FAMILY FEUD
Inside Wayne Lineker’s strained relationship with brother Gary as Ibiza nightclub owner reveals pair ‘don’t speak often’
Wayne Lineker also opened up about what went wrong in their relationship
WAYNE Lineker has revealed his relationship with his older brother Gary is "not so good" and the pair "don't speak often".
The Ibiza club owner, 61, said he has been estranged from the Match of the Day host since 2008 - but insists there is no bad blood.
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The feud between party-loving Wayne and his football legend brother Gary 63, has long been the subject of speculation.
But the cheeky TV personality has now opened up about the fact they have drifted further apart.
"It's not so good to be honest, we don't really speak very often. I'll always be his number one fan," he told the 's podcast Straight to the Comments!
Despite being thick as thieves when they were young, the infamous club mogul explained that their differences became apparent as they got older.
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"I had all the skill in the world but I had no dedication, no commitments, I just wanted to be out with the lads."
Instead, he explained: "Gary had every dedication there was, he was super dedicated, but we're completely different siblings.
"He's very straight and narrow, and I'm very naughty and high. So yeah, we've always been like that."
Wayne, who owns the wild O Beach Club loved by Love Islanders and Premier League stars such as Jack Grealish, insisted he shares a good relationship with his four nephews - George, Harry, Angus and Tobias - who call him "Space Wayne".
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"We're so close. We've got a really strong relationship," he said, adding that after one big night out, they ended up carrying him home.
But despite his brother's success at entertaining millions in one of TV's highest paid pundit roles, Wayne claims he beats him at the social media game.
KSI with Wayne Lineker at O Beach Ibiza
He said that he takes over 2,000 selfies a week with his adoring fans who flock to his famed nightclubs just to meet him.
"I've worked it out and I think I'm the most photographed person in the world."
He joked: "You've not been to Ibiza unless you've had a pic with Wayne, that's the truth."
Wayne has previously claimed his bitter relationship with Gary dates back as far as 2008, when the footie star was gearing up to wed lingerie model Danielle Boux.
An alleged disastrous introduction in Ibiza left the siblings fuming at eachother after Wayne claimed Boux had no interest in getting to know him.
Wayne was invited to their star-studded wedding a year later, but his girlfriend was not invited - leading to him boycotting the ceremony.
Their relationship, Wayne has previously admitted, never recovered.
On the recent podcast, the clubbing legend also discussed the painful moment that a crowd at Wembley Arena chanted "paedo" at him last year.
He had been brought on stage as a guest to promote The Peter Crouch Podcast but a murmur began rippling through the crowd.
"All of a sudden there's 12,000 people calling me a paedo because they think it's funny," he recalled.
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Lineker believes it was down to people judging him for having a string of girlfriends aged 25-30.
The O beach nightclub owner was so upset by the incident he left immediately.
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