Calum Best, the 45-year-old son of football legend George Best, has reportedly experienced a recent public dating setback when a woman left him waiting alone at a central London restaurant before their cocktails even arrived. An onlooker described the situation, stating the woman appeared to go to the restroom but never returned, leaving Best alone with the two ordered drinks.
This incident comes as Best, known for his appearances on shows like Celebrity Love Island and Celebrity Big Brother, has publicly discussed his journey toward emotional maturity. In a podcast with Rylan Clark, Best revealed he only said "I love you" for the first time at age 44 to a woman he met the previous year. Though that relationship, which involved discussions of starting a family and moved to Los Angeles, eventually ended, Best maintained they parted on good terms.
Best's romantic history has been a frequent topic of public discussion for two decades, often marked by high-profile relationships. In 2006, he was famously photographed with actress Lindsay Lohan leaving London's Kabaret Club. Their on-again, off-again relationship, which spanned approximately two years, was described by Best in his memoir "Second Best: My Dad and Me" as turbulent, citing mutual partying habits and his own flirting with other women as contributing factors. He also detailed a "debaucherous" night with an escort, which he wrote contributed to the relationship's end.
During the early 2000s, following his television debut on Celebrity Love Island in 2005 and 2006, Best cultivated a reputation as a