29 Apr, 2024 @ 15:59
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Phil Tufnell visits the Costa del Sol: England cricket legend, 58, tucks into brekkie at expat-owned bar during trip to Spain

PHIL Tuffnel has been spotted enjoying a spot of breakfast on the Costa del Sol.

In a picture shared online, the cricketing legend, 58, is seen posing for a picture before tucking into his egg on toast and hash brown.

The I’m A Celebrity champion was enjoying the meal at The Vineyard in Benalmadena on April 16.

The owner wrote in a Facebook post: “We had the one and only Phil Tufnell in for breakfast this morning!”

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Phil Tufnell at The Vineyard in Benalmadena (CREDIT: Facebook/The Vineyard Benalmadena)

They added that a ‘gutted’ colleague missed the star ‘by 10 seconds’, but that the would ‘definitely see him tomorrow.’

Tufnell, aka Tuffers, has been visiting Spain for years and is believed to enjoy use of an apartment near Benalmadena.

In September last year he posted a video of himself enjoying a full English breakfast in Montemor.

He wrote: “Can’t beat a Full English Breakfast no matter where you are in the world. Cheers Mel @ Mileys in Montemar.”

Tuffers during a previous visit to the Costa del Sol (CREDIT: Instagram)

Tufnell was crowned king of the jungle in the second series of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, back in 2003.

Since retiring from cricket he has enjoyed a successful career as a pundit, winning over millions of fans during his time as a permanent contestant on A Question Of Sport with Sue Barker.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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