A Cardiff construction boss has had a week to remember after meeting his political hero Barack Obama last night.
Allan Meek runs ventilation specialist Smoke Control Services and linked-up with the president thanks to his daughter Rosie.
Rosie stars in Channel 4's shipwrecked and works part time in London's Selfridges where she sold a member of the President's staff a pair of sunglasses earlier this week.
The White House man offered Rosie a pair of tickets for Obama's speech at the American School In London last night and she immediately offered one to her father.
Meek and his daughter met the President and his wife Michelle, shook their hands and welcomed them to London.
Meek said: "It was like something out of Goodfellas with all the secret service men in suits running around talking into their walkie talkies.
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"It was a real privilege to meet such an inspiring man and his wife, who is even more beautiful in the flesh.
"Unfortunately, I didn’t get the opportunity to talk to him about the smoke control systems they use in the White House – maybe I’ll save that for our next meeting!
"I still can’t believe I got so close to the US President. He’s a very charismatic man and I can see why his American approval rates are so high at the moment."
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