Wayne Lineker hires Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body-building rival to beef up his personal security after knockout horror
WAYNE Lineker has turned to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body-building rival to protect him following his knockout horror.
The nightclub lothario has beefed up his personal security – enlisting the five times Mr Universe to look out for him.
He was so freaked out by his assault ordeal he turned to security hard-man Eddy Ellwood to ‘provide muscle’.
The duo have been spotted together in Spain‘s San Antonio resort since the attack.
Beefcake Mr Ellwood, who beat Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s record of most Mr Universe titles, was on holiday in the area but “asked to hang around for longer as ‘muscle’”, sources said.
The 60-year-old champion body builder unsuccessfully challenged a covid breach conviction and £30,000 fine in an appeal at Teesside Crown Court last year.
He was found guilty of four charges when the country was under top level Tier 4 Covid restrictions, which included gym closures.
Two charges related to him contravening a council direction by allowing people to enter his Xtreme Fitness venue, and two of flouting a prohibition notice by opening.
It came as a Spanish politician suggested Wayne Lineker only had himself to blame for the Ibiza street assault that saw him knocked unconscious.
Antonio Lorenzo said he was sorry about what had happened to the 62-year-old father-of-four, but took a swipe at the club owner for promoting ‘excesses and drunkenness’ on the party island.
Mr Lineker was left knocked out for six minutes after being punched in the face.
And the left-wing politician went on to link the attack to the type of tourism promoted by the brother of former England footballer and TV pundit Gary Lineker.
In a no-holds-barred attack on Wayne, whose club O Beach Ibiza is a magnet for party-loving Brits and England stars such as Jack Grealish, he claimed the entrepreneur was a victim of his ‘offer of excesses and drunkenness.’
The club owner took to Instagram to admit the footage of the attack he suffered had left him ‘disturbed’ and he felt ‘very fortunate’ to have come away from it with just stitches and a swollen lip.
Police in Ibiza said Mr Lineker has yet to press charges over the shocking assault he suffered.
Who is Wayne Lineker?
WAYNE, 62, is the younger brother to football legend Gary Lineker.
He is known for owning Ibiza’s famous Ocean Beach in Ibiza, which has a big celebrity following.
Footballers like Jack Grealish and reality TV icons flock to the club every summer.
Wayne is often seen plastered across social media in pictures with famous faces and excited partygoers.
He kicked off his nightlife empire in 1988 with his own brand of sports bars called Lineker’s Bar.
Lineker’s Bar now has branches in the Costa del Sol, Majorca and Puerto Banus as well as Ibiza.
The former Celebs Go Dating star has a whopping net worth of around £30million and boast over a million followers on Instagram.
He also has four children – sons Duane, Sean, and Freddie plus daughter Tia.
A reveller thought to be a pal of the thug who knocked him out with his left fist was filmed starting a WWE-style count as he lay unconscious on the ground.
Mr Lineker said in his Instagram post: “I wanted to write this post to let everyone know that I’m doing ok… I have a few stitches and a swollen lip.
“It could have been much worse so I count myself very fortunate I wasn’t standing 2 yards further back, as my head would have impacted the wall.
“Obviously the video is very disturbing to see especially for my family.”
Mr Lorenzo’s comments followed growing anti-tourism sentiment in Spain.
Millions of people visit the Balearic Islands each year, which include Ibiza, Menorca and Majorca, and millions more visit Spain as a whole.