Home Top

A psychedelic send-off for 'the godfather of LSD': Susan Sarandon lays Timothy Leary's ashes to rest in a 'church' at Burning Man
American diplomat who kept her African housekeeper in 'depraved sexual slavery and forced her to work an 80 hour week for just $1 an hour settles out of court for a seven-figure sum'
President Obama observes Labor Day with a new executive order giving federal employees paid sick leave
'I'm heartbroken at the disruption to the lives of my staff': Lion killer dentist breaks his silence as he denies Cecil took an excruciating 40 hours to die and reveals he will be back to work on Tuesday
Outrage as comedian Damon Wayans calls the women who accused Bill Cosby of drugging and raping them 'b**ches' who were 'unrapeable'
Kim Davis files an appeal against judge's decision to jail her but offers no argument as to why should be released
American teacher, 27, is 'battered to death in a hammer attack and thrown in a river in Nepal' while helping people to rebuild after the deadly earthquake
Season's seventh tropical storm, Grace, heading west from the eastern Atlantic
ANOTHER police officer is shot: Las Vegas cop is wounded after gunman stages 'ambush-style' attack on his patrol car
Kansas State officials apologize after their marching band caused offense when it accidentally formed the shape of male genitalia
LAPD investigating 'assassination' death threats against Scientology leader after he received series of threatening phone calls
Police investigating tragic death of 11-month-old boy after his grandparents accidentally left him in a hot car for two hours
Amy Winehouse through her family's eyes: Singer's relatives lend intimate photographs and never-before-seen memorabilia to exhibition in her honor
Serena Williams sets up quarter-final clash with sister Venus after cruising past Madison Keys in US Open fourth-round
Mom-to-be! ABC News correspondent Sara Haines tells GMA viewers she's expecting a baby boy with husband Max Shifrin
You've been slicing your watermelon all WRONG: Vlogger reveals how to skin the fruit in four simple steps... but it's not quite as it seems
Police find the head of a toddler close to the lagoon where they discovered a foot and hands belonging to the child
Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani says Bill de Blasio's 'progressive' view on homelessness is sending New York City back to the Dark Ages of Western civilization
'My sons are trying to kill me': Mother's desperate 911 call as 'murderous' children attacked her and their father before trying to torch Atlanta mansion
Times Square painted lady who was arrested for 'offering drugs and oral sex to undercover cop' claims she was set up by the officers
Number of drug-addicted babies born in the US has QUADRUPLED in just one decade amid 'heroin epidemic'
The return of slave-branding: Modern-day sex traffickers bringing back vile practice as girls tell how they are forced to get a tattoo of their pimp's name or insignia to mark them out as 'property'
How to stop worries sabotaging your sleep:Top sleep doctor on blissfully easy ways to stop stress giving you insomnia
Want glowing skin? Grab the tomato ketchup! The humble condiment has many surprising uses - including cleaning saucepans and conditioning hair

'Who's the young Mick Hucknall?' Jay McGuiness' new curly locks distract Strictly Come Dancing viewers as they highlight resemblance with Simply Red star

Published: 14:35 EST, 5 September 2015 | Updated: 18:04 EST, 5 September 2015

141

View
comments

While the launch show was supposed to make Strictly Come Dancing viewers giddy for the new pairings, the audience appeared to be a little distracted by Jay McGuinness' hair.

Drawing the unlikely comparison between Simply Red's frontman and the former The Wanted boyband star, Strictly fans took to Twitter in their droves to question his bouncy locks.

Singer Jay was teamed with Russian-Kazakhstani professional dancer Aliona Vilani as the series kicked off on Saturday night, though his footwork was less of an interest to some.

Scroll down for video

New hair: Strictly Come Dancing's Jay McGuinness showed off new hair on Saturday night as he hit the dance floor for the launch show

'Who's the young Mick hucknall?' questioned one concerned fan. While another wrote: 'The guy from The wanted could be mick Hucknalls love child.'

The fans began to ask what prompted the retro permed look as one said: 'Why on earth would someone who's not Mick Hucknall go round looking like Mick Hucknall?'

Jay is one of the five heartthrobs who made up pop band The Wanted, who decided to go their separate ways in January 2014.

Seeing the resemblance: Jay (left) sported a fuller bodied hairstyle when he returned to the limelight on Saturday, and it slightly resembled Mick Hucknall (right)

Concerned: One fan pointed out the similarity

Making jokes: While another was concerned that they might be related

He's previously sported a barnet of lustrous curls, but his reappearance signalled a newer, fuller bodied hairstyle, which may come to life as he's spun around the dancefloor by Aliona.

Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, Nathan Sykes and Jay were formed in 2009 and enjoyed great British success, but fell just short of cracking America like their rivals One Direction.

The boyband member looked nervous on Saturday night as he made his return to the limelight with his first dance.

He confessed: ‘At the minute I’m a total bag of nerves but I’m going to take it one dance step at a time.'

Tied back: His curls are no doubt going to get more out of control as he hits the dancefloor

Why? One fan questioned why anyone would want to try the curly 'do

Cheeky: The fans insinuated that Jay was trying his best with the look

Loving it: Another The Wanted fan seemed to fall for the singer

The singer said in his VT before meeting his partner, though it looked like his nerves were still yet to fade when he was united with Vilani.

Looking a little bit frightened, The All Time Low hitmake told his new partner: ‘I know you’ll look after me right.’

In awe of all of the beautiful professional dancer during dance rehearsals, he said he was in a good position as he’s a single man.

Back in the limelight: Jay reflected on his chart success with boyband The Wanted

Previous image: He's previously sported a barnet of lustrous curls (here in July 2012), but his reappearance signalled a newer, fuller bodied hairstyle