An embarrassed Judge Rinder has told Loose Women about the time he met former One Direction star Harry Styles.
After it was recently rumoured that Judge Rinder, whose real name is Robert, had asked Harry’s mum Anne out on a date, the loose ladies were keen to know more.
Robert revealed: “So I was at the gym and I saw Harry being so beautifully behaved and well-mannered that I wanted to go up to him.”
He continued: “He was such a superstar – he was helping out with the towels and he was incredibly courteous.”
And although he’s a famous face himself, the TV judge admitted he got a bit starstruck.
He said: “I was like: ‘I really like your music,’ and then the conversation resulted in some embarrassing questions,” he admitted.
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Robert said he gushed to Harry: “Gosh, your mum has brought you up so beautifully. You have such lovely manners.”
Not stopping there, he told the ladies that he added: “I think it would be wonderful that if I was ever to have a child then I could perhaps give this child to your mum and maybe it would turn into a young Harry Styles.”
As the Loose Women panel laughed, Robert turned red and revealed he was most certainly left embarrassed at the exchange.
He said: “There were no protruding parts of my body left to cringe with.”
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But the cringe-worthy tale doesn’t end there, as the Judge Ringer star revealed he has spoken to Harry’s mum via Twitter since.
He admitted: “I have made a little bit of contact with Harry’s very very thoughtful mum. I’m hoping she’s going to forgive me and come to the show!”
He added: “Does that count as a date?’
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