Personal Life
Bristow was awarded the MBE for his services to sport in 1989.
In 1979 Bristow was the subject of an intimate film portrait directed by Scottish filmmaker John Samson. Entitled Arrows, the 30 minute short got its cinema release as the supporting feature for the classic British gangster film The Long Good Friday.
Bristow was in a relationship with former lady darts player Maureen Flowers from 1978 to 1987. In 1989 he married Jane Bristow (born 1962). In 2005 Bristow was accused of assaulting his wife. North Staffordshire magistrates ordered him to stay away from the family home in Milltown Way, Leek, Staffordshire and he was remanded on conditional bail. Bristow was alleged to have punched her in the face during a drunken row in their bedroom on 29 April 2005. He was eventually cleared of the charges. After the case was concluded Bristow said that his wife had just got a new boyfriend and wanted a divorce and he was now living with his children at his mother's house in Leek. Bristow was also involved in a public disturbance in Hanley, which was by chance recorded by police reality show Street Crime UK, and then broadcast as part of an episode of the show.
In 2012, Bristow decided to participate in the reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The Crafty Cockney (as he was nicknamed) made it to the final four, but Bristow was voted out on 29th November 2012, finishing 4th out of 12 celebrities.
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