Fitzy’s case of mistaken identity! American realtor mistakes Nova’s Ryan Fitzgerald for NFL player Ryan Fitzpatrick and attempts to sell him a $6 million mansion
Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald is a co-host on Nova FM’s Fitzy and Wippa show.
But on Wednesday, the 43-year-old revealed he was mistaken for a famous American footballer.
Speaking on his Nova FM Fitzy and Wippa show, Fitzy revealed a realtor mistook him for Miami Dolphins player Ryan Fitzpatrick and attempted to sell him a $5.97 million mansion.
Fitzy’s case of mistaken identity! American realtor mistook Ryan Fitzgerald (pictured) for NFL player Ryan Fitzpatrick and attempted to sell him a $6 million mansion on Tuesday
‘I get mistaken for this guy, happens all the time. He’s a quarterback from the Miami Dolphins, his name is Ryan Fitzpatrick,’ he said.
‘He doesn’t have social media so I think what people do is start writing ‘Ryan Fitz..’ and I’m the first account and that pops up,’ he explained.
‘So I regularly get messages from people saying”Hey man your arm cost us the game today, you’re hopeless!” and I usually write back saying stuff like “My arm made me a fortune so shut your mouth” because I’ve just worked out that this Ryan Fitzpatrick is worth $51 million.’
Similar names:Fitzy said he ‘gets mistaken for Ryan Fitzpatrick (pictured), who is a quarterback from the Miami Dolphins, all the time’
He went on to explain that he looks nothing like the footballer who has a ‘full head of hair and a beard’ but on Tuesday he received a messaged from a realtor.
‘So yesterday I get a DM [direct message] from a guy called Mike Gomes and it read: “Hi Ryan, I’m messaging you because I personally own a custom built home… I am wondering if you are in the market for a beautiful custom built home with a pool”,’ he said.
Fitzy revealed the realtor then sent him pictures of the ‘beautiful’ home and revealed it costs $5.975million.
He continued to message to real estate agent asking him about the serenity before telling him he wasn’t interested.
Message: On Tuesday, he received a message from a guy called Mike Gomes asking if he was interested in purchasing a $5.97 million property
Nova has had to think on its feet amid the coronavirus pandemic after Fitzy and Wippa were immediately tested for COVID-19 in March.
The pair interviewed entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins, who confirmed positive for the virus. Speaking to Ten Daily, Ryan said it was a trying time.
‘Your heart skips a beat. You just instantly think of your family first and if there’s going to be an impact on them,’ he told the website.
Pandemic: Nova has had to think on its feet amid the coronavirus pandemic after Fitzy and Wippa were immediately tested for COVID-19 in March