John Barnes once turned up for training dressed as Tina Turner in skirt and stockings

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John Barnes once turned up to football training dressed as Tina Turner.Nights out with Liverpool teammates often went on so late that there was no time to change before hitting the pitch.He said: “Our Christmas party was a fancy dress party so if you had to come to training the next day, you would go straight to training.

I went as Tina Turner once — stockings and suspenders.“There were fishnets, cowboy boots, a little fur coat, a little miniskirt and you had to have your stockings below the skirt.“I could take my tights off and just go in with my skirt and boots.”The players never got into any trouble for their antics because even their manager Kenny Dalglish got involved.John, 58, added: “You can get away with anything if you’re a good footballer.”Jamaica-born John was so glamorous in his outfit that some men thought he was a real woman and tried to flirt with him.He said: “During the night I had some close scares because after people got drunk they really didn’t know that it was John Barnes.“So if you’re in the toilet with a lot of drunk men and you’re fairly attractive…”John opens up about his past to Kate Garraway on her new series of Life Stories.The Good Morning Britain presenter will also chat to singing sensation Charlotte Church and Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain during the three-part series.Kate has replaced friend Piers Morgan as host of the popular ITV talk show.Confirming her new role, Kate said: "I've always loved having the chance to talk to people, both on air and off."Everyone has a story to tell and the wonderful thing about this show is that you have the airtime to delve into the areas of guests' lives that the viewers might not know about already."It's also a chance to understand more.