Obama left red-faced over admirer’s ‘hottie’ remark

A GUSHING admirer left Barack Obama red-faced and at a loss for words, telling the president during a surprise stop at a New York restaurant that he was a “hottie”.

Luann Haley, 45, offered her effusive assessment during the president’s impromptu visit to Duff’s Famous Wings, a New York eatery known for its take on buffalo wings, a favourite regional dish.

Obama was in the hard-hit industrial city of Buffalo to deliver a speech on the economy, which he says now is on the rebound following the recession.

The president’s convoy pulled up to the restaurant for a surprise lunchtime visit, much to the delight of its patrons – especially Haley, for whom Obama apparently was the most delectable dish in thejoint.

“You’re a hottie with a smokin’ little body,” she gushed, a compliment that appeared to leave the president speechless.

When Obama gave her a little hug she became even more ecstatic.

“He gave me a squeeze,” Haley squealed.

And with a glance at television cameras capturing the encounter, Haley delivered a little jibe for First Lady Michelle Obama, who did not accompany the president on his New York trip.

“Hi Michelle,” she said. “Eat your heart out.”

Afterwards Haley said: “People tell me I should think before I open my mouth.”

Haley, a single mother who works as a bill collector, told WGZR-TV in Buffalo she was “just trying to be funny, and I almost regret that now”.