WEST Ham and England footballer star, Joe Cole, surprised a Braintree opticians when he visited for an eye test.
Customers at Patrick & Menzies Independent Opticians got a shock when the midfielder took time out of his busy training schedule to visit sports optometrists, Gavin Rebello, in their Braintree store for a routine eye review.
The former Liverpool, Chelsea and Lille player has been a long-standing contact lens wearer and Gavin is well-known across the sporting world having previous worked with Olympic skiers, Harlequins rugby stars and Northamptonshire cricket batsmen.
Joe Cole said: "Without wearing contact lenses, I wouldn't have been able to play at the high standards I did for my teams and my country."
