NEVER before has an England football fan had such a rollercoaster 24 hours.
Comedian Rob Beckett went viral this week by sharing on Instagram his running account of watching the Three Lions’ historic win over Germany at Wembley — and the drunken carnage that followed.
It simply had everything: Triumph, tragedy, rejection, adulation — and even moments of emotional reflection, albeit while necking a KFC by some bins in a London back street.
Having finally sobered up, the 35-year-old funnyman — speaking exclusively to The Sun — told how it feels being known as the most hungover man in Britain.
Rob says: “It’s like I wasn’t famous until the night I put the videos up. I can’t remember most of what happened and everyone knows my evening better than I do.”
In the space of 24 hours, the South London comic got smashed at Wembley, gatecrashed a BBC1 TV show, and was nearly run over by a police van while eating his late-night takeaway.
He also filmed himself screaming: “It’s coming home” through a megaphone during an Uber ride and unsuccessfully attempted to seduce his wife by texting: “Fancy a bit when I get home?”.
And that was before the epic hangover kicked in the following morning, in which he hilariously documented taking his kids to a swimming lesson and attending a kitchen makeover meeting with his forgiving wife before ordering a pizza to stop himself from crying.
‘Proper mental’
So what sparked his huge Tuesday night blow-out? Rob says: “I was so happy. I haven’t had a rush of adrenaline like that for ages because I’ve not gone to anything for 18 months.
“But the atmosphere in the stadium was the best I’ve ever been near. It was unbelievable. My hangover was fuelled by happiness rather than lager.”
The 24 hours of madness started around 1.30pm on Tuesday when Rob filmed himself leaving his house dressed head to toe in England clobber and an Adidas bucket hat, which he admitted: “I’m not ped enough to wear yet”.
But two hours later, having arrived at Wembley with pal and fellow comic Lloyd Griffith, the headwear was firmly on following the consumption of “three cans of Heineken and a can of M&S Mojito.” The pair made their way into the stadium where more mayhem took place in the venue bars.
Describing his mood in a quick Instagram story, Rob says: “I’m drunk, it’s quarter past four, I’m going to watch England and drink some more.” At 4.45pm they made their way to their seats for kick-off, filming a boisterous Wembley in all its glory.
The pair were picked out by TV crews during the game and beamed on to the big screen, looking slightly dishevelled compared to other famous faces in the crowd including dapper David Beckham and Prince William in the posh seats. In a video posted a 5.15pm, Rob yells: “If you saw us on the telly, we’re fed.”
Explaining why he prefers being with real football fans, Rob says: “That’s how I go to the football. I dress up and have fun with my mates. But that bucket hat and beard does make me look proper mental.”
After he celebrated England beating Germany and having consumed “ten pints”, Rob’s night descended into further chaos. He turned up at Crouchy’s Year-Late Euros Live filmed nearby “to avoid the crowds”.
Producers, initially glad to see an unplanned surprise guest, quickly changed tack. Rob explains: “We were too drunk to go on the telly. They asked me to leave before it started, which I thought was a good decision. I later texted Peter Crouch to say sorry.”
He jumped on the Tube, documenting his journey on video at 10pm saying: “I’m fed out of my head but it’s the greatest night of my life”. We next see Rob at 11pm sitting in a dark alley eating his takeaway KFC. In a poignant moment, he slurringly told his followers: “No matter how good you think you’ve done, you will always eat KFC next to a f***ing bin as the police reverse into you.”
Reflecting on his emotional monologue, Rob says: “I was just sitting there thinking, ‘This is one of the greatest nights of my life, that game was outrageous, and I’m sitting on the floor eating chicken’.”
His evening got even more outrageous when his Uber driver Imran gave him a megaphone, which Rob used to ask startled bystanders if “it’s coming home?”.
‘I needed a blow-out’
The Sky One star, whose hit series with Romesh Ranganathan — Rob Versus Romesh — returns next Thursday with Team GB and Wimbledon themes, says: “I completely forgot I had a megaphone until about 3pm yesterday.”
It was during his journey home that he attempted his optimistic booty call, to which his wife, Louise, responded: “I admire the optimism, but absolutely not. You need some water, some dry bread and some pre-emptive paracetamol.”
Asked how Louise felt about his big night out, Rob says: “She’s not that bothered — she knew I needed a blow-out.”
Rob, whose Wallop! tour starts next month and is releasing his first book in October, reveals he has tickets for the semi-final and final.
So if England beat Ukraine in Rome tonight, does he intend to repeat his heroics at Wembley next week?
He says: “If we get through to the semi, it’s like a superstition, I’m going to have to do things exactly the same again. We’ll go for it.
“This Saturday I’ll be rebuilding, staying at home, watching it indoors and recharging the batteries, and we go again on Wednesday.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
