A SPANISH television reporter asked MotoGP veteran Valentino Rossi live on air if he would father her children.
Déborah Serendipity, who presents the southern TV channel Canal Sur programme Vaya tela – which translates roughly as 'what a carry-on' – was visibly unable to contain herself at the thought of interviewing her best-loved biker during his team's presentation.
“Who have they sent to cover this? Me! Why? Because, right here, is the father of my children,” said Serendipity with the seven-times world champion standing right behind her.
“I can't believe I'm here with my favourite rider!” She said and, when the Italian laughed, insisted: “It's true. I don't want to touch you because if I start, you'll end up telling me to get off.”
Rossi immediately realised he was on a comedy interview show and played along beautifully.
After the standard questions about this year's world title and what he thought of his chances of winning, Serendipity continued: “Since I've got Valentino Rossi here, and life is short and you never know what might happen to you, I'm going to ask him: 'could I be the mother of your children one day'?”
Rossi, laughing, said yes, she could, but would 'have to wait a bit, maybe two or three years'.
And to fulfil his side of the bargain, the MotoGP legend warned Déborah Serendipity he would expect her to be faithful in return.
“You've also got to wait for me if I'm going to wait for you,” he said, sternly.
Serendipity assured him their mututal friend Pablo Nieto, Rossi's team manager, would put in a good word for her.
“Oh, if you're Pablo Nieto's friend, that explains everything!” Rossi joked.
Canal Sur, a television channel covering the region of Andalucía, has now gone international and its presenter's fame has spread beyond Spain's borders: Italian reporters who witnessed, and recorded, the entire thing have published it on their websites and aired it on TV, and the exchange has gone viral in Italy.
The photo, posted by Déborah herself on her Instagram account, shows the pair chatting live on air.
