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Sarah Vesty & Sian Traynor

Greg James surprises woman on Edinburgh train after daughter tweets Radio 1 star

A mum was surprised by none other than Greg James after her daughter tweeted him while she was on an Edinburgh train.

The hilarious moment quickly went viral on TikTok after the Radio 1 DJ called out the woman by name in the carriage, leaving her rather confused.

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Both passengers on a service heading out of Edinburgh on Sunday evening, when the woman, called Jane, had text her daughter to say Greg James was on the train across from her.

However, as they sat in the LNER carriage, the Greg James received a tweet from Jane's daughter, Colleen, to confirm if her mum was telling the truth.

Colleen wrote: “My mum thinks she’s sat next to you on a train from Edinburgh right now so if you could confirm that would be amazing.

“Her name is Jane and she’s just had a white wine and says you are on red.”

Finding the situation hilarious, the comedian took his phone and recorded the initial tweet on his laptop, before zooming in on Jane and her wine glass, reports the Record.

He then points the camera towards Jane, who is looking at her phone, and asks: “Are you Jane?”

The commuter looks somewhat shocked and concerned as she confirms she is and asks why.

James then shows her Colleen’s message on his laptop and Jane laughs: “That’s my daughter.”

The radio presenter shared the clip on Twitter with fan’s howling at Jane’s reaction.

One wrote: “Ha ha ha! This is brilliant. Bet she didn’t think Mum would get some legendary Greg James camera zooming.”

Another said: “This is why Greg James is a national treasure!”

A third wrote: “Omggggg. It’s my aunty Jane!!!”

While a fourth added: “Content for the morning’s show.”

Another passenger, who filmed the interaction, has inadvertently also become a star with Twitter users demanding to see her footage.

One said: “I wanna see the vid from the woman sat behind Jane filming this.”

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