The Wanted fans lose their minds as Tom Parker meets Nathan Sykes look-a-like Harry Brown on Let It Shine
FANS of The Wanted were astonished when they tuned in to Let It Shine's semi final on Saturday as Tom Parker came face-to-face with Nathan Sykes look-a-like Harry Brown.
Viewers were left gobsmacked and excited when Tom arrived to meet Let It Shine contending boy band Iron Sun - who Harry is a member of - to offer some expert advice.
And Twitter went into melt down as Tom sat right beside Harry as he shared his own chart topping wisdom with the lads.
Viewers of the BBC show couldn't believe the resemblance Harry has for Nathan, with one tweeting: "Harry is the spitting image of a young Nathan Sykes so seeing him sat next to Tom Parker is odd #LetItShine."
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Another also felt freaked out by the uncanny resemblance, tweeting: "Tom from The Wanted is sitting next to the guy who looks like Nathan from The Wanted and it's weird #LetItShine."
"Omg @harry_fabulous (who looks like @NathanSykes) is with @TomParker #letitshine," commented one fan - with crying-with-laughter emojis used for emphasis.
Some fans were even astonished that Tom didn't comment on the doppelganger appearance of Harry.
"@TomParker did you not think that fella from #LISironsun looks like @NathanSykes a bit??" asked one viewer on Twitter.
While another wrote: "@TomParker how did you not instantly say that Harry looks like Nathan! #Letitshine."
Other viewers were just thrilled to see 28-year-old Tom on their TV screens - ahead of his upcoming musical performance in Grease.
"No I did not scream when @TomParker was on Let it Shine, don't know that your on about," one viewer joked on Twitter.
While another infatuated fan wrote: "Just freaked out seeing @TomParker on Let It Shine."
The Wanted - who also starred Max George, Siva Kaneswaran and Jay McGuiness - burst onto the music scene in 2010 with their hit single All Time Low.
They enjoyed music success (with other chart bangers including Glad You Came and Chasing The Sun) until 2014 at which point they announced they were going on a hiatus.
The Wanted fans had an added bonus during the Let It Shine semi final as Jay also appeared to provide advice to some other contestants.
"Tom and Jay on #LetItShine has given me major The Wanted feels," gushed one of many appreciative fans on Twitter.
Let It Shine hopefuls Iron Sun also includes Alexis Gerrard, Jordan Harvey, Clinton Elvis and Matt Knight.
The winners of Let It Shine will land leading roles in a new West End musical penned by Gary Barlow based on the success of his own boy band, Take That.
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