'He had no clue who she was!' Shaun Ryder reveals his Happy Mondays co-star Bez TURNED DOWN the advances of Julia Roberts during her Pretty Woman heyday

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder has revealed how his co-star Bez turned down the advances of Hollywood star Julia Roberts shortly after she starred in Pretty Woman.

He spun the yarn on This Morning on Wednesday, leaving hosts of the show Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield shocked at the revelation.

Shaun, 58, recalled an evening in the US, when he and Bez - real name Mark Berry - went out in the 1990s.

Revelations: Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder has revealed how his co-star Bez turned down the advances of Hollywood star Julia Roberts shortly after she starred in Pretty Woman they are pictured in 1996

He explained that they were at famous LA hot spot The Viper Room when Bez disappeared and returned shortly after, telling Shaun: 'You heard of Julia Roberts? She's just asked me to go to her place.'

Shaun explained: 'And he didn't have a clue who she was, but she sent her bodyguard over, Evil. Her bodyguard's name was something like Evil.'

Shaun revealed that Bez didn't take her up on the offer, as 'he had about four other girls on the go in the club anyway'.

'So he turned down Julia Roberts?' Holly asked, with Phil also amazed.

Starlet: Julia was in Pretty Woman in 1990 and has gone on to become one of the world's biggest stars

Shock: He spun the yarn on This Morning on Wednesday, leaving hosts of the show Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield shocked at the revelation

'It's Bez innit, it doesn't really bother him,' Shaun responded.

Julia rocketed to fame in 1988's Mystic Pizza, cast in Pretty Woman opposite Richard Gear shortly after.

Since then she has become one of the world's most sought-after actresses.

The Happy Mondays meanwhile found fame in 1980 and, despite various hiatuses, are still going strong.

Bez and Shaun currently appear alongside one another on Celebrity Gogglebox.

Shaun dropped another clanger when he turned the air blue during an appearance on GB News on Saturday night, as he discussed his late ADHD diagnosis.

He appeared remotely via video for an interview with Neil Oliver on the recently launched channel as he opened up about his life.

After dropping the F-bomb on the show, the musician vowed to 'zip mouth shut' to avoid spilling out more expletives during the live broadcast.

Turning the air blue: Shaun turned the air blue during an appearance on GB News on Saturday night, as he discussed his late ADHD diagnosis

During their chat, Neil read out a question from a viewer, and asked: 'Did your school years ever leave you feeling unaccepted in society? Were you an outsider at school?’

'F***ing absolutely,' Shaun responded without hesitation. 'I’ve said I didn’t know my alphabet until I was 28 years old.'

As he went on to discuss the different academic sets at his school, the star dropped another expletive, prompting him to say: 'Sorry, I’m swearing.'

Later on in the interview, Shaun was asked to share his thoughts on the effect the ongoing lockdowns have had on the live music industry over the past year.

Telling all: The Happy Mondays frontman appeared remotely via video for an interview with Neil Oliver, left, on the recently launched channel as he opened up about his life

Acknowledging his previous outbursts, he said: 'I'm gonna sit for a couple of seconds and zip my gob, because it’s all gonna be expletives coming out of it.' 

He went on: 'So I am going to sit and keep my mouth shut, I am going to go a bit purple... You know what, it’s insane.'

Last month, Shaun spoke candidly about his past drug addictions, insisting that his hedonistic past has nothing to do with his current health woes.

The former Happy Mondays and Black Grape star admitted his heath 'is not what it used to be', but said that although 'crack and meth' eroded his teeth, his drug use has had no other effects on his health.

Shaun – who suffers from alopecia and was diagnosed with ADHD last year – explained to The Guardian: 'I was a heroin addict for 20-odd years, but there's been no damage off that. I've never had anything wrong with me until I was 53.'

Speaking about his hair loss, Shaun revealed he turned to skin micropigmentation – a cosmetic technique used to replicate the natural look of features such as hair.

Discussing how he had been advised by a doctor to stop using a testosterone gel that he had been prescribed due to an under-active thyroid, Shaun said he started to lose his hair weeks later.

He said: 'Within a week I had no beard, no hair, no hair on my body.'

In 2020, Shaun was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after two of his daughters were given the same diagnosis. 

He told the outlet that this helped him to make sense of the reckless behaviours he displayed in his earlier years.

'This ADHD thing explains a lot: the impulsive behaviour, the drugs from a young age, not learning the alphabet until I was 28... Education is about remembering stuff and I could never remember anything, so I didn't get an education.'

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a behavioural condition defined by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

Most cases are diagnosed between six and 12 years old. Adults can also suffer, but there is less research into this. 

ADHD's exact cause is unclear but is thought to involve genetic mutations that affect a person's brain function and structure.

The star was famed for his hedonistic lifestyle in the '90s at the peak of the Happy Mondays' career, but cleaned up his act after meeting his second wife Joanne Ryder.

The musician – who shares two daughters with Joanne and has four other children from previous relationships - kicked his drugs habit during his forties.

Shaun famously lost his teeth after excessive use of crack, cocaine, ecstasy and heroin, leading him to spend £25,000 on rebuilding his smile.

He has now been off drugs and alcohol for 12 years and has not had a cigarette in five, after smoking his first aged just 10.    

Saying sorry: After dropping his expletives, the musician said to host Neil, 'Sorry, I’m swearing'