Donny Osmond stunned to silence as Liverpool crowd sing special song

If you look at my Spotify Wrapped there is an eclectic mix with a lot of heavy metal music, but it may surprise the algorithm to know I am also a big fan of Donny Osmond.

On the eve of his 67th birthday, the singer from Utah, America, took to the stage in Liverpool. The last time I was at the M&S Bank Arena was to see Alan Partridge. Donny Osmond is everything Alan wishes he was. What a showman.

As if he has not aged a day with his TV tanned skin, full head of jet-black hair and that dazzling showbiz smile, I felt like I had been swept back to a time when Saturday night TV was an event. Just before the man himself heads on stage I watch the group of ladies in front of me brutally crop me out of their selfie and the make up of the audience dawns on me.

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These women are lifelong fans. Some are wearing scarves with his name on, some have made signs like the teenagers of the 60s and 70s and some have been to Vegas to see him twice (well that's what one woman shouted during the show).

And what a privilege it was to sit among them and share just some of their love for the former teen idol who first got his big break on the Andy Williams show at the age of five. I found myself watching the audience at times, with a beaming smile on my face as they watched Donny, the performer whose ease with his fans is inspirational.

Donny pays them the utmost respect and appreciation throughout the whole show. From letting the audience choose the songs from a 65-album back catalogue to jumping in the crowd and making dreams come true. It is an absolute masterclass in paying tribute to the fans who have