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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Katie Fitzpatrick

"What is this insanity?": ITV Saturday Night Takeaway fans baffled as Michael Buble opens the show

Fans of Saturