter Tom Green pressed Glynne further, pointing out that Scott had basically said “if you ask, it’s done.” Glynne replied: “I know, right? Pressure’s on!”
No engagement has been confirmed through any verified outlet as of May 2026.
Who Has Alex Scott Dated?
Kelly Smith (2005–2013)
Before Jess Glynne, Scott’s most significant relationship was with Kelly Smith, her former Arsenal and England teammate. They were together for eight years. Scott wrote about the relationship publicly for the first time in her 2022 autobiography, How (Not) To Be Strong. Smith later married and has two children.
Sam Robertson
Scott went on a single date with Scottish actor Sam Robertson at a restaurant in Soho. Photos were leaked by someone inside the venue and nothing developed beyond that.
Alex Scott Opens Up About Her Sexuality
For most of her career, Scott kept her personal life entirely private. That shifted on I’m A Celebrity, when she spoke candidly with Ruby Wax, Lisa Riley, and Shona McGarty about how she came to understand her sexuality:
“I had relationships with men all my life, there was just always something missing for me. My first experience with a woman was when I was like 17, and the same thing, I was like fighting it. I’d go back to men in between because, like I said, for me it’s always about the connection.”
Does Alex Scott Have Children?
No. Alex Scott does not have any children.
Who Is Alex Scott?
Alexandra Virina Scott MBE was born on 14 October 1984 in Poplar, East London, to an English mother and a Jamaican father. She joined Arsenal’s Centre of Excellence at eight, made her senior debut at 18, and retired with 140 England caps — the second most-capped player in English football history across both the men’s and women’s game.
On the pitch:
- Scored the winning goal in the 2007 UEFA Women’s Cup Final, making Arsenal the first British club to win the competition
- Won silver at the 2009 UEFA Women’s Euros and bronze at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics
- MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to football
- Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame (2019) and WSL Hall of Fame (2024)
On screen, she became the first female football pundit to cover a FIFA World Cup for the BBC in 2018, then the first permanent female presenter of Football Focus in 2021. In April 2026, the BBC cancelled Football Focus after 52 years. Scott confirmed she is staying at the broadcaster with a new project in development and will be part of the presenting team for UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland.
Her autobiography How (Not) To Be Strong, published by Century on 29 September 2022, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. In it, she revealed she had experienced domestic abuse from her father during childhood and pledged all proceeds to women’s charities.
Three years after meeting at a London private members’ club, Alex Scott and Jess Glynne have built one of the most closely followed relationships in British sport and entertainment. Scott has said she wants to marry Glynne. Glynne has said the proposal is coming. As of May 2026, Alex Scott has never been married, is not engaged, and has no children. What she does have, in her own words, is a relationship that gave her happiness she had never known before.
