A much-loved TV presenter from the North East has surprised a singer-songwriter at one of her shows.
Christine Rosemond, who specialises in music for over 50s, and usually plays in care homes across the North East, had a special guest at her show on Saturday (September 7) when Declan Donnelly was at the event.
After playing a 90th birthday party at a care home, Christine says that Dec, who is most famous for being part of the duo Ant and Dec, was the nephew of the person whose birthday it was.
The chance meeting saw Christine get a photo with Declan, which also sparked a social media post on Christine's Facebook page.
Adding the caption to the photo, the singer-songwriter said: "Who showed up to my gig yesterday but Declan Donnelly? I was performing for a 90th birthday and it turns out Dec is the nephew."
After adding that caption, Christine went on to share a humorous conversation with her daughter later in the day, which saw her daughter say that Christine "wasn't famous" after meeting Declan, but her daughter did admit that the singer was the only one who was "paid to be there".
This chance encounter seeing Dec wasn't the first time that he had been spotted dropping in unexpectedly.
The 48-year-old was spotted without his presenting partner Ant McPartlin as he celebrated New Year’s Eve at a pub in Northumberland at the start of the year.
Dec, who is from Newcastle joined a local band to perform a rendition of Piano Man by Billy Joel.
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The Geordie took to the mic and belted out the hit song alongside The Optics at The Badger in Ponteland.
In a video shared on The Optics’ social media pages on Instagram and TikTok, pub-goers could be seen cheering as the I’m A Celebrity star read the lyrics from the famous 1973 ballad on his phone.
Wearing a blue shirt and some trendy glasses, he even managed to belt out some impressive high notes as he sang: “Now John at the bar is a friend of mine. He gets me my drinks for free..."
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