Frankie Dettori walked into a bar … but don’t expect a punchline, because nobody paid any attention. “I went to a restaurant the other day with my wife,” he says, “and I went to buy a drink at the bar and I found myself looking round to see if people were looking at me. But I realised that no one knew who I was, and I thought ‘This is great!’”
The last significant sporting celebrity based in Britain to divert his career path towards Los Angeles would have struggled to maintain such a low profile. Posh and Becks went straight into the upper reaches of the Hollywood A-list. Tom Cruise, Eva Longoria and Arnie were among the stars in attendance when David Beckham made his debut for LA Galaxy.
