Fans couldn't help but giggle as Robert Rinder claimed he had 'found' fellow TV star Fred Sirieix during his trip around Italy. The 45-year-old, known to many as Judge Rinder, is currently filming a new BBC series alongside Rylan Clark.
It was announced last month that Rob and Rylan, 34, will join forces to front a brand new BBC travel show. The three-part BBC Two show will see the pair follow in the footsteps of the romantic poet Lord Byron and English aristocrats who took on the Grand Tour, a classic trip through Europe popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
With a working title of Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour, the series will see them visit artistic treasures in Venice, Florence and Rome. The pair started filming their travels last month in Venice and have this week been seen taking in the delights of Rome.
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Both Rob and Rylan have since been sharing updates from their trip, much to fans' delight. And many want their friendship to become more than just friends after Rob decided to pull a bit of a prank on his co-star by telling the whole Twittersphere that they had gotten engaged.
But Rob has now dragged another TV star into the mix as he joked that he'd bumped into First Dates maître d' Fred. However, he was actually posing for a selfie next to who appeared to be a local policeman dressed in a cargo outfit.
And it appears he bared an uncanny resemblance to Frenchman Fred as Rob tweeted alongside the snap: "In a new career twist Fred Sirieix is now guarding the Vatican @fredsirieix1." He was quick to respond to the post, sharing a string of crying laughing emojis before adding: "C'est pas moi!" which is translated to: "It's not me."
Rob then replied: "Tu as l'air paradisiaque en uniforme," which translated to: "You look heavenly in uniform." His fans and followers were then quick to respond to the post.
@Alice_robinson7 joked: "@Rylan will be jealous." @purplesteph1978 replied: "Hehe, I had to do a double take!!" @RGE_McC laughed: "As summer jobs go, it’s pretty impressive!" @margmlrita mocked: "Wow, what a promotion."@PaulaLClarke commented: "It’s his double for sure." @LoughNeagh1 added: "Pure brilliance."
It comes after a weekend update from Rylan in which he appeared to have caught Rob in an unfortunate position. The picture posted to Twitter showed the 45-year-old slumped onto the floor next to an ATM with his eyes closed, seemingly catching a few winks.
"In other news this is how the night ended with @RobbieRinder," Rylan tweeted before adding: "Like taking ya nan out." Rob then rehsared the post to his own followers and appeared to suggest he was the one trying to be sensible. He said: "I said ‘dinner, home and a good novel.’ @Rylan."
