A dad always getting told he's a dead ringer for Gary Barlow claims he's even fooled the crooner's celeb pals into thinking he's the real deal. Niall Byrne was first told of his resemblance to the Take That hit-maker by strangers when he was unveiled as a judge on the X Factor in 2011.
Since then, the 53-year-old has had to have a lot of Patience with people constantly stopping him when he's out in bars and restaurants - and even playing football on a Sunday. The flooring business co-director, who has the same piercing blue eyes, silver-blonde hair and beard as the song writer, admits their style is 'pretty similar' and dubs anyone mentioning the similarity as being 'Barlowed'.
The 5ft 9in dad-of-two said he can Never Forget the resemblance - as he's even accidentally pulled the wool over unsuspecting celebs' eyes. Niall said Harry Styles did a double take when he pulled up next to him in a London traffic jam, while designer Julien Macdonald started chatting to him in Selfridges' flagship store.
