Meet the Gogglebox regular who played at World Cup with pair of ex-England stars
Before starring on Gogglebox, Tristan Plummer was once an England youth prospect having come through the ranks at Bristol City and even went to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Tristan has been a regular on hit Channel 4 show alongside brothers Tremaine and Twaine since series eight, which got underway back in 2016, appearing in over 100 episodes.
Long before his TV fame, Tristan appeared in the 2007 England squad alongside an array of future Premier League stars – including Victor Moses, Danny Rose and Danny Welbeck.
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England went on to top their group with wins over New Zealand and Brazil, despite drawing with North Korea, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to old rivals Germany.
Plummer did get his chances to make an impact, coming on in their opener and starting against both New Zealand and Germany – the latter against the likes of Toni Kroos.
With Tristan, now 32, going on to play for the likes of Hereford United, Aldershot Town and Weston-super-Mare, he never made it past the England Under 18 side.
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With Moses going on to play 38 times for Nigeria, he also picked up Premier League and FA Cup winners medals, with Danny Rose playing 19 times for the England senior side between 2016 and 2019.
Welbeck, who enjoyed spells with both Manchester United and Arsenal, scored 16 goals across his 42 games for England – and was even tipped for a World Cup call-up this year having been named in the 55-man provisional squad.
Speaking to Bristol Live of his football career and decision to return to non-league after a spell with Portimonense, Tristan said: "I don't regret it because I have two beautiful kids now maybe if I moved away, I wouldn't have had them and now I'm doing other things that I enjoy doing.
"Maybe I could have been in a better position financially but at the end of the day my happiness is more important, I'm happy and I came to terms with that ages ago. I hold no grudge or resentment towards the manager or club.
"Playing for the academy was the best time of my life. The thing I loved most with Bristol City in general, I remember waking up and just having a bus card, life wasn't… I was getting paid £45 a week, having a bus card, I could go anywhere.
"I had a Puma sponsorship and I used to give clothes, boots and footballs to everyone in my neighbourhood. I was in a fortunate position so I didn't take it for granted. Football brings people together. I've only got positive things to say about football."
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