The former couple enjoyed their first date together but Alex, 37, said Kelly, 43, drank heavily during their second outing when they went to see Mary Poppins in the West EndShe said: 'Here I was, madly in love for the first time in my life, with an alcoholic. It didn’t bode well'BBC sports host Alex was 19, and Kelly, 43, was nine years older at the timeKelly has spoken openly about her past battles with alcohol and depression - she she previously checked into rehabAlex and Kelly - who now has two children with her wife, management consultant DeAnna Dobosz - both signed for Arsenal in 2005
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