Calum Best reveals dad George's passing made him angry and closed-off
The son of the late Northern Irish football legend George Best has revealed how he became selfish and angry after his father's passing turned him against the world.
Calum Best was speaking to Rylan Clark in a sit-down interview for BBC Sounds as part of the broadcaster's series, Rylan: How to Be in Love.
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