ITV's popular singing show Starstruck returned to our screens on Saturday night, and a few Scottish contestants had people talking on social media.
The show, which is a re-imagined version of Stars in Their Eyes, involves groups of contestants challenging some of their favourite icons before performing live on stage with a bit of a makeover.
The first season of Starstruck saw a woman dedicated to Cher winning the show, with honourable mentions to Barbara Streisand, Billie Eilish and Tina Turner.
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When the show returned to ITV and STV on Saturday night, February 18, there were four new groups looking to impersonate their favourite artist, and the first group - team Tom Jones - contained a Scottish singer.
Before the contestants perform live, they are given a makeover to look like their favourite icon, but it's fair to say users on Twitter couldn't quite see the resemblance of Mark, Steve or Carl compared to legendary Welsh singer Tom.
Scottish contestant Mark, 55, revealed his "big break" came after an opening audition for the show Les Miserables. He added: "Tonight I am looking forward to the challenge of taking on one of the greatest icons in the world."
After performing 'It's Not Unusual', the judges were blown away by the similarities during the performance compared to 82-year-old singer. Afterwards, Mark commented: "It was an amazing experience. I think we're all going to remember this forever."
After the judges opted to choose three singers on team Sam Smith later in the show to make it through to the final, the reaction which followed on social media was a strong one, with many people saying team Tom were "robbed."
One of the singers in team Sam Smith was also from Scotland, but was looked over by the audience when it came down to selecting just one contestant to progress into the next round.
One viewer said: "Team Tom Jones on Starstruck were fully robbed…" Another agreed, adding: "I’m sorry but Tom Jones was defo the winner of this round. I thought it was supposed to be based on how well they embody the artist both on looks and singing?"
Others were fully focussed on how the three Tom's looked, as opposed to their singing ability, as multiple viewers said the trio looked more like "Fred West" than Tom Jones.
One said: "Sorry but I can’t take Starstruck seriously, not laughed so much in ages. One Tom Jones looked more Fred West."
Another added: "Why is Fred West singing for Tom jones?" A third joked: "Imagine fulfilling a lifetime's ambition to appear on TV as a Tom Jones impressionist and making Fred West trend."
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