Nadia Forde left 'hurt' when FAI boss had to insist they weren't scoring

Model Nadia Forde has admitted she was “hurt” when soccer boss John Delaney had to insist he wasn’t romancing her.

The FAI head was forced to say he was “a father figure” to the singer after rumours about their relationship.

And the 25-year-old found it very sad John, 46, had to defend booking her to sing the national anthem at Ireland matches.

She said: “The John Delaney thing definitely hurt. He had to define what the relationship was. It made me uncomfortable.

Hurt: Nadia found it tough John had to defend himself

“It’s a sad stage when a man has to do that. Why would there be anything sinister about it?

“And, to be honest, it is more difficult to laugh off for me, as the girl. I’m pretty sure the person people see in newspapers is not who I really am.”

Yesterday Nadia was revealed to have frantically made up with her estranged mum after discovering she has terminal cancer.

Meanwhile the Dubliner has opened up on her friendship with Rory McIlroy – who she was rumoured to have been dating – insisting he’s a total gent.

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She told Life magazine: “Rory is the perfect gentleman. One thing that stands out in my mind is how he used to tell the driver to see me home and to make sure I got in the front door safely.

“Little things like that. He is very different to how he is portrayed in the press

“I had no idea of how huge ‘the brand’ was until I got a glimpse inside it. It must be difficult to be lost among that.

“But, at the end of the day, he is just a normal good guy underneath all of that. Very down-to-earth.