FUNNYMAN Kevin Bridges said he was snubbed by singer Nicole Scherzinger after he told her Celtic fans adapted a famous Pussycat Dolls hit in honour of a player.

During an appearance on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, the Clydebank comedian told Jimmy Carr and TV presenter Rachel Riley about his meeting with the former X Factor judge.

After bumping into her at an event, he explained Parkhead fans altered the group's Don't Cha hit in honour of former Hoops play Cha Du-Ri.

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However, the US singer didn't find his story amusing.

Kevin said: “I met Nicole Scherzinger recently. You know, the Pussycat Doll.

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“It was just me and her in the room for a couple of minutes and I thought I better say something.

“Football is always a good ice breaker.

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“I told her that I’m a Celtic fan and we used to have a South Korean right-back called Cha Du-Ri.

“And we used to sing, ‘Dontcha wish your right-back was Cha Du-Ri?’ She never laughed.

“She just picked up her phone and started texting – ‘Who the f*** am I being left alone with?’”

You can watch Kevin's appearance on the show on All 4.