Weigh the lads! GEORDIE FOOTIE FANS HEAVIEST

THIS pooch’s choice of furry friends looks a little ruff as he cosies up to some scaly pet lizards.

The cuddly canine shows opposites really do attract in the animal kingdom.

And there are a whole host of critters who are just wild about each other.

They include a puffin nuzzling a rabbit in Orkney, a horse cuddling up to a pooch, and an orangutan with otters at a zoo in Belgium.

Clearly, these cute creatures are fur-ever friends.

ALE and pie-loving Geordies are the biggest supporters in the Premier League.

Newcastle United fans have gut-busting 38.5in waistlines on average, a poll has revealed.

They proved a big contrast to Brighton and Hove Albion fans, whose waspish 30in waistlines are the slimmest.

Leicester City fans are not far behind their Newcastle counterparts, measuring in at

38in waists.

And Wolves supporters are next at 37.5in, the survey by betting site freebets.com found.

Spokesman Tim Agnew said: “We know that football fans come in all shapes and sizes and our research really backs that up.

“It is pretty clear who ate all the pies – it is Newcastle fans.”

Aston Villa and Leeds fans came joint fourth on 37in on average, just ahead of Liverpool supporters on 36.5in and West Ham United diehards, who were sixth on 36in.

Everton came seventh on 35.5in, ahead of eighth-placed

Manchester United and Fulham on 35in.

Arsenal, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest fans came joint ninth with 34.5in waists. Meanwhile Southampton, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur supporters are joint tenth on 34in. Brentford fans measured just 33.5in in 11th place, ahead of Crystal Palace fans on 32.5in in 12th place. And Bournemouth fans weighed in at 13th with 32in waists. The survey involved 2,000 male fans of English Premier League clubs being asked to reveal their waist measurements.

Tim added: “What really surprised us is just how slim the south coast supporters are. “Indeed, supporters from Bournemouth, and especially Brighton, proved to be super-slimline.”