Droopy eyes ‘in Redknapp genes‘

The woman said she did not recognise the 52-year-old former England midfielder, who seemed drunk and had been shouting and swearing in the seat behind her before moving closer to her.

She told the court Gazza had leaned forward and started talking to her. She said: “He asked me if I was a palm reader. Later on he tried to engage me in more conversation and apologised for being noisy.”

Asked how she knew he was talking to her, she said: “He peered round the corner of the seat. He may have tapped me on the shoulder. He came to almost sit on me and I had to move to the window seat. He tried to sit on my lap almost. I moved over. I didn’t want to do anything to antagonise or make a fuss.

“I just kept looking out of the window. Then he said sorry again and tapped my arm, and I turned to face him and he grabbed my face and kissed me full in the lips, and I was taken aback.”

Her voice cracking with emotion, she added: “I pushed him off. I said ‘That is not OK, get off’. I tried to keep my mouth firmly shut. I completely froze.”

I completely froze. It was sloppy, fully on the lips. It was forceful

PASSENGER WHO SAYS GASCOIGNE KISSED HER HARRY Redknapp’s son has blamed the droopy eyes he inherited from his father for giving the impression he was driving under the influence of drugs.

Mark Redknapp, 49, denies taking cocaine before driving. Officers previously told a court they suspected he was high on drugs because his eyes were droopy and he kept cleaning his teeth with his tongue.

Redknapp, the eldest son of former Tottenham manager Harry, was pulled over in Poole, Dorset, on April 2, 2018. A roadside breath test showed he was 15 times over the drug-drive limit for benzoylecgonine, the central compound found in cocaine. The court heard that a blood test later showed he had 749 mcg in his system. The legal limit is 50.

Giving evidence to Poole magistrates, Redknapp said of the arresting officers: “I told them I have not done drugs and never have. Having droopy, heavy eyes is a genetic condition – my father has them and so do I.” The property developer, of Poole, added: “My mouth was dry because I was nervous and anxious, as anybody would be while sat in the back of a police car.”

Redknapp’s defence lawyer, Phillip Lucas, and an expert toxicologist disputed the results of the roadside breath test.

The defendant denies driving a vehicle while over the specified drug limit. The case was adjourned until October 31. LIKENESS Mark, left, and Harry Redknapp