Wayne Lineker has spoken about a “disturbing” incident in Ibiza that left him with “stitches and a swollen lip” after he tried to “protect a girl from harassment”.
The 62-year-old, the younger brother of the former English footballer Gary Linekershared an update on Instagram after a video circulated earlier this week that apparently showed him in an altercation outside a bar on Spanish islandand in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
He was reportedly unconscious for several minutes after an altercation in which another man punched him in the jaw.
Wayne shared a photo showing him wearing sunglasses and a cut on the right side of his chin, giving a thumbs up at a wellness cafe in Ibiza.
The Celebs Go Dating star, who lives on the island, owns a beach resort there and other resorts on the Spanish mainland and in Mallorca.
He wrote: “I wanted to write this post to let everyone know I’m OK… I have a few stitches and a swollen lip.
“It could have been a lot worse, so I consider myself very lucky that I wasn’t standing two meters further back, otherwise I would have hit my head against the wall.
“Of course the video is very disturbing, especially for my family.
“The documentation was very accurate and it was just me trying to protect a girl from harassment.
“Thank you all for your messages of concern. The support has been truly overwhelming.”
His nephew and son of Gary Lineker commented: “LOL: “The very last.”
Wayne seems to have become estranged from his brother.
It is not known whether anyone was arrested in connection with the incident.
Sky News has contacted Wayne for comment.
