Happy shoppers JT and Jack pose for the camera (Picture: Knaphill Athletic via Twitter)

How do you imagine a rich and famous Premier League star unwinds of an afternoon?

Lounging around his multi-million pound mansion deciding where best to hang his next self-portrait? Cruising down to his local Porsche dealer to choose the latest alloy-wheel accessories? Or maybe even shuffling around Poundworld for a spot of bargain-hunting?

Well, I jest not because the latter is exactly what John Terry was up to recently.

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The Chelsea and England defender, who earns around £170,000 a week, was spotted in a Woking branch of the discount store by young Blues fan Jack Jeffrey.



The 17-year-old told getsurrey.co.uk: ‘My mate asked him if it was OK to have a picture. He was happy to let us.

‘It was weird just walking in there and seeing him. He had a lot of stuff in his basket but I didn’t really see what it was.

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‘When I told my friends they were shocked and wished they had met him as well. He’s probably one of my favourite players.’

Terry has his detractors, of course, but we can’t but applaud this common touch… more Save JT than Brave JT.

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