Wayne Linker: everything you need to know about the Celebs Go Dating 2021 star

From Ibiza beach clubs to a Surrey mansion

Wayne Lineker

by Connie Hack |
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Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion has ended returned but the celebs are still hitting the headlines.

During the latest series the celebs and regular folk stayed in the mansion which meant they can really get to know each other - with no social distancing measures.

The line-up included celebrities from all different career paths including Chloe Ferry (who returned for another series), Love Island's Curtis Pritchard, Made In Chelsea's Sophie Hermann and Wayne Lineker.

You've probably heard of him, his famous brother or even been to one of Wayne's clubs so we thought we'd fill you in on everything you need to know about the club owner...

Who is Wayne Lineker?

Wayne is a businessman and entrepreneur, who owns many beach clubs, nightclubs and restaurants. It all started out in 1988 with his own brand of sports bars called Lineker's Bar. They've since made their way to Costa del Sol, Majorca, Puerto Banus, as well as Ibiza. He is mainly known for owning the famous O Beach Ibiza.

How old is Wayne Lineker?

Wayne is 58 years old and has said he is "ready for a relationship".

He added, "I'm two years single now and if I don't get a girlfriend soon then it could be the end for me."

How many children does Wayne Lineker have?

Wayne has four children from three different mothers. He has three sons - Duane, Sean and Freddie and one daughter, Tia.

Who is Wayne Lineker's brother?

Former professional footballer and current sports presenter, Gary Lineker, is Wayne's older brother.

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The fall of Stephen Bear

After a few episodes of Stephen Bear acting as Stephen Bear-ish as it's possible to act, Nadia and Eden decided they'd had enough and chucked him out the agency. Good riddance.

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Stephen Bear asks for threesome

Speaking of Stephen Bear, remember when he asked those twins for a threesome? Good lord.

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Stephen Bear

Now we think about it, everything Stephen Bear did was outrageous. Poor blue lips...

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Joey Essex's burpy date

Some poor old girl who managed to score a date with Joey Essex ended up burping on his face throughout the entire thing. What a nightmare.

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Jonathan Cheban dates Kimmy K lookalike

This just couldn't have been more classic, could it? Things (obviously) didn't work out, and Kim Kardashian lookalike Chanelle Sadie Paul ended up having an alleged sordid affair with dating agent Eden Blackman. But that's a whole other story...

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Gemma Collins stands up poor old Laurence :(

Gemma Collins successfully managed to anger the entire nation after failing to turn up to the Eurostar for her Parisian date with Laurence.

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Joey Essex dates a cougar...

She wanted to dress him as a pony, for some reason.

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... and Calum Best dates a cougar

He looks like he had a wonderful time.

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Frankie Cocozza and Charlotte Dawson break the rules and date each other

They were the first celebrity couple to hook up with each other on the show. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be. And Frankie is now happily married to someone else.

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Their double date ends in awks

Both Frankie and Charlotte's dates ended up walking out of the double date set up by the agents after they couldn't stop gushing about the other.

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And then MARRIED EACH OTHER

Yes, this is a real thing that actually happened and the snubbed dates, Kieran Patel and Katie Champ are still together.

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Charlotte Dawson bum massage

Charlotte Dawson made an impression (of sorts) on one oh her first dates by giving a bum massage in a busy pub. Not sure where that lotion came from.

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Calum Best stands his date up

Calum got in hot water with the dating agents after failing to show up to one of his dates.

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Gemma Collins storms out of date after he called her 'a diva'

She got up an left like a diva after he called her, er, 'a diva'. Well, she did show up about an hour late...

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Charlotte Crosby spits milk during her date

Playing hot sauce roulette on a first date was never going to end well...

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Jorgie Porter's date wants to see her on the loo

After telling her that he'd Googled her before the date, Jorgie's date casually mentioned he'd like to watch her on the toilet. Wow.

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Courtney Stodden's date gets x-rated

Courtney Stodden shocked viewers after getting her date to rub sun cream on her chest.

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Charlotte Crosby dates a massive sexist

When Charlotte told Jeavon (who also dated Love Island's Malin Andersson) that she'd slept with 20 men, he said: "that is bad, for a lad it's not that bad." Despite the fact he claimed to have slept with 50.

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Joey Essex and Stephanie Pratt find love with each other

They broke the rules, but was it worth it? Erm. Probably not, no. Because it lasted about two minutes.

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Ferne McCann refuses to split the bill

After ordering a frankly humungous amount of food, Ferne didn't offer to help pay the bill at the end of the date. She later burst into tears in the dating agency after the guy gave her a bad review for not doing so.

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Tom Read WIlson admits he doesn't know who Kim Kardashian is

But... how?

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Megan McKenna and Pete Wicks reunion

Megan and Pete had a notoriously rocky relationship on TOWIE, so putting them on the same series was a stroke of TV GENIUS.

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Kerry Katona's rude date

When Kerry Katona's date implied her children had been a "mistake", she handled it like a pro – but the nation watched from between their fingers.

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Jack Fincham and the Waitress

Jack Fincham was set up with a lovely girl called Carol by the agents, but admitted by the end he wasn't feeling it. Instead he got the barmaid's number, and ended up taking her to the final in Tenerife.

