Freddie Flintoff says stumpy Justin Bieber refused to meet him as he’s too tall
FORMER England cricket ace Freddie Flintoff has revealed Justin Bieber refused to meet him because he was too tall.
The 5ft 9in singer’s security barred 6ft 4in ex-England star Freddie from standing beside him at a meet-and-greet.
The Ashes hero claimed he was told the singer “doesn’t like big guys”.
Freddie, 42, recalled: “We went to see Bieber a few years ago and we managed to get a meet-and-greet.
“This American fella comes out and says: ‘Okay, when you see Justin, you don’t go near him, you don’t touch him, you don’t look at him in the eye.’
“So I said, ‘Hang on a minute, mate. I’ve met the Queen. I’ve got an MBE. This is Justin Bieber.’
“So we walked in, we got to the front of the queue, and the kids got a photograph.
“I took one step forward and I got the arm holding me back. This fella turned around and said, ‘He don’t like big guys.”
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Admitting the brush off left him stumped, Freddie said on talkSPORT: “It was the weirdest thing.
“I was there watching my kids have a photograph with him but I didn’t meet him.
“He doesn’t like big guys.”
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