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Alex Scott Subtly Makes Cheeky Reference To Lord Jones Criticism During Live Olympic Coverage

Alex Scott had a bit of fun with Lord Digby Jones’ comments about her accent as she presented coverage of the Olympics on Saturday. 

The presenter seemingly referenced how the former House Of Lords member said she “spoils” the BBC’s broadcasts with her “inability to pronounce her ’g’s at the end of a word”.

He had tweeted on Friday: “Competitors are NOT taking part, Alex, in the fencin, rowin, boxin, kayakin, weightliftin & swimmin.’

After responding directly to Lord Jones on Twitter saying she was proud of her accent, Alex appeared to slip in a cheeky reference to his words live on air. 

Alex Scott during Saturday's Olympics highlights on BBC One

During Saturday evening’s Olympic highlights show, Alex recapped: “So far we’ve been runnin’, ridin’, shootin’, scorin’, swimmin’ and puttin’ but we’ve still got a lot of gold to still uncover.”

Many people on Twitter picked up on the subtle nod to the criticism, and applauded Alex’s response, hailing her as a “class act”.

Alex had previously tweeted in response to Lord Jones’ comments: “I’m from a working class family in East London, Poplar, Tower Hamlets & I am PROUD. Proud of the young girl who overcame obstacles, and proud of my accent! It’s me, it’s my journey, my grit.”

She continued: “A quick one to any young kids who may not have a certain kind of privilege in life. Never allow judgments on your class, accent, or appearance hold you back. Use your history to write your story.

“Keep striving, keep shining & don’t change for anyone.”

A number of high profile names also came out to support Alex on Twitter, including Stephen Fry, Sadiq Khan, Oti Mabuse and David Lammy. 

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Love Island Fans Had A Lot To Say About That Dramatic Recoupling

Having previously left fans furious with a frustrating cliffhanger, Love Island bosses had some making up to do as the recoupling continued on Friday. 

But after airing what might have been the most dramatic post-Casa Amor episode ever, we think they might be forgiven. 

Social media was awash with reaction as the boys returned from the second villa and viewers discovered who had decided to stay loyal to their original partner, and who had strayed. 

Liam stuck with Millie, but that didn't mean there wasn't any drama – far from it

Liam Reardon returned to reunite with Millie Court, despite kissing Lillie Haynes and sharing a bed with her. 

However, there was no happy ending for the couple, as Lillie was brought into the main villa and soon gave her side of the story. 

Fans couldn’t get enough of Lillie exposing what actually happened at Casa Amor

And they were absolutely not here for Liam trying to cover his tracks

The way Kaz Kamwi dealt with Tyler Cruickshank after he recoupled won high praise

People are still furious at producers for stitching Teddy Soares up with that postcard, especially as it meant Faye Winter then recoupled with Sam Jackson

The way Teddy came back holding Faye’s toy dog got everyone in the feels

And everyone is willing them to get back together so we can give them what they deserve

And at the end of the episode, those who complained the series had been slow compared to previous ones reassessed their opinions

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