Just in time for the opening of this year’s Commonwealth Games – a video from the 1990 Games has emerged showing a very buff young Jason Statham competing for England in the diving.
Just in time for the opening of this year’s Commonwealth Games – a video from the 1990 Games has emerged showing a very buff young Jason Statham competing for England in the diving.
It seems that the Cockney action star, who is known for his bad-boy roles in blockbuster action movies such as The Transporter, Snatch and Mean Machine, had a former life as a champion diver.
The video, from BBC, shows that bad-boy Jason didn’t yet have quite the smooth moves that he does now, as he received a very lukewarm response from the judges and crowd before flopping a dive and face-planting his final dive. The commentators can be heard to say: “Really gone to pieces in this final, Jason”.
Luckily he escaped without any serious injury apart from a bruised ego. It’s hilarious to see the fresh-faced 23-year-old in such a different context to his usual roles though, looking all nervous instead of usual cocky self – and still with a full head of hair!
The video has now gone viral as Britain today opens the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Meanwhile, Jason might not be diving anymore but he’s still pretty damn buff. His stunning British model girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whitely, 27, is one lucky lady!
From diver to driver: Jason Statham’s career took a bit of a left turn from athlete to star of action movies like *The Transporter*.
From diver to driver: Jason Statham’s career took a bit of a left turn from athlete to star of action movies like The Transporter.
The 23 year old Jason looked so fresh-faced and nervous compared to his bad-ass action roles now in movies like *Crank*, pictured.
The 23 year old Jason looked so fresh-faced and nervous compared to his bad-ass action roles now in movies like Crank, pictured.
He might not be diving anymore but he’s still pretty damn buff: compare shirtless young Jason to a 46 year old Jason these days –shown here shirtless in the Transporter 2.
So buff and athletic: no wonder he managed to bag stunning British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
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