Strictly Come Dancing‘s Alex Scott has taken to Twitter to disclaim stories that she is the brand new host of A Query of Sport.

The previous Arsenal and England footballer has been tipped to take over from Sue Barker, who has helmed the legendary sports activities present for nearly 25 years.

It was introduced Sue could be stepping down this yr as a part of a collection of deliberate adjustments for the programme.

Though Alex has beforehand responded to those rumours, she has made it clear that she will not be taking up as host on the long-running BBC collection.

Alex wrote on Twitter: “Just a bit observe. NO I’m “NOT” taking up from Sue Barker on QOS, who I’ve additionally watched for a few years and liked. So on this pretty, tremendous Saturday, cease with the damaging vitality and preserve it shifting please…as a result of I’ve no involvement within the scenario. Peace.”

Nonetheless, she was just lately introduced as the brand new host of one other BBC sports activities present, taking up presenting duties from Dan Walker on Soccer Focus later this yr.

The announcement got here in a column for BBC Sport during which she shared: “After I was a child, I might by no means have watched tv and thought somebody like me could possibly be presenting a programme like Soccer Focus.

“For the BBC to belief me with this function and permit me to be my true, genuine self means rather a lot.”

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