Carmelo Anthony fibbed his way into his future wife’s heart. La La Anthony says when she was nearly 23, Melo, who’d seen her on TV, tracked her down and said he was 21, in order to woo her.

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On TV Guide Network’s “Hollywood Moms Night,” airing Sunday, La La tells guests at a dinner party thrown by Ali Sweeney and Ali Landry she later learned, “Melo was actually just 19!” Other moms at the party include Denise Richards and Niecy Nash.