Pointless’ 6ft 7in star Richard Osman seen with 5ft 2in girlfriend Sumudu Jayatilaka for the first time
The towering genius provided quite a height contrast to the singer as they went out for a stroll in London
POINTLESS star Richard Osman towered over his new girlfriend Sumudu Jayatilaka as they were seen together for the first time taking a stroll in London.
It's no surprise - because while the telly favourite is an enormous 6ft 7in, the singer is just 5ft 2in.
Richard, 48, found love with the jazz musician, 39, two years after splitting from radio star Emily Dean, with the pair secretly dating for months.
He told the Mail: "We met through mutual friends. I just looked down and there she was. I’m always looking down because everybody is short to me.
He added: "We don’t really notice the height difference, though."
A friend of Richard's told The Sun: “People joke because he’s a bit of a giant and she’s around 5ft nothing. But it seems like they were made for each other.”
The couple made their first public appearance together at the Sports Quiz You Can’t Google challenge he hosted at James Blunt's London pub.
There, Sumudu told The Sun: “We’re very happy."
The musician has a glittering career in music, after making her debut at 15 performing one of her own songs on the BBC.
While studying medicine at Sheffield University, she went on to sing with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
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Richard, who was once crowned "Britain's weirdest crush", has two kids - a daughter called Ruby and a son called Sonny - from a previous relationship.
He got his break in telly working as a script editor on Total Wipeout before going to be a producer.
The star worked on Noel Edmonds hit Deal Or No Deal, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 10 O'Clock Live.
Richard, who is also creative director at telly giant Endemol, also pitched the idea for Pointless and became a co-presenter when it launched in 2009.
He often guest presents The One Show and has appeared multiple times on both Have I Got News For You? and Would I Lie To You?
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