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A nutter disgrace!

LOVERS’ ANTHEM

- By JERRY LAWTON

RANDY squirrels enjoy a tree-some in a saucy safari snap.

Max Waugh, 44, was photograph­ing a family of mongoose in South Africa when he spotted the Smith’s bush squirrels going nuts nearby.

He said: “I’m always excited to capture rare and unexpected animal behaviour. This certainly qualifies.”

Golf great ‘almost lost leg’ in smash

TIGER Woods’ right leg is being held together by a metal rod, screws and pins after it was shattered in a horrific car crash.

Medical experts said the golf superstar was an hour away from having the limb amputated after his shin and calf bones splintered into several pieces.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva claimed Tiger, 45, was “lucky to be alive”.

And he revealed there was no evidence of alcohol or drugs in the athlete’s system.

He said: “He was lucid, no odour of alcohol, no evidence of any medication, narcotics or anything like that. This is what it is – an accident.”

Tiger rolled his SUV on Tuesday after leaving the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where witnesses said he seemed “impatient”.

He also suffered “injuries to the bones of the foot and ankle” which were stabilised with screws and pins. Membranes around his muscles were cut to help ease swelling, which could have caused nerve damage leading to the loss of his leg.

Medical reporter Dr John Torres said: “If they don’t have that done within an hour or so that could mean an amputation.’’ Anish Mahajan, who is overseeing the 15-time major winner’s care, was unable to say if he will play golf again and medics warned he may never regain full mobility.

But Tiger was sitting up in hospital and responding to girlfriend Erica Herman. A source said: “If there’s any way he can continue playing golf, he will.”

TOWIE star turned footballer Mark Wright has the worst rating on FIFA 21.

The telly hunk – who plays for League Two side Crawley Town – has scored a big own goal with an embarrassi­ngly low overall score of just 47 out of 100.

The 34-year-old is the jointlowes­t rated player on the video game – level with the likes of Scott Smith of Wigan Athletic, Xia Ao of Wuhan Zall and Darren Collins of Sligo Rovers.

Wright has juggled playing semi-pro for years alongside his on-screen duties.

Lowest

He signed profession­ally in December and made his debut in Crawley’s 3-0 win over Premier League side Leeds in the third round of the FA Cup.

The star was handed his first start in a 3-1 defeat to Harrogate Town earlier this month – which led to him being substitute­d at half-time.

Despite his underwhelm­ing beginning to life as a pro, the left-back has been added to their squad as a virtual player in the latest FIFA game.

However Mark will probably not be too chuffed at his vital in-game statistics. The 2011 I’m A Celebrity runner-up is the lowestrate­d player at Crawley Town by quite a distance.

He has been given a weak-foot rating of one-star, the lowest possible, as well as low attacking and

defensive work rates. He has also been given two-star skill moves and a rating of just 20 for volleys.

But at least his stocky body type and 54 rating for strength mean that he won’t be bullied on the virtual pitch.

His brother Josh is also a profession­al footballer at Crawley.

DESPITE doing a football podcast Liam Payne is no good at it, especially goalkeepin­g. In the latest episode of his Fifa Sound Playon podcast he revealed: “I once got lobbed from the half-way line, that’s how bad I was!”

Chart-topper Joel Corry is predicting a baby boom due to his new single Bed.

The DJ believes the track will become the soundtrack to thousands of post-lockdown romances after a frustratin­g few months for singletons.

Joel told me: “I said Bed is the lovers’ anthem, that’s what I said, it’s the theme tune for it!

“They can play my tunes as they do IT you know.

“I’ve given them the bed-hopping anthem haven’t I? What have I done?”

The DJ hopes a few babies may even be named after him as a result.

He laughed: “It’s a great name and to be honest there’s not enough Joels about so I need to make sure I get the credit and people are taking that advice on board.”

Joel remains single himself but isn’t shy when it comes to flirting with fans on social media.

He giggled: “I am single so open to any DMS that slide in.

“The DMS are always looking a little bit lively.

“I’m not going to lie but I need to get better at responding to people!”

Bed is a collaborat­ion with

Raye and French dance icon

David Guetta who just so happens to be Joel’s hero.

I am

Still in awe, he gushed: “Honestly, how have I collaborat­ed with him? “He is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time), he is a legend, and I am honoured to do this with him.

“I take a lot of inspiratio­n from how he’s stayed at the top of his game for so many years, and that’s what I want.”

Guetta is just one of the many “big names” Joel has been working with lately, and he teased “there’s plenty in the pipeline”.

Bed is tomorrow. out

A BUILDER has quit his day job because he earns more cash filming viral videos on Tiktok.

Dad Nick Smith, 33, has racked up more than two million followers with hilarious videos of him and his family.

He shares clips of The Smithy Family’s everyday lives on Facebook

and Tiktok – from sweet personal moments to sketches and pranks. The south-east Londoner said: “People like to see the wacky stuff we get up to.

“We do a lot of pranks and silly content but also do a lot of anti-bullying. We don’t have one set thing, it’s just whatever we’re up to that day.”

Nick films with partner Jess Farthing, 30, her half-brother Jack, 16, Nick’s son Ben, 13, and the couple’s daughters Isabella, nine, and Amelia, six.

Nick said: “It’s more enjoyable to be at home with my family. So instead of having a bad year we’ve probably had the best year of our lives.”

Nick also wants to create an 11,000 sq ft “content warehouse” to film in.

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TERROR AHEAD: Tiger with the car before his smash, above. Below, the mangled vehicle is recovered
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HORROR: Sheriff said star could have died
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VIRTUAL: In FIFA 21 game
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REALITY: Towie star Mark
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The Heaton Park event has been moved to September 11-12 and organiser Sacha Lord told NME: “We’re not considerin­g operating with social distancing.”
MANCHESTER’S Parklife Festival boss is confident it will be staged this year. The Heaton Park event has been moved to September 11-12 and organiser Sacha Lord told NME: “We’re not considerin­g operating with social distancing.”
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PRANKS: Nick

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