Olly Murs brought the house down at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena this week with a performance that left fans both emotional and dancing along.
At one point, however, the 40-year-old Essex-born star, currently on his 15 Years of Hits tour, had the crowd booing after he let his cheeky chappy side show while interacting with the audience at his sold-out gig.
Midway through his energetic set, the former X Factor contestant stopped the show to reveal a Liverpool FC sign on the big screens, which inevitably sent his Evertonian fans into a frenzy.
The chart-topping singer was in stitches during the segment where he gives his long-serving band a chance to embarrass him.
The former Voice UK judge was quick to tell his Murs Army: ’At this part of the show, I have absolutely no idea what is about to appear on that screen.’
To add to the frenzy of the booing crowd, he went on to add: ‘This will probably get the biggest boo of the night. I am a Manchester United fan.’
The star was cracking up at the louder boos from the audience and jeered, ‘Shall I go?’.
Thankfully for his paying fans, though, Olly stayed to perform more of his much-loved pop hits.
Olly, who shot to fame after finishing runner-up on The X Factor in 2009, has been touring the UK to commemorate 15 years of his music.
Wednesday’s performance showcased hits from across his career, including Dance With Me Tonight, Dear Darlin’ and Heart Skips a Beat, alongside a few of his new tunes.
Olly had a major transformation ahead of his UK tour, wowing fans on Instagram as he shared a post showing off his new physique.
His six-pack surprised his 4.8million followers as he shared that he is ‘pumped and ready to get on the road’.
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The star completed a 12-week shred to get in shape for his 22 UK tour dates.
His tour continues with dates across the UK before concluding later this month.
Olly’s Liverpool show follows his recent personal milestone of becoming a father for the first time in April 2023, when he and his wife, Amelia, welcomed their daughter, Madison.
Earlier this year, he announced that he’s set to become a dad once more, as bodybuilder Amelia expects baby number two.
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