Second Best: My Dad and Me

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East Belfast-born George Best is still regarded as one of the greatest players to ever grace football’s top flight and indeed the world, but the former Northern Ireland international and Manchester United legend endured a life-long battle with alcohol, which led to his death at just 59 years old. As the son of footballer George Best, Calum was a regular on the party circuit and eventually made the transition from socialite to reality TV star. Calum Best should have had it all. As the only son of world-famous footballing legend George Best and his first wife Angie, a gorgeous English model, Calum was born into a world of privilege and opportunity.

Facing adversity got me to the place I’m in now,’ he insists. ‘I was young and did some stupid things, but I don’t have any regrets.’ Even before Best’s arrival, the aim was for Dorking to get promoted this season and there’s no cap on their long-term ambition. Best was next to the dugout for the whole of the second half and shouted words of encouragement to Dorking’s players — in his new role as the club’s chairman. Angie its-all-your-dads-fault Best set up home in Malibu known to be one of the most phony and superficial places on the planet so she could be in the presence of the rich and famous,I wonder why she gravitated to such an environment? By doing this she laid the foundations for her son to grow into the confused man he is today. A door was opened to him and he was exposed to a very warped,Godless celeb value system.Growing up amidst a culture of vacuous narcissism with a single parent is not an ideal situation.While the 41-year-old added that he tries to keep physically fit, he said the challenges of the show are “a different breed”. If there really is a possibility he is the dad then he needs to man up and take responsibility - or at least a DNA test to prove the paternity either way. I'm trying to practise meditation but I'm not great at it. It's so hard to clear your mind and not get distracted. I've just been to an amazing, isolated retreat in Bali, where you train really hard with an ex-military instructor, explore amazing places like natural pools, temples or zip-line down mountains, and every day, meditate (see Fifthelementescapes.com). Along the way, he seemingly became more famous for his exploits off-screen as he was regularly pictured with famous faces on his arm. But his father’s fame came at a price, and George’s playing career was soon overshadowed by his playboy lifestyle and an increasing dependence on the comforting embrace of alcohol. Whilst his tumultuous later years could never diminish the memories of the peerless, often breathtaking, quality of his football, they had a profound effect on Calum.

CBB final 2015: Calum Best becomes third housemate to be evicted – taking THIRD place". Mirror Online. February 6, 2015 . Retrieved February 8, 2015. I had a chat with the psychologist beforehand and I said, ‘I’m not going to lie. I’m really nervous. I don’t know how I’m going to do this.’ Calum Best is Moy Davitts Celebrity Bainisteoir". Mayo Today. July 23, 2012 . Retrieved August 30, 2017. My parents were divorced and my mum raised me by herself. No disrespect to my old man, but he didn’t contribute at all. I grew up in Malibu, so I was very blessed in that way, because it’s a very beautiful area. A lot of my friends and their parents were very wealthy, but my mum and I were probably the most broke of the bunch. She was a personal fitness trainer and she worked with Cher – in the beginning she made good money and anything I needed as a child she would try to make sure I got. But raising a little terror like me probably cost her a lot.

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Tutton, Charlotte (August 23, 2017). "Celebs Go Dating series 3: Who's on the line-up, when does it start?". OK! Magazine. Business owners taping bins shut in Lurgan as rubbish spills on to the street due to ongoing strike action Best has taken part in the reality TV shows Fool Around With on E4 and The Match on Sky One. In 2005 and 2006, he was featured in ITV's Celebrity Love Island, winning the second series on August 28, 2006. Around this time he played himself in the final episode of ITV's Footballers' Wives. In September 2006, Best appeared in the ITV2 series Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan, in which he was seen traveling with Paul Danan and Fran Cosgrave from Texas to Los Angeles on America's U.S. Route 66.