Alex Scott: BBC Olympics host rejects Lord’s criticism of her accent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy BBC Olympics presenter Alex Scott has declared she is “working class and proud” after criticism from an ex-minister over her accent spoiling the Tokyo 2020 coverage. Lord Digby Jones said Scott “needs elocution lessons” due to her London accent and that it “spoils” the coverage because of her “inability to pronounce her g’s”. “I’m from a working class family in East London, Poplar, Tower Hamlets and I am PROUD,” the 36-year-old said. Keep striving, keep shining and don’t change for anyone.” Lord Digby Jones is yet to follow up his comments, but initially said: “Alex Scott spoils a good presentational job on the BBC Olympics Team with her very noticeable inability to pronounce her ‘g’s at the end of a word.