Overview
- In new interviews, the Ibiza nightclub owner recounted the moment Duane told him he could no longer pick up his granddaughters from school.
- Lineker said the warning "hit me like a ton of bricks" and that he "got it straight away" given his recent patterns of alcohol and drug use.
- He acknowledged he might still have substances in his system from the night before even if he felt sober during afternoon pickups.
- He described a separate episode when his youngest son, Freddie, entered his room in tears at 5am fearing for his health.
- Framing the change after roughly 40 years in nightlife, he cited a self-reported tally of "52,000 drinks" over 13 years and referenced last month’s Good Morning Britain discussion of his decision.