Gascoigne weeps in court as he tells jury of train kiss

JURORS IN the Paul Gascoigne sexual assault trial have been handed a file of photos of him kissing and being kissed by famous footballers, fans and even by Diana, Princess of Wales.

The former England football star momentarily wept in the witness box at Teesside Crown Court as he denied any sexual intent when he kissed a female passenger on a York to Newcastle train last August.

The 52-year-old told the court he was asked for a selfie which the complainant took of him with two other women, and claimed someone shouted: “You don’t want a photo with her, she’s fat and ugly.”

Asked by his defence barrister Michelle Heeley QC how that made him feel, he said he was called fat “every time I played”.

He told the jury he had suffered from bulimia and would train wearing a black bin liner to help him lose weight.

Giving evidence about what was going through his mind at the time of the kiss, he also mentioned losing his nephew Jay two years before.

Gascoigne said that he sat next the woman, telling her “take no notice of what they say” and “listen, you’re not fat and ugly, you are beautiful inside”.

At that point, an usher in the court handed him a paper tissue.

Gascoigne said he gave the woman “just a little peck”, that no tongue was involved and insisted that it was not sexual.

He claimed he was kissed “constantly” over the years and jurors were shown a four-page montage of images of Gascoigne kissing and being kissed by other people.

He said he had undergone a new operation in Australia which involved him having pellets implanted in his stomach to prevent him drinking heavily, meaning he could no longer drink spirits.

Gascoigne denies sexual assault. The trial continues.