'The Fonz': I loved John, but terrified McCartney

THE Fonz has told how he lost all his legendary cool when Sir Paul McCartney made him feel like a "crazy stalker".

- Mike Parker I

Happy Days icon Henry Winkler has recalled how he gleefully spotted the Beatle, one of his personal idols, on a New York City street and stopped him for a five-minute chat.

The 78-year-old sitcom star says he was "excited" when Sir Paul passed him his phone number and said "Let's hang out".

But the chance encounter turned into a "perfectly excruciating" experience when Henry tried to call him but was "ghosted".