Wayne Lineker has revealed he is two months sober after secretly entering rehab earlier this year.
The club owner, 63, is famed for his partying antics but announced on Friday that he was turning over a new leaf and was finally enjoying having a ‘normal functioning brain’.
In an Instagram post, he revealed that he was in Dubai for the O Beach opening party, explaining: ‘just because I’m not drinking its cool and I’m happy to experience it from a normal functioning brain for once in my life.
‘is actually quite exciting .. felling [sic] sober is starting to feel normal to me now. But the difference is I feel fresh every single morning and cannot wait to get out of bed instead of wanting to stay in bed.
Wayne continued: ‘Brain focus is mad’, as he vowed to ‘announce my journey properly and the reasons I went into rehab.
‘Yes I went in to rehab!! And I said yes yes yes! Best thing I ever did.’
Wayne Lineker revealed on Friday that he had secretly entered rehab this year and is now two months ‘clean’ – after patching up 17-year feud with brother Gary
Wayne and Gary finally put their differences aside when they were reunited in Mallorca in August at the wedding of Wayne’s daughter Tia (pictured at the ceremony)
The club owner, 63, is famed for his partying antics but announced on Friday that he was turning over a new leaf and was finally enjoying having a ‘normal functioning brain’
He went on: ‘It was for both alcohol addiction and other mind altering substances.. no one in the world has a story like mine it’s impossible.. so get the popcorn ready..
‘I love you all and thank you again for your love care and undenying [sic] support/ concerns.
‘I am 72 days clean I just want to help anyone I can now and if Wayne can give up ANYONE CAN!!’
Wayne revealed last month that he was sober as he finally put an end to his 17-year feud with brother Gary Lineker.
The warring brothers reunited at the wedding of Wayne’s daughter Tia in Mallorca, with Wayne then publicly declaring his love for his brother as he shared a snap of the pair embracing.
Wayne captioned the picture: ‘Great to see my bro and my nephews at my daughters wedding #reunited #happy #family.’
It marked an end to a feud that had spanned nearly two decades and torn the Lineker family apart.
The brothers chose very different career paths from the off – with Gary, 64, dedicated his life to football punditry and hosting Match Of The Day on the BBC for 25 years before leaving the show in May.
Meanwhile wild Wayne turned his love of partying into a successful business – now running the hugely-popular O Beach Club in Ibiza.
With Gary no longer having to worry about maintaining a squeaky clean image for the BBC, while Wayne slowed down his party lifestyle – this could have been the turning point for the brothers.
Wayne revealed last month that he was sober. With Gary no longer having to worry about maintaining a squeaky clean image for the BBC, while Wayne slowed down his party lifestyle – this could have been the turning point for the brothers
Their feud began when Wayne made it clear he didn’t get on with Gary’s ex wife Danielle Bux and the pair have since struggled to find common ground.
But after years of avoiding each other – the pair also reunited at Gary’s son Harry’s wedding in Ibiza in June, marking the first time they have been seen in the same room together for years.
Gary shares Harry, 31 – as well as other sons George, 34, Tobias, 29, and Angus, 27, with ex wife Michelle Cockayne who he tied the knot with in 1986.
Danielle is still very much in Gary’s life with with the presenter previously admitting some might find their friendship ‘unusual’ as they speak ‘three times a day’.
‘In my opinion, Danielle cost me my relationship with my brother. Sadly Gary is no longer a part of my life,’ Wayne told The Sun in April 2015.
Wayne was left confused when their weekly phone conversations and home visits ended abruptly – but he blames it on an awkward first encounter with Danielle, who Gary married in 2009 but divorced in 2016.
‘They came to Ibiza in August 2008 and it was really awkward. I didn’t spark with Danielle and our relationship was cold,’ said Wayne.
Wayne claimed that Danielle stayed in her room on the first day and they did not speak to one another during a night out the following night.
For almost two decades the Lineker family has been in turmoil over brothers Wayne and Gary’s feud (seen in happier times)
Their feud began when Wayne struggled to get on with Gary’s ex wife Danielle Bux and the pair has since struggled to find common ground (Gary and Danielle pictured together in 2015)
The influencer did not want to risk upsetting his brother by bringing the tension up with Gary – but Wayne never spoke to Danielle after the holiday.
He was the best man at Gary’s first wedding to ex-wife Michelle Cockayne in 1986, but he was not even a guest at his brother’s second set of nuptials.
The club owner refused to attend because his brother told him that he couldn’t bring his then-girlfriend, Ana Tanaka, who he been with for 18 months.
‘She was a lovely, polite girl, and not a five-minute girlfriend,’ argued Wayne.
Wayne has claimed that he has tried to reconcile the relationship in the past, including on Gary’s 50th birthday but a phone call between the pair lasted last less than a minute.
Wayne recently reflected on his 17-year feud with his brother, telling The Mail’s Straight to the Comments! podcast that things remain strained between the two, noting: ‘It’s not so good to be honest, we don’t really speak very often. I’ll always be his number one fan.’
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