Premier League goalscorer, Dion Dublin has revealed that he lived with an aspiring actor – who went on to become one of the world’s biggest stars.Dublin’s professional career began at Norwich City, where he signed a playing contract after rising through the club’s youth ranks, but never made a first team appearance.
The forward subsequently joined Cambridge United, and went on to become a prolific Premier League striker with sides including Coventry City and Aston Villa.
Despite his success at mid-table sides, the Englishman could never replicate his form with the national side, and even struggled at Manchester United after a horror leg-breaking tackle prematurely put an end to his contributions to a title-winning season. READ MORE: Man Utd squad had 'cowboy bar fight' with Liverpool fans after seven days on the booze Decades before eventually retiring and finding his own success on the screen with a presenting role on Homes Under the Hammer, Dublin revealed how he found his feet in football while living with a Brit who would go on to become one of the world’s most well-known actors.“I signed for Norwich City and my brother Ash is a DJ in Great Yarmouth.
He lived above a bar in Great Yarmouth, the nightclub was next door where he worked, but he lived above a pub called Boobs on the seafront,” he remembered, speaking on the Quickly Kevin podcast.Naturally, Dublin decided to move in with his brother, and the forward described how this led to a surprise encounter with one of the world’s biggest acting stars before he became famous.“My brother’s best mate was a drummer… He happened to be a model, and he also happened to be a high board diver for Great Britain.
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