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UB40: Singer Ali Campbell reveals he was turned away from Scottish hotel due to his name

Ali Campbell is set to perform an intimate show in London with his band on December 3 - (Getty)

Ali Campbell may have made a name for himself as a successful music artist still selling out venues around the world after four decades, but found this carried no weight at a hotel in the Scottish Highlands.

The Red Red Wine hit-maker, 65, found himself unceremoniously turned away and discriminated against when attempting to check in to a hotel because not everyone in Scotland likes the name Campbell due to an infamous clan dispute that took place centuries before he was even born.

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