THE wealthy bachelor who hit out at the `cut-throat' women of the Cheshire set after two years in the romantic wilderness could soon be on the prowl at a supermarket near you.

Ross Harper, 34, provoked a massive response after launching a scathing attack on the `shallow gold-diggers' who trawled the bars of his Wilmslow hometown looking for a wealthy suitor.

The M.E.N's website was crammed with comments from readers. Some took Ross' attack personally, while others took his side. One even suggested a night out in Oldham. Now our sister TV station Channel M's resident dating expert Dan Sodergren has stepped in. He believes he can help Ross find the woman of his dreams.

And the first port of call could be the frozen foods aisle.

Dan, who runs the Attraction Faction website, which `guarantees encounters you will never forget', said Ross was `his own worst enemy'. Hesaid: "Ross is limiting his options by only seeking women in bars.

"When you meet a girl there you don't see the real them. They spend three hours putting their war paint on and have had maybe ten drunken blokes making passes at them, so it's not the best environment.

"I'm trying to get him to approach women in a neutral place like Tesco. They'll be off-guard and more likely to be themselves."

Ross, a successful brand manager for the fashion house Evisu, agreed. He said: "It sounds daunting approaching someone in a supermarket. But Dan's showing me it's not about being witty and cracking one-liners. If you were lost you'd ask a pretty girl for directions so this should be no different."

Ross, who owns his own home in Wilmslow and drives a £40,000 car, claimed the women he meets are only after one thing. He said: "They ask three questions, `What do you earn, where do you live and what do you drive?'."

But Dan said: "He's just not met the right girl yet."

mike.keegan@men-news.co.uk

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