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Jack Fincham's second date

Jack Fincham abruptly ended the date he wasn't feeling by telling his date he was "tired" and had "had enough", before demanding she finish her glass of wine en route to the door.

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Jack Fincham's second date

He then got set up with an Italian called Chiara, but quickly took offense when she made a joke about one of the bartenders, calling them over and insisting she'd rather be on a date with them, instead.

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Lee Ryan gets pied

Ha! Ha, ha ha.

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Lady C's sexual innuendos

Just like narrator Rob Beckett said, the woman is an absolute SAUCE POT - just check out her traffic light analogy. Blimey.

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Malique Thompson-Dwyer's 'predatory' flirting

After getting slammed by viewers for his 'predatory' flirting at the first mixer, Malique offended one of his dates when he was forced to date two women at the same time, and made his preference for Jakeeme clear - with Danica storming off as a result. awks.

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Tom's birth affirmations

Anna Williamson is heavily pregnant in series eight and so lovable receptionist Tom devises some birth affirmations in case her waters break at work - "which could happen", points out Anna. Nuggets from Tom include "I am lactating generously" and "my vagina has retained its' elasticity".

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Amy Childs showed her deep and intellectual side...

When she asked her date, "If you were a sandwich, what would you be?"

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Malique ACTUALLY fell in love!

And then immediately fell out of it the following morning, after he "had sex all night" with his date, Jakeeme. He was - quite rightfully - told off by Anna and Paul.

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Liv Bentley walked out on her date

He was "late, stand-offish and entirely humourless" (fair), but his incessant talk of "pumping" was the final straw for Liv, who left halfway through (also fair).

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But he was totally convinced she was into him

Despite Liv doing a runner in the middle of their drinks, self-confident Otto was still convinced Liv fancied him and accused her of making "f-ck me eyes" across the table. CRINGE.

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Amy Childs' toilet 'romp' with Jamie

Does this take the biscuit for CGD's most outrageous moment? During a double date with Olivia Bentley, Amy STRADDLED her date in the restaurant before scuttling off to the toilets, returning later looking dishevelled. They claimed to have only kissed... but we weren't born yesterday, hun.

Are Wayne Lineker and Chloe Ferry really engaged?

We're still kind of shook at the news but yes, well, according to Wayne they are engaged.

He shocked everyone when he posted a photo of himself and Chloe wearing a HUGE rock on her finger.

"She said YES! Love you @chloegshore1 πŸ§‘πŸ’πŸ˜‰," he wrote on Instagram.

Chloe simply replied, "Love you ❀️".

Err, what?! We didn't see this coming.

Although Anna Williamson did tell us that Wayne kept Chloe up all night during they filmed Celebs Go Dating...

However this wouldn't be the first time Wayne made a "joke" Instagram post. Remember when he shared his "criteria" for a future girlfriend? After his post went viral he explained, "This post is purely tongue in cheek banter... 🧑".

What is Wayne Lineker's dating history?

Wayne has been married twice and divorced twice, engaged twice and broke up twice.

His most recent relationship was with model, Danielle Sandhu, and they were engaged, however the pair split in November 2018 after being together for four years.

And during his time on Celebs Go Dating, the business owner has admitted to never dating anyone over the age of 30.

What are Wayne Lineker's dating requirements?

Wayne took to Instagram to let everyone know his dating criteria, starting with, "You must like older men but only me... You have to be a worldie and above 30 (Ok 28, 29 could work) but not my age as that would just look weird πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ.

"Be prepared to give up your career or job or at least be able to work from a laptop on a tropical beach somewhere. You need to be confident enough to be able to go to the front of the queue in nightclubs and accept a table and free drinks from the owners."

He added, "Accept and love my children and grandchildren and realise no more kids for me.. (never say never though)"

"Be intelligent but not boring. Outgoing suits πŸ˜‚πŸ™ˆπŸ§‘ ".

After his post went viral with over 14k comments, he added, "This post is purely tongue in cheek banter...".

What is Wayne Lineker's Instagram?

Wayne Instagram is @waynelineker, expect to a lot of posts from his beach clubs.

What is Wayne Lineker's net worth?

It has been estimated that Wayne is worth Β£30 million.

Wayne Lineker's ideal date

Wayne has revealed that his ideal date is, "to go to a beautiful restaurant, have some nice food and some nice wine. Go home and see what happens."

He has said the reason that he is still single is because "it's so difficult to have a relationship with someone like me, surrounded by thousands of girls in bikinis all day... tough."

But he also mentioned that it's his family who wants him to find a significant other.

"Well my family decided for my own sanity and health that I needed a girlfriend. By that they meant 'Dad you gotta stop partying so hard'."

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EXCLUSIVE! Celebs Go Dating's Anna Williamson: 'Wayne Lineker kept Chloe Ferry up at night'

Some viewers were not too pleased with Wayne Lineker during an episode of Celebs Go Dating. After being pied by Hannah, he went to tell the guys - Curtis and Karim Zeroual - that he ended things with Hannah and she mutually agreed with his decision.

However, that was not what we were shown, in fact it was Hannah who had called it off with Wayne and decided to leave the mansion.

Viewers took to social media to voice their opinions on the episode, "Wayne is such a liar! You’re too old for that mate. Tell the truth, your children are watching,” someone tweeted.

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