{"id":85601,"date":"2023-09-19T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85601"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:26:33","slug":"im-a-sports-star-and-full-time-plumber-but-everyone-thinks-im-declan-rice-fans-chant-at-me-when-they-see-me-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/im-a-sports-star-and-full-time-plumber-but-everyone-thinks-im-declan-rice-fans-chant-at-me-when-they-see-me-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm a sports star and full-time plumber but everyone thinks I'm Declan Rice – fans chant at me when they see me | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPEEDWAY ace Alfie Bowtell is sick of being mistaken for Declan Rice as he chases racing glory!<\/p>\n

The Chelmsford-born star will bid for his first major track title in the National Development League Riders\u2019 Championship at Workington on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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But Bowtell, 26, is a dead-ringer and sounds like \u00a3105million England and Arsenal player Rice – and ironically is also a former Lakeside Hammer having ridden for the Essex club.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bowtell revealed: \u201cI was in Ibiza about two months ago with my missus and little boy. I was on the plane and other passengers were singing \u2018there\u2019s only one Declan Rice\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they seriously thought I was Declan. I was like why would I be on EasyJet. If I was Declan Rice I\u2019d be on a private jet!<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had it a few times to be honest. But all during that holiday, it was crazy, I\u2019d never had so many people come up to me and think I was him. He was actually in Ibiza at the same time to make things worse.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople were asking why Declan Rice was in their hotel. I could see and hear people looking at me and saying it!<\/p>\n

\u201cThere he is worth \u00a3105million and I\u2019m like the budget version of him on EasyJet!<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if my plumbing or speedway careers go wrong, I can definitely turn to doing lookalike appearances as him. Instead of working like mad this winter, I\u2019ll just work as a Declan doppelg\u00e4nger!\u201d<\/p>\n

Bowtell is an underrated British talent after excellent results this year for his clubs Birmingham and Mildenhall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He is determined for a good result in the riders\u2019 title to prove his quality, adding: \u201cI\u2019d very much love to win the meeting, 100 per cent. It\u2019s a big meeting for me personally. I\u2019ll be doing my utmost to go into it totally ready. I like Workington, it\u2019s a pretty cool track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve done my bit so I feel I deserve a top league chance at some stage. I beat a lot of the top boys at times so I know I can do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really do speedway properly for a few years. I didn\u2019t have a van or anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a tow bar on the back and put the bike on a trailer behind the Smart car!<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t very legal, what I was towing was actually longer than the car. I would be going through a McDonald\u2019s Drive-Thru with a bike behind the car on the trailer and a kit bag in the passenger seat.\u201cI was a plumbing apprentice, I was earning not much money and what I did went on the rent. I just had to do speedway on a budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a full-time plumber now in London, that\u2019s how I earn my living. But as soon as I get a glimpse of what I\u2019m capable of and scoring double figures, it helps my belief.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI am actually 100 per cent prepared and set-up ready that if I got a call-up for the Premiership, I would give up plumbing and concentrate on speedway.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SPEEDWAY ace Alfie Bowtell is sick of being mistaken for Declan Rice as he chases racing glory! 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