Gary Barlow surprises superfan on 40th birthday

“When he walked through the door I just thought, ‘Oh my God.’ I couldn’t believe it. I just screamed like a lunatic and ran over to him. I was surprised I was still conscious. It was just unbelievable, I’m still in shock,” Chapman said.

She started a campaign to get Barlow to her birthday party months before the event, including putting posters up on lampposts, in her car and on friends’ windows.

Her friend Suzi Cooper was then contacted by a member of Gary’s team around three weeks before her birthday bash to arrange his appearance and she managed to keep it a secret from her.

“Some people that saw it online thought it was a wind up and that it was an impersonator, so I had to show them a tweet Gary had sent me afterwards to prove it.

“Never in a million years did I think he’d actually come. The DJ played my favourite Take That song Everything Changes and when that finished I thought, ‘Well that’s it now.’ Then Greatest Day started and I saw him. It’s still sinking in that I met him,” Chapman said.

Barlow tweeted after the bash, “First mile stone birthday has happened! Happy bday lovely Jo! Xx (sic).”

First mile stone birthday has happened ! Happy bday lovely Jo ! Xx

— Gary Barlow (@GaryBarlow) May 14, 2016

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