Jack Grealish names the celebrity that left him 'starstruck' and opens up on unlikely friendship with music legend
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Jack Grealish has revealed that music icon Elton John 'rings him to catch up'. The Manchester City star opened up on his unlikely friendship with the singer, who is an honorary life-president of Watford. Asked by TNT Sports who his most famous phone contact is, Grealish said: 'Probably Elton John. He rings me sometimes to catch up and see how I am.'.
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Grealish also admitted that he was starstruck when he met Rihanna during City's pre-season tour of the USA in the summer. Asked if he has ever been starstruck, Grealish replied: 'Yeah in the summer actually, when I met Rihanna on the pre-season tour after we played against AC Milan.
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'I got quite nervous, I didn't really know what to say or how to approach her.'. Man City star Jack Grealish has opened up on his unlikely friendship with Elton John. Grealish admitted that he was starstruck when he met Rihanna during City's pre-season tour.
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Most famous contact 📱Favourite sports documentary 📺Meeting Rihanna 🤩20 questions with Jack Grealish 👀 pic.twitter.com/wV3sxcefTw. In an interview four years ago Grealish had admitted that he wanted to meet Rihanna 'Because she's pretty and I like her music'.
Grealish added that team-mate Erling Haaland is a 'bit of a wind-up' in the dressing room, with the pair of them playing jokes on team-mates. When asked what Haaland is like, Grealish said: 'A bit of a wind-up. I think I might have helped him with that. We both have the same type of banter and we both just like to wind people up.'.
