Laura Woods shares embrace with Premier League legend and former I’m A Celeb heartthrob after huge Newcastle win
LAURA WOODS has shared her warm embrace with a Premier League and I’m A Celeb heartthrob on Instagram.
The much-loved TNT Sports pundit, 36, was on hosting duties to provide the channel’s Champions League coverage this week.
And she was up in the North East to witness Newcastle demolish Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 on Wednesday.
Viewers quickly took to social media to claim that former TalkSport presenter Woods had lit up St. James’ Park with her outfit choice.
However, another huge favourite was also in attendance working as a pundit on the clash.
French icon David Ginola, 56, left PSG for Newcastle back in 1995 and became an instant favourite with the Geordie faithful under Kevin Keegan.
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He then went on to enjoy seven years of thrilling supporters in the Premier League with his magical displays for Tottenham, Aston Villa and EVerton before hanging up his boots in 2002.
Ginola, who also enjoyed huge success as a model, amassed a huge legion of admirers during his heyday.
And it appears that Woods is one of the many that still have a soft spot for the wing wizard.
She posted a clip on Instagram that firstly showed Rio Ferdinand greeting Ginola on the sidelines at St. James’ before Woods quickly jumped in to give the icon a hug.
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Along with a love-heart eye emoji, she captioned the footage on her Insta story with: “Always a pleasure to see David.”
Ginola suffered a huge health scare back in 2016 when he played - and even scored - in a charity match in Mandelieu on the south coast of France.
But his celebrations suddenly turned to horror when he collapsed and “died” for eight minutes after his heart stopped.
The star’s friend, fellow footballer Frederic Mendy, valiantly performed CPR, keeping the blood pumping to Ginola’s brain until medics arrived with a defibrillator that sent a series of electric shocks through his body, helping his heart restart.
He made a stunning recovery and went on to star in hit ITV show I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2021 as he finished fourth.
