Well, as close to official as you can get when the source is the Daily Star! Apparently, Match of the Day presenter and former England star Gary Lineker is being lined up to play the role of Dumbo by a top American photographer. The famously jug-eared forward is wanted by snapper Annie Leibovitz to play a key role in her Disney Dream Portrait Series. The project will see celebrities including David Beckham, Roger Federer and Beyoncé playing different Disney cartoon characters. (Wait it gets even better…)
Lineker was apparently recommended for the part of Dumbo by Jennifer Lopez, who spotted his potential while watching MoTD at the Beckhams’ Hollywood mansion. You can’t make this stuff up!