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Michael Owen says people who watch films are ‘weirdos’: ‘What are you doing with your life?’

Michael Owen has described people who watch films as "weirdos," saying he "can't watch” movies.

The former England and Manchester United footballer had Jamie Laing in stitches on the Great Company podcast when he revealed his disinterest in the silver screen.

"Not that I'm not weird for not watching them," he admitted.

In 2014, Owen notably wrote on Twitter that he had only seen eight films in his whole life.

"Can't watch films, what are you doing with your life if you're watching just fakeness?" he told Laing.

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