The Rock visits Doncaster gym for workout between Hobbs and Shaw scenes
The actor, real name Dwayne Johnson, surprised owner Craie Carrera when he dropped in at his Global Fitness Gym.
The owners of a gym in Doncaster came in for quite a surprise when actor The Rock dropped in for a workout in-between shoots for his new film.
The Hollywood star, real name Dwayne Johnson, had been filming Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw with Idris Elba nearby, but found time to pump some iron in Global Fitness Gym in the South Yorkshire town.
Craie Carrera, a professional bodybuilder, owns the gym with his wife Alicia, and told the Press Association: “He seemed to have done some work finding out who me and my partner were, about the gym.
Mr Carrera, who had just returned from a competition in Birmingham when the actor arrived on Sunday morning, said he had received a visit from one of the former wrestler’s staff members shortly before.
“A guy came in and asked if he could take a few pictures because someone famous was coming into the area,” he said.
“He just wanted some pictures of the gym so his client could see if it was up to par and wanted to see what the weight stacks were like and the dumbbells, if they were heavy enough.
Asked what he thought about the 46-year-old’s physique, Mr Carrera, 44, said: “He towers over you. He’s about 6ft 6in. He’s got fairly big arms – as a bodybuilder you’re eyeing up this sort of stuff all the time.”
Earlier in the week, film crews with helicopters were spotted at Eggborough power station near Selby in North Yorkshire, capturing a car chase for the movie, which is due for release next year.
“Me and my fellow crew members puttin’ in the hard work today on this blessed Sunday and enjoying the freedom that our countries’ veterans forged for us to have. “
