PHOTO: Andros Townsend's girlfriend confuses video game with reality

PHOTO: Andros Townsend's girlfriend confuses video game with reality

11 years ago
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Hazel O'Sullivan was shocked when she read news on Twitter that her boyfriend Andros Townsend had skipped training and received a fine from Tottenham Hotspur for his poor behaviour.

The England international was set for the doghouse on Friday after his girlfriend questioned him via text:

(Courtesy: @andros_townsend)

Embarrassingly for the model and former Big Brother contestant, the news was in fact a screenshot from the Football Manager video game series, prompting the 24-year-old to ask the game's social media team for backup:

Perhaps it's worth Townsend stressing to his better half that this game doesn't foresee the future either: the virtual news item is from Dec. 10, 2016.

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