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Kathleen Speirs

Watch Lewis Capaldi surprise students at his old Lanarkshire music college

This is the moment Lewis Capaldi stunned a group of Lanarkshire students with a surprise pep talk.

The Someone You Loved singer returned to New College Lanarkshire in Motherwell - where he studied.

Lewis, 25, shared 'words of wisdom' with the students in one of the campus theatres on Wednesday.

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The aspiring musicians cheered, screamed and clapped when lecturer, Scott Cowie, introduced him onto the stage.

In a heartwarming clip, shared by Scott on his official Instagram page, Lewis emerges from a set of curtains while the audience were on their feet.

Later on Wednesday college chiefs shared some snaps from the day and thanked the chart-topper for sharing 'words of wisdom' upon his return to his 'old stomping ground'.

A statement read: "It was great to have Lewis Capaldi back at his old stomping ground.

"Lewis studied at NCL with our music lecturer, Scott Cowie, and was kind enough to share some words of wisdom with our students."

It comes hours after Lewis surprised Glaswegians with performance on Buchanan Street.

Crowds soon gathered around to listen to the much-loved singer in the glorious sunshine after went live on Instagram, appearing from an alleyway next to Nespresso.

His open air performance follows an impromptu set at an open mic night at Sauchiehall Street venue, Box, on Tuesday, where he reportedly bought drinks for a number of punters.

The crooner belted out a few of his classics including Before You Go as fans cheered on in their droves.

Lewis' latest single, Forget Me, was released on September 9, the music video was released on September 12.

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