4 Dec, 2023 @ 13:31
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Spanish waiter is mistaken for David Cameron by punters on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A WAITER on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been branded the spitting image of Lord David Cameron. 

You wouldn’t expect to find a former Prime Minister working as a sommelier in a Spanish beach town, but that’s exactly what many punters think when they see Anselmo Fernández Vizcaíno. 

Anselmo (right) has been repeatedly mistaken for the former Prime Minister (left) Photo: Cordon Press and Takeawine/Facebook

The 49-year-old wine expert could be Cameron’s twin and has been surprising visitors with the likeness since his picture first appeared in a British expat Facebook group.

The owner of Takeawine bar in Estepona, the sommelier’s picture was uploaded as part of a glowing review from an expat couple. 

The poster, Helen Buteux, was instantly flooded with comments about how the proprietor looked exactly like the new Foreign Secretary. 

In the comments, fellow expats joked: ‘I bet he’s serving up a glass of Chateau De Brexit.’

Following the viral post, the sommelier has invited Cameron to his bar for some wine, tapas and friendly chat. 

Open since 2020, Takeawine is a popular venue in Estepona and has been attracting even more visitors from curious Brits since Helen uploaded her picture.

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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