Personal Life
Regis has two daughters by his wife Jennifer Stoute. He is a cousin of the football players Cyrille Regis and Dave Regis.
John Regis's 15 year-old nephew, Adam Regis, was stabbed to death on Saturday 17 March 2007 in Plaistow, Newham, east London. The killers were described in media reports as five black youths, who fled in a car. He had been following in his uncle's footsteps as an athlete.
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