Alex kicks trolls out

Strictly support ‘super-positive’ Rockett’s review

ALEX Scott has revealed her fancy footwork on Strictly has helped her give vile online trolls the boot.

The England footballer- turnedpundit, 35, told last month of how she had suffered a horrific hate campaign.

But she says she has only had kind words since hitting the dancefloor. Alex said: “The support I’m receiving on the back of Strictly is super-positive.

“For them to message that kind of stuff rather than putting me down is really nice. I ignore the trolls, I

know I’m inspiring people. That’s why I didn’t quit football, I stayed because I knew the change I was making.

“This past year has been so tough. The abuse I was getting on social media just for having an opinion on football.

“I was going through a hard time with it. It’s not that I wasn’t expecting it because I know how social media is.

“I had all of it – for being a woman on

STRICTLY’S head make-up artist Lisa Armstrong bans dancers from using fake tan for the Halloween shows because she doesn’t want “orange zombies”.

Lisa, 43, said: “They’re all paler so there’s a tan ban!”

She told Weekend magazine working her magic at Halloween took extra effort: “It’s non-stop chaos from 8am on Saturday until we finish the results show.”

Lisa, who has worked on Strictly for 13 years, said: “Normally the boys take 20 minutes for a bit of powder to cover up shaving rashes.

“For Halloween, they all have full-on make-up so everyone has an hour in the chair.”

TV, for being a woman of colour on TV, that I’m ticking a box, death threats. I had the lot. But I’m still standing.”

Alex became Sky’s first female pundit on men’s Premier League matches last year. And she was a mainstay of the BBC’s World Cup coverage, beside veteran Gary Lineker and a host of other top names, at Russia 2018.

In last night’s Halloween special, she was partnered with Kevin Clifton at the last minute for her couples’ choice dance to Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr after partner Neil Jones injured himself.

Will Bayley also got hurt in the week so couldn’t dance last night.

GR.I.P. Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse FRIGHT Anton Du Beke & Emma Barton FRILLER Red devil Emma Weymouth SIN Chris Ramsey & Karen Hauer A classic ballroom tango and a great story of the King and Queen of Hearts created by Anton for Emma Barton, but there was a lack of passion and no sexual chemistry to take this dance to another level. But Emma has loads of natural talent so these two are here for a while yet. Score: 28 Every little thing she does IS magic! Saffron Barker can’t put a foot wrong and her fast and furious jive was spot on. There is great chemistry with AJ so they look like a proper couple dancing together, and the high school sweethearts theme really suited them. Definitely one to watch. Score: 33 A brilliant Alice in Wonderland and White Rabbit concept from Katya – and Mike Bushell is improving slowly, but surely. Sometimes he really did look like a rabbit in the headlights though. Katya could never have given him a sexy tango to dance, so this worked perfectly. Favourite costumes and story of the night. He might just survive again! Score: 26

Our queen of the dance floor KAREN ROCKETT gives her verdict

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