An 11-year-old Olly Murs superfan said he had the “best day” of his life when the singer personally greeted him during a concert.
Zak and his family waited six hours to secure their spot at the front of the crowds for the Trouble Maker’s show at Cartmel Racecourse in south Cumbria.
The youngster was moved to tears throughout the performance of Murs’ 15 years of hits tour, so much so that the singer paused his set to chat with the schoolboy before dedicating a song to him.
Zak, from Chorley, Lancashire, told BBC Radio Cumbria: “He asked me why I was crying… and I said because you’re my favourite.”
He previously joked to his mum, Catherine, about whether his hero would come and greet him as they secured their spot at the front of the stage.
“I said that’s never going to happen Zak,” Catherine explained.
“But he did. We were just in shock. We genuinely couldn’t believe it, we were gobsmacked.”
Zak said Murs kept on looking at him throughout the show because he was crying.
“He must of thought, ‘Is he ok?’,” Zak said.
“So when he finished his song he asked if he could come down… and then that’s when he started talking to me and that was the best day ever.
“He gave me a hug and took a picture and then he dedicated a song out to me.
“I love his music and how kind he is.”
After the show, the family said Murs gave them an autograph and also offered tickets to his concert at the Llangollen Pavilion in Wales.
“He is a genuine, honest, fantastic idol and role model for children,” Catherine said.
“There’s not many people who would come down and see if children are ok, or anybody in the audience.
“We are just so overwhelmed by the generosity and the kindness from everybody. It goes to show that there is a lot of kindness in this world.”