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‘Who’s trying to wind me up?’ Hotel singer on being asked to open for Take That

Daniel Rooney tells ITV’s Lorraine show about standing in for Olly Murs in Glasgow on Friday

The Scottish singer who was drafted in at the last minute to replace Olly Murs supporting Take That has said he thought it was a “wind up” when he was asked to rush to the arena and perform. Just 30 minutes before the show was due to start, he was asked to fill in by the TV presenter Ross King, who was watching Rooney play at the Radisson hotel opposite the arena. Then one of the waiters comes up and he says: ‘Ross King wants to speak to you, he might have a life-changing opportunity for you,’” Rooney told ITV’s Lorraine show on Monday.

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