David Lee, 37, pictured, said he was sexually harassed by a perfume seller in Selfridges

A married man claims he was sexually harassed and 'hounded' around Selfridges by a female shop worker while he was trying to buy a Valentine's Day gift for his wife.

David Lee, 37, said the Thierry Mugler perfume saleswoman approached him and a friend in the store in Manchester and began making inappropriate comments.

He said she then followed the pair and made them feel so uncomfortable that they left the shop, and he has since complained to both brands.

Mr Lee said: 'At first she was trying to pressure us into buying things, pushing things in front of our noses. She asked us what we do and I said I worked in mental health, and she began to make really inappropriate comments about people with mental health problems such as depression.

'We were both rather shocked and kept trying to walk off but it was like she was following us.'

He said he had complained to Selfridges but the response he received had been 'blasé'.

Mr Lee added: 'I can't begin to describe the experience. The issue is had it been a male attendant speaking to a female shopper in that way there is no way it would have been acceptable and I know the complaint would've been taken a lot more seriously by Selfridges, so why is it okay the other way around?'

Mr Lee, who lives in Bolton with wife Joyce and their children, said other staff members looked 'appalled and disgusted' by the woman's behaviour.

He claimed she 'hounded' them around the Trafford Centre shop, making 'vulgar' jokes and turning the names of some brands into innuendos.

Mr Lee said: 'She was just hounding us. It was like being on a night out in Manchester and meeting someone really drunk who is outrageously flirtatious and inappropriate.

'It got to the point where we both just walked out and she actually blew kisses at us as we left!

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Mr Lee, pictured with wife Joyce, said he thinks the complaint would have been 'taken more seriously' if it had been a male salesman and a female customer

He had been in the shop, pictured in Manchester's Trafford Centre, trying to find a a Valentine's Day present

'We just didn't know how to handle it. We felt really, really uncomfortable but neither of us knew what to do.'

They went on to shop in Harvey Nichols where Mr Lee said the service was 'at the other end of the spectrum'.

He has also complained to Thierry Mugler and said he was pleased to learn they were investigating the matter internally and had been very helpful.

Both Selfridges and Thierry Mugler have been approached for comment.

Mr Lee and his wife, who live in Bolton with their children, pictured on their wedding day