Distance was no object when it came to a teenager falling for a man who sent her a random Facebook friend request.

Rebecca Luff, 18, from Plymouth, accepted the approach, which came out of the blue from Michael Young.

The only problem was that he lived 10,000 miles away in Adelaide, Australia, Mail Online reported.

They grew closer as they chatted online for a year and then by Skype. In September last year Michael made the 20-hour plus flight to meet her in person.