Prince Harry lookalike hounded by women after royal break-up

Updated on: 31 January,2009 07:39 AM IST |
Agencies |

A 21-year-old, who serves as a Prince Harry impersonator, has gone into hiding after being hounded by girls who think he is the newly-single royal.

Who's who? Elliot Gibson has the same ginger locks, facial features and build as Prince Harry, and even sports the same accent

Elliott Gibson, who is used to female attention due to his similarities to Harry, has been overwhelmed by lovelorn girls since the prince's split with Chelsy Davy.

"People have been staring at me my entire life because of how much I look like Harry... But the past few days have been like nothing I've ever experienced," said Gibson.

Gibson said during a recent London visit he barely escaped being chased by 50 girls. "One girl saw me and shrieked 'It's Harry!' Before I knew it there was a stampede of women coming down the wrong way down the escalator.

I bolted. I seriously thought I might be injured. I couldn't even begin to think what they'd do to me if they caught me," he said.

Now Elliott, who has a girlfriend, says he will stay inside until the craze blows over. "I hope he [Harry] gets taken off the market soon. I can't cope with all this attention," he said.u00a0

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