JUDE BELLINGHAM was bent double with laughter by an astonishing breast milk revelation from Gianfranco Zola live on Channel 4.
The England hero and TV pundits were open-mouthed after Chelsea legend Zola‘s surprise trip down Mammary Lane following the 3-1 win over Italy.
https://twitter.com/C4SportJude Bellingham and Joe Cole lead the uproarious response to Gianfranco Zola’s surprise reminiscence about his own life aged 20[/caption]
https://twitter.com/C4SportZola triesd to talk his way out of it after a comparison between himself and Bellingham at the same age that he didn’t mean literally[/caption]
Bellingham was being interviewed on his star man performance – but instead it was Zola who got something off his chest.
The former Italy striker 57, is in awe of the Real Madrid star’s achievements so early in his career – but chose to express it with a shock confession.
The ex-West Ham manager exclaimed: “I have to say it makes me laugh, because at 20 years old I was still drinking milk from my mum.”
Bellingham, 20, almost split his sides in response as he rocked around grinning.
Former England and Chelsea playmaker Joe Cole was almost as hysterical as the current Three Lions’ midfielder.
But in the end it was Bellingham who got Zola off the hook.
The smiling Italian had instantly realised some might take his youthful comparison too literally.
But when Zola tried to clarify that he was only using a figure of speech, he only got as far as “No, I mean…”
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That’s because he was drowned out by laughter.
Fortunately, Bellingham retained enough composure to finish the job for Zola by adding: “Not directly!”
The interview never truly regained a serious note after that.
That’s a shame for Bellingham – as, on the night England sealed qualification for Euro 2024, he was the cream of the crop.