Gary Lineker has announced he is set to become a grandad for the first time. The 65-year-old former Match Of The Day presenter shared the exciting news while speaking to TV chef Gordon Ramsay on the World Cup TV show version of The Rest Is Football podcast on Netflix.
Lineker shares news with Ramsay
Gary told Gordon: “We’ve got one other thing in common, we’re both about to be grandparents for the first time.” The TV chef said: “How exciting is that?”
The former England striker added: “You’ve got little kids anyway haven’t you, but it is different when you can give them back, I think.”
Gordon said he was “secretly petrified” of becoming a grandad as he “couldn’t do much” until his grandchild could speak, adding: “We’re not going to f****** breastfeed are we?”
Lineker's family and career
Gary shares four sons with his first wife Michelle Cockayne: George, Harry, Tobias, and Angus. Last weekend, Gordon’s daughter Holly Ramsay Peaty announced she is expecting a baby with her husband, Olympic swimmer Adam Ramsay Peaty, in a post on Instagram. The couple tied the knot in a lavish ceremony held at Bath Abbey in December last year.
Gary's exciting family news comes after he appeared briefly as a presenter on ITV’s coverage of Germany against Ivory Coast. He thanked viewers for tuning in and said it was “another day, another game, another channel”.
Lineker will present ITV game show The Box later this year, having stepped down from his role at the BBC in May last year following criticism over him airing his political opinions on social media.
