33-Year-Old-Man Kicked Out Of Competition Finals For Looking Like Jesus

Bearded Nathan Grindal, 33, was enjoying the
match between star champ Phil Taylor and Kim
Huybrechts when some of the 4,500-strong
audience spotted his likeness to the son of God.
Chants of “Jesus” quickly spread through the
rowdy crowd, interrupting play at Butlins in
Minehead, Somerset. Security was called before
six bouncers escorted upset Nathan from the
Cash Converters Players’ Championship, being
shown on ITV4.
As he left a chant of ‘Stand up if you love Jesus’
broke out, with many of the boozed-up crowd
getting to their feet. Nathan, a labourer, was
escorted to a nearby bar where security staff
bought him a pint and told him to watch the rest
of the final on the telly.
He saw the legendary Taylor win then found
himself being asked to pose for signed photos
with fans as they left the arena. Nathan, who
emigrated from his native Australia to Oxford six
years ago, said: “I didn’t go to the darts dressed
as Jesus – I went as me. It was all very weird and
distressing. I didn’t break down crying but I did
get emotionally distraught. They were bullying
me and picking on me, saying that I was
someone else. It would have been okay if the
security hadn’t made a fuss getting me out of the
arena.”
Nathan, who began growing his beard four
months ago, had booked a three-day stay at
Butlins earlier this month with five pals to watch
the darts.
He added: “In his post-match interview, Phil
Taylor said something like ‘if I ever see Jesus
again, I’ll crucify him myself.’ Now that’s just
hurtful. I love darts, but I’m worried about ever
going to see it live again, just in case the crowd
turns on me like they did last time.”
Dave Allen, spokesman for the Professional Darts
Corporation, said Nathan was ejected to prevent
his presence becoming a nuisance to the players.
He said: “There was a lot of chanting of Jesus and
I think to avoid it becoming too much of a
distraction for the players he was taken by
security to another part of the complex. There is
plenty of audience participation. They are
encouraged to support the players within certain
boundaries. The fact they can buy four-pint
pitchers certainly helps.”