Alex Scott learned her ex Kelly Smith had a drinking problem at the start of their eight-year relationship.
The former couple enjoyed their first date together but Alex, 37, said Kelly drank heavily during their second outing when they went to see Mary Poppins in the West End.
She said: ‘Here I was, madly in love for the first time in my life, with an alcoholic. It didn’t bode well.’
Troubles: Alex Scott, 37, learned her ex Kelly Smith, 43, had a drinking problem at the start of their eight-year relationship
BBC sports host Alex was 19, and Kelly, 43, was nine years older at the time.
Kelly has spoken openly about her past battles with alcohol and depression – she she previously checked into rehab twice.
She previously told MailOnline: ‘Rehab was tough. Knowing that you’ve got a drink problem and all the issues and thought processes that I had in my head without talking to anybody about it.
‘I was just numbing myself with alcohol. I felt better for coming out the other side….
