Olly Murs with Shane Richie

Olly Murs with Shane Richie

Olly Murs will star in an EastEnders scene as part of his television special.

The 30-year-old singer is to be the star of A Night In With Olly Murs and during the show he makes a visit to Albert Square, where Alfie Moon sees him and mistakes him for a different pop star.

A huge fan of the soap, Olly's admitted it was a dream come true to get to visit the Queen Vic pub.

"I've watched the show since I can remember and my whole family are fans too. To get the chance to walk on to Albert Square was very surreal indeed."

During the show viewers will also see Olly perform some of his biggest hits with a live band, as well as being joined by some celebrity guests such as John Bishop and Nicole Scherzinger.

Speaking about the show - to air on Friday, December 12 - Olly said: "I am so excited about doing my first TV special, it's going to be an amazing night. The show will be great fun, packed with off the wall comic segments, surprises and, of course, music."


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