Ulrika Jonsson has hit out at Strictly Come Dancing star Tony Adams's claims that hhe turned her down after she slipped her number into his pocket.
The 55-year-old TV presenter has refuted the former footballers claims and even said she has “never met” the former Arsenal star.
Tony, 56, spoke about his meeting with Gladiator host Ulrika in his autobiography Sober as he recalled her attempting to initiate a romantic connection back in 1999.
The former footballer says he had to turn Ulrika's advances down as he had already had his eyes set on supermodel, Caprice Bourett, who he’d met for the first time that night.
Tony retold the story on former teammate Ian Wright’s Friday night ITV chat show, claiming: “I was on the show with Ulrika Jonsson, who slipped her phone number on a piece of paper into my pocket.”
But Tony said he’d already fall head over heels for Caprice, adding: “I was flattered but I had no desire to follow up her interest. I was more interested in Caprice, who was Ian's sidekick on the show and who made it plain she was attracted to me.”
Tony didn’t hold back as he told how his physical connection to Caprice was like a “drug” but broke up with her after just four months due to their lack of an “emotional connection”.
But Ulrika has completely refuted claims she pursued Tony, telling the Daily Mail there was “not an ounce of truth in it”, before adding that she had “never met the guy”.
When Tony’s autobiography quotes about his feeling for Caprice resurfaced earlier this month, Ulrika praised the ex-footballer for his candid honesty after he admitted he believed himself to be a sex addict.
She also admitted that she’s “always been partial to a bit of Tony”, despite now claiming to never have met him.
In her column for The Sun earlier this month, Ulrika penned: “I've always been partial to a bit of Tony Adams. It could be because he opened about his addiction to alcohol and, in my eyes, transformed himself from a hardman of football to an honest, vulnerable giant.
“In Tony's case, I suspect, he has acknowledged that sex was a drug which always left him with enjoyable highs which then led him to be in constant pursuit of the next one.
“But for many sufferers the effects are not often about enjoyment or satisfaction but have a serious – and sometimes very dangerous - effect on their mental and physical well-being. Still, it's good to hear a man open up about his frailties and shortcomings.”
Mirror Online has approach Ulrika for comment.
