Wayne Lineker Unfiltered: Ibiza, Addiction, Prison, Fame & Nearly Dying
In this raw, no-holds-barred interview, Wayne Lineker tells his full story for the first time — from growing up in Leicester, building the iconic Lineker’s Bar brand, and creating O Beach Ibiza, to living a 60-day bender lifestyle that nearly cost him his life.
Wayne opens up honestly about addiction, rehab, prison for tax evasion, fame, money, family, and surviving a near-fatal pneumonia battle. He also speaks candidly about his relationship with his brother Gary Lineker, celebrity culture, Ibiza nightlife, and why he’s now stepping away from the party scene to focus on sobriety, recovery, and giving back.
Chapters:
0:00 intro
1:42 Oi Oi out now! SHIZZIO x SPECIAL MC
2:07 Welcome Wayne Lineker / Ibiza Final Boss
3:52 shout out Simon Ryan / healing
4:49 born & bred / Leicester
6:17 outside as a kid
7:26 school wasn’t for me / market work
8:34 being canned in school / bring it back?
11:31 market work is all I knew
13:07 I built a market empire
14:58 money made / supermarkets killed us
15:41 opening a bar in Tenerife
16:15 Gary was famous / use the family name!
16:50 Linekers 1st bar was a vision I had
20:25 I didn’t drink back then
20:56 opening Linekers 1st bar / instant success
21:57 Gary Lineker made the bar famous in an interview
23:29 money made / wild spending
24:00 being a well known face / Gary’s brother
24:56 expanding Linekers bars
26:57 Ocean Beach Ibiza
27:31 cost to setup Ibiza club / USP
28:52 Hangman’s hill
30:05 social media grew & my popularity grew with it
32:02 people had to have a picture with me
33:52 I partied ALOT! / I did a 60 day bender!
35:45 female attention
36:28 family told me to stop drinking / intervention
37:28 turning point to stop drink & drugs
39:43 no care / anxious what I did night before
40:34 rehab / I went cold turkey
42:08 going back to Ibiza to test myself
44:06 I’ve stepped down from the party scene
44:42 you can’t hide money anymore
45:56 msg to anyone suffering / alcohol is good for some
47:32 Connor McGregor / Ed Sheeran O Beach visit
48:59 celebs have to pay / table spend
49:52 money made / expenses
50:33 I’ve made it / being rich
51:30 Ed Sheeran singing at O Beach
54:58 best memories / Alison Limerick
55:50 best family memory
56:55 going prison for Tax evasion
58:54 prison experience
1:02:04 bad things seen in prison
1:03:02 phones in prison / family name
1:04:47 recent major pneumonia battle
1:09:54 hospital toilet story
1:12:22 I was going to die / sobriety saved me
1:13:27 recovery process
1:15:00 Ibiza triggers / prices for drinks
1:19:04 charity work & giving back
1:23:49 I will open rehab centres
1:27:13 Gary Lineker relationship then & now
1:31:07 media scrutiny over Gary Lineker
1:32:42 sign the pot / thoughts on the UK?
1:34:34 UK clubs are dying / times change
1:39:31 exit strategy / O beach value £
1:40:32 AI Q’s / Lineker name / Gary / ego
1:41:07 alcohol Vs controversy / too far
1:41:40 Ibiza beats Vegas & Dubai
1:43:17 insta / lies / I never pay
1:44:34 fame / rehab / kids control
1:46:08 celebs barred from O Beach
1:47:12 real Wayne / women
1:48:16 quick fire Q’s
1:51:28 being on TOWIE
1:53:06 Big Brother / I’m a celeb
1:53:46 Celebs go dating / Fake engagement
1:56:55 thank you Wayne / outro