Personal Life
Tufnell's first marriage to Alison Squires ended in 1989. He has two daughters: Ellie, 16, with ex-girlfriend Jane McElvoy, and six- year-old Poppy with ex-wife Lisa Bar. On a tour of New Zealand in 1997 reports emerged that he left a toilet cubicle trailing the scent of marijuana but he was exonerated. During divorce proceeding ex- wife Lisa produced court documents accusing Tufnell of causing her to endure 'anxiety, stress and an eating disorder'. She also claimed he had continually harassed her and abused her. He is now married to Dawn.
Tufnell is the president of a cricket charity– Cricket for Change. He is also a Vice-President of UK children's charity The Children's Trust, Tadworth.
Tufnell is also a big fan of the football club Arsenal.
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