Gary Lineker had a difficult night on Sport Relief

We’re big fans of Gary Lineker, but it would be tough to describe his stint hosting Sport Relief as a triumph.
The former England footballer took on presenting duties for the first 90 minutes of the charity drive alongside comedian David Walliams.
Viewers were not overly impressed with the pair.

Sorry to say it started badly and got worse from there, with jokes mostly centred around the fact that Gary was old. Classic.

You couldn’t accuse Gary or not trying though, and he got in on the gags by dressing up in women’s clothes after a sketch involving David’s Little Britain character Emily Howard and Peter Crouch.

There were plenty, though, who also pointed out that the humour of Emily Howard and co had not dated well.

And to top it all off, Gary then had a mare when he had an Anchorman autocue moment, going straight past his bit and starting to read Danny Dyer’s part too.

At least people enjoyed that bit.

If Gary was feeling bad about his evening, he could console himself with two important points.

One: lots of people still really fancy him.

And two: it was all for a good cause.

Here’s how to donate.

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