Tommy Tiernan was genuinely starstruck and reduced to tears on his RTE show on Saturday night when his favourite singer Donovan emerged from backstage.
The Scottish singing legend was Tommy's final guest on Saturday night and Tommy couldn't hide his delight when MC Fred Cook announced him to the audience.
The comedian was in complete shock and his heart boke when Donovan sang for him on stage. He visibly has tears in his eyes during the memorable moment.
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It was a touching interview with the presenter singing along with the Scottish musician.
Donovan opened up about his long career, falling in love with his wife Linda Lawrence and deciding to step back from music.
However, it was Tommy’s reaction that caught many viewers' attention as they couldn’t get over how starstruck he was.
One person took to social media to say: “I've never seen Tommy so starstruck. It's lovely, he's almost overwhelmed, such genuine reactions.”
A second commenter wrote: “Love the reaction from @Tommedian meeting Donovan, you can see in his eyes how much of a big moment in his life it is”.
A third viewer commented: “Wow Tommy is overwhelmed by #donovan”.
A fourth person added: “Aw poor Tommy he is shook”.
With another user writing: “Im guessing this is one of Tommy's heroes”.
Other viewers were delighted to see the RTE presenter's response to Donovan as it was such a momentous exchange for him.
One person said: “Tommys heart is breaking listening to Donovan. Holy shit!!”.
A second commenter wrote: “Delighted to see Tommy genuinely being emotional when meeting an obvious hero of his”.
A third viewer shared: “Tommy is a bit awe struck”.
With a fourth and fifth person saying, “Part 3 starring fan boy Tommy” and “tommy about to scream like those fans :)”.
There were plenty of Donovan fans blown away that he appeared on The Tommy Tiernan Show.
One person acknowledged: “Music is the language of the soul”.
A second fan said: “Brilliant #tommytiernanshow as usual @Tommedian. Seeing Donovan again is really great. I was at @donovanofficial show in Dublin when my friends #Planxty were the supporting act. A while ago!”
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