GARY LINEKER revealed he had an awkward interaction with Anthony Joshua at Wimbledon.
And it left the former Match of the Day host feeling very uncomfortable.
Lineker, 64, sat next to AJ in the Royal Box on Day Five of the Championships.
The pair saw Taylor Fritz and Carlos Alcaraz win before Emma Raducanu’s blockbuster match with Aryna Sabalenka under the Centre Court roof.
But Lineker hilariously admitted it was not the most enjoyable day alongside the dapper 6ft 7ins ex-heavyweight world champion boxer, 35.
That is because the former England striker was suffering from painful cramp.
Lineker told his Rest Is Football podcast with Micah Richards and Alan Shearer: “I went to Wimbledon the other day. I just want to thank Wimbledon for inviting me, it was lovely. I took my youngest, Angus.
“We sat next to Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn and we had a laugh watching some great tennis.”
Richards chipped in: “Can I just say, you were looking marvellous.”
And Shearer joked: “Micah, he was looking marvellous until you looked to his left and saw Anthony Joshua.”
Ignoring the banter, Lineker carried on with his story – and revealed he held his tongue from an X-rated outburst.
He said: “I was sitting in the seats next to Anthony, and he’s obviously huge.
“His legs… and the only way he sits, because there wasn’t enough room, was he had his legs wide open.
“And I was forced, for like seven hours, whatever it was, to put my legs to the… it got to the stage where I was getting cramp in my inside thigh so badly.
“And the game was going on and I wanted to shout.
“But I never had the balls, at any point, to tell him, ‘Will you f***ing move your legs over a little bit, give me some room?’
“Absolutely true. But he’s a lovely, lovely guy and I had a laugh with him. And they were great company for the afternoon.”
Lineker looked set to be miss out on going to Wimbledon in 2026 because he was due to cover the World Cup for the BBC.
But he left the broadcaster at the end of the 2024-25 season after a fallout with Beeb bosses.
Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman have taken on the Match of the Day gig between them from next month.
And SunSport exclusively revealed Wayne Rooney landed an £800,000 deal to be a regular pundit.
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