Boxing pro Anthony Joshua has shot down claims he’s dating Geordie Shore’s Chantelle Connelly – in fact, he has no idea who she is.

The former stripper previously claimed that he asked for her number and that she was hurt when she – along with his shocked fanbase – found out that he had a secret child last month.

Friends of 26-year-old Anthony told MailOnline on Friday that the pair never dated, and he has no awareness of the reality show newbie, 26, because he doesn’t watch TV.

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Not love at first fight: Boxing pro Anthony Joshua told MailOnline on Friday that he is not dating Chantelle Connelly (pictured) after she told one newspaper that they had exchanged numbers

A source closer to the boxer told MailOnline: ‘He literally has no idea who she is. He gets asked for pictures by fans all the time. Anthony doesn’t watch TV, so he wasn’t aware she is on Geordie Shore.’

Putting paid to her claims once and for all, a representative confirmed: ‘Anthony is 100% not dating Chantelle Connolly from Geordie Shore.’

Chantelle told a very different story when she spoke to The Sun on Thursday, explaining: ‘We swapped numbers – well, he asked for my number.’

She claimed their dalliance began when they met at a boxing event but she was left feeling dejected when it was last month that he was the father of a secret child with on/off girlfriend Nicole Osbourne.

Not idea who she is: Anthony’s friends say he has no idea who Chantelle is and he does not watch TV

Landed a knockout? Chantelle claimed the pair met at a boxing event where he allegedly asked for her number and was later disappointed to learn that he had fathered a son with his on/off girlfriend Nicole Osbourne

Insistent that they shared a tryst, the brunette beauty said she was hurt to discover that he had fathered a child, explaining: ‘When I found out he had a 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 I felt like he’d cheated on me.’

Chantelle – who has caused several arguments in the Geordie Shore house for dalliances with Scotty T and Aaron Chalmers – added that she initially had to win over the heavyweight boxer, who was allegedly told not to trust her.

‘I heard off somebody that he looked at my Instagram and said he couldn’t trust us but I told him not to judge me from that,’ she said.

MailOnline have contacted representatives for Chantelle for comment.

Baby daddy: The false romance claims come after Anthony revealed he was the proud dad of a seven-month-old son. Taking to social media, the star shared a photo of his ‘lil champ’ with his 600,000 followers

Her false romance claims come after the high profile boxer revealed that he was the proud dad of a seven-month-old son.

Taking to social media after he defeated defeated Charles Martin at London’s O2, the 26-year-old shared a photo of his ‘lil champ’ with his 600,000 Twitter followers.

Joshua, from Watford, Hertfordshire, captioned the adorable image with: ‘Achieved one of my goals as a professional boxer! Now the dust has settled it’s time to relax with my lil champ JJ’.

Baby Joseph Bayley Temiloluwa Prince Joshua was born at Watford General Hospital on October 6.

Joshua went to great lengths to keep the news of his son a secret, including buying a £500,000 flat in Finchley, north London for his on/off girlfriend Nicole, The Sun reported.

The couple are said to have had a tumultuous relationship over the years, with Joshua also being linked to singer Rita Ora, 25, and model Cara Delevingne, 23.

Ladies man: Joshua has also been linked to the likes of singer Rita Ora, 25, and model Cara Delevingne, 23