Rylan Clark has warmed the hearts of many after he was featured in a segment on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
On Saturday's episode of the family show, the TV favourite had viewers in stitches as he was pranked by hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in their Undercover segment.
Rylan, who will front the BBC's coverage of Eurovision this year, believed he was spending a day filming for the song contest held in Liverpool.
However, unbeknown to him, he had been brought to a studio as mayhem broke out with Ant and Dec secretly watching and listening in.
The chaos began as Rylan struggled to get into the studio when the front door appeared to be broken. However, he good-naturedly followed instructions to find an alternative door.
Using an actor who posed as a director, the duo gave instructions via an earpiece to get Rylan to say things in foreign languages, but they meant something completely different to what he was actually saying. At one point he read out: "Is it true I smell of cheese?"
Rylan continued to get pranked as he stood in front of a green screen and he was joined by a man entirely covered in a green suit as he was asked to ride on his back like a motorbike. He was then told that he would be introducing Armenia's Eurovision song reports Manchester Evening News.
Rylan enthusiastically smiled and nodded along as he watched their performance, only for his face to change to an expression of sheer panic as he saw one of the band's costumes burst into flames.
The broadcaster had to quickly think on his feet, telling viewers there had been an accident.
He then turned around and saw Ant and Dec who had been disguised as members of the band.
The following day Rylan wrote: "Cheers for your messages. Remember tele people…. Be nice to people at work, we ain’t anything special and you never know who’s listening in to a mic." And he was flooded with messages from fans saying how the genuine Rylan had shone through.
@Charlottesayshi tweeted: "This!! You’re exactly the same on & off screen and that’s why so many love you, you can sense your genuine kindness." And @covber1 said: "Wise words, it's nice to be important, but far more important to be nice.
"You have a long successful career ahead of you, your personality is genuine and people really like you. Your mum should be so proud, she raised a gentleman."
@AnnLynch54 said: "THE real you Rylan." @sarahgale__recalled: "I was chaperoning a show and I asked the runner who’s the nicest you’ve worked with his reply 'oh that’s easy Rylan honestly he’s so nice down to earth and kind.'" And @lenny0205 said: "Always heard stories about how lovely, kind and respectful you are to people and last night proved they’re all true."
@Caz_Hill_ told him: "You came across as a genuinely nice person ~ never in doubt!" Flattie said: "You came across as so lovely." @thedubhdog commented: "You strike me as a genuine, good soul." And @kirstycott said: "You were amazing! So kind and genuine."
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