Maro Itoje, 27 — England rugby icon, Ralph Lauren model, racial justice campaigner and celebrity podcaster — is listing the three types of people who tend to slide into his DMs: teenage girls asking him to add them on Snapchat; 18-21-year-olds asking him to send their boyfriends a happy birthday message; and middle aged women asking him to do the same thing for their partner or husband.
The Camden-born sportsman chuckles and plays with his pearl earring, a nod to his on-pitch nickname, The Pearl (a sign of his preciousness within the team). At 6ft 5 and as arguably the most famous British rugby player since Jonny Wilkinson, the Saracens player and England regular is well-accustomed to being fan-girled by now.
