Harry Styles was turned down by an Australian TV presenter who is 17 years his senior.

Samantha is quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying: "When he walked in and kissed me on the cheek I thought, 'Oh, hello.' Harry was very open and talked about women. He did say he didn't care about age. And there was a lot of flirting from him -- and it wasn't just in one direction. It went in both directions.

"He did invite me for a round of golf. He is far too young. And I'm too old for him. I prefer older men. I'm old enough to be his mother. He was very cute and seemed like a very clever boy and there is something very flattering for my ego about a guy like that flirting a little bit."

While the 36-year-old TV star didn't succumb to cheeky Harry's advances, she was impressed by the 19-year-old singer's maturity.

She added: "But I couldn't believe that, for how young they are, they are so mature and well-adjusted and sort of much more beyond their years."

Harry famously romanced 'The Xtra Factor' host Caroline Flack in 2011 despite a 14-year age gap between them.