alex hunter was born in clapham, london, and played youth football on clapham common with best friend gareth walker. hunter is multiracial, with a white father and black mother. his life goal is to play as a professional footballer. his grandfather, jim hunter, was a former player who scored 22 goals in the 1968–69 season. alex's father, harold, was also a football player in his youth, but his career was cut short due to an injury. his mother, catherine, works as a designer.