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'He's embellished a little bit of detail': Chris Martin sets the record straight on how he first met Shane Warne in a hotel elevator

Published: 09:23 GMT, 20 May 2016 | Updated: 10:50 GMT, 20 May 2016

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He's the lead singer for one of the world 's biggest bands.

And on Friday, Coldplay's Chris Martin, 39, spoke to Nova 96.9 FM's Fitzy and Wippa and set the record straight about the first time he met Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne in a hotel elevator.

As the duo asked the talented musician if he had ever 'met anyone famous in a lift', they went on to play a clip of Shane as he recounted their meeting during his time on I'm A Celebrity.

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The truth comes out: Coldplay's Chris Martin spoke to Nova 96.9 FM's Fitzy and Wippa on Friday morning and set the record straight about the first time he met Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne

Chris laughed after hearing Shane's memory of the night and through a laugh explained: 'First of all he's embellished a little bit of detail there, but that's fine.'

Fitzy and Wippa were quick to probe the singer and asked: 'What's he lying about mate?'

'I don't think I was with anyone, I think I was kind of wandering around, but anyway it's a sweet story,' replied the British star.

Wippa then added: 'He did say that there were other people but they left?'

Cheeky: The 39-year-old laughed after hearing Shane's memory of the night and through a laugh explained 'First of all he's embellished a little bit of detail there, but that's fine'

Confessions: Shane's recount of events was slightly different and he went into detail about how the pair recognised each other due to their careers before asking about their plans for the rest of the night

Chris laughed and then explained: 'I think once the talk turned to cricket, some people remembered other engagements,

'But I loved watching him play cricket so it was probably be my fault people left,' he confessed.

Shane's recount of events during his time on the reality television show was slightly different and he went into detail about how the pair recognised each other due to their careers before asking about their plans for the rest of the night.

'He [Chris] said "what are you doing?" I said "I think I'm doing the same as you",' Shane explained.

Big news: Earlier this week Coldplay announced they will return to Australia and New Zealand in December for a tour of their latest album, A Head Full Of Dreams

But both recounts ended the same way, with the pair spending all night laughing and chatting as their friendship blossomed.

Earlier this week, Coldplay announced they will return to Australia and New Zealand in December for a tour of their latest album, A Head Full Of Dreams.

The band is also set to perform an intimate gig for Nova FM's Red Room Global Tour in Manchester in June.

Tickets for Coldplay's Australia and New Zealand shows starts with pre-sale on May 23, with general public sales starting on May 30.