Gary Lineker shares rare photo of stepdaughter Ella after he flies to America to see her
GARY Lineker has revealed he's finally been able to travel to America to visit his stepdaughter Ella for the first time in almost two years.
The sports and gameshow presenter, 60, shared photos on Instagram of his trip to Boston, where Ella is studying at university.
Posting a rare snap of Ella, Gary wrote: "Finally able to travel to Boston to visit my wonderful step daughter Ella, who's at BU."
Ella's mum is Gary's ex-wife Danielle Bux, who he split from in 2016. Despite their break-up Gary has always insisted he is still "best mates" with Danielle - who shares Ella with former footballer Adam Willis.
Opening up about his relationship with Danielle, 42, Gary said: "Danielle and I are best mates, we still speak three times a day, we text all the time."
He added to the : "When she comes to London she stays with me, and when I go to LA I see her."
The Sitting on a Fortune host also shares sons George, 29, Harry, 27, Tobias, 25, and 23-year-old Angus with his first wife Michelle Cockayne.
In 2017 actress and model Danielle welcomed daughter Romy with new partner Nate Greenwood. Two years later she confirmed they'd tied the knot in a secret US ceremony.
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Gary previously revealed that Danielle wanted more children while they were married, but didn't want to put pressure on him as he was getting older.
He said: "Obviously I would have done, but she said, 'It’s not fair on you'. Then I said, 'Well, I’d feel terrible if I stop you doing it'."
Despite insisting he's "happy and relaxed" being single, Gary has admitted he learned to cook so he didn't have to sit alone in restaurants anymore.
"I got fed up of sitting in restaurants on my own or getting takeaways and I thought I’ll just learn to cook," he said. "[But] I’m not on the look-out like some weirdo!"
