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Gogglebox fan favourite could have been major football star - details

Tristan Plummer stars on Gogglebox alongside his brothers Tremaine and Twaine

TV & Film Editor
March 18, 2022

We adore watching the Plummer brothers on Gogglebox, but life could have gone very differently for Tristan Plummer, who once had a hugely promising football career playing for Bristol City. 

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Chatting about what happened with his professional career, Tristan explained that he didn’t make City’s first team when he believed himself to be ready, and slowly lost confidence while benched.

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He told Bristol Post: "If I was how I am now back then, I would have gone and knocked on the manager's door at a young age and asked what was going on. A lot of the first team players like Louis Carey said 'go and knock on his door' - everyone said I had so much ability and talent, 'why aren't you getting the opportunity?

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The brothers now star on Gogglebox

"I’d never had a bad attitude I always got my head down but I almost got too comfortable. I should have carried on pushing myself and said if this door doesn't open I'm going to kick it down or get the opportunity somewhere else." 

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The TV star admitted that he has no regrets for the sweetest reason, explaining: "I don't regret it because I have two beautiful kids now maybe if I moved away, I wouldn't have had them and now I'm doing other things that I enjoy doing.

"Maybe I could have been in a better position financially but at the end of the day my happiness is more important, I'm happy and I came to terms with that ages ago. I hold no grudge or resentment towards the manager or club." 

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