Topics: Mark Goldbridge, Football
Manchester United fan presenter Mark Goldbridge left fellow YouTuber True Geordie speechless after confirming his real name.
Goldbridge, 43, has built a cult following online thanks to his work on The United Stand, with the YouTube channel amassing 1.5m subscribers to date.
The YouTuber has since been snapped up by talkSPORT as a pundit and was also the manager for the YouTube All Stars in their 8-7 defeat to Sidemen FC last month.
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Speaking on The Kick Off, Goldbridge was asked if his real name was Brent Di Cesare after the name was shown on the ownership page for The United Stand.
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The talkSPORT pundit confirmed fans’ suspicions that Goldbridge was not his real name, with True Geordie stunned to learn his name was Brent Di Cesare.
When asked if Di Cesare was his real name, Goldbridge responded: “This is true. This is true.
“There was a video done three years ago about this […]. When I started on YouTube, my job would not have allowed me to use my real name, hence the name was created.”
Goldbridge confirmed to True Geordie his family name was an Italian name and insisted that he would use his real name if he was starting from scratch now.
“It’s an Italian name. […] To be honest with you, if I was starting again, I would have it,” Goldbridge continued.
Newcastle fan True Geordie wasn’t alone in being caught out by complete surprise at Goldbridge’s admission, with one person saying the YouTuber has the “most sensational name ever.”
“I love how he gave away his real name and months later still all of us just call him Goldbridge as if this never happened,” one fan posted.
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Someone else wrote: “That is equivalent to Jimmy McGill to Saul Goodman or Walter White to Heisenberg.”
While a third said: “Mark Goldbridge is indeed a quality made-up name. But his real name is even better.”
And a fourth added: “Brent Di Cesare sounds more like a made-up name than Mark Goldbridge.”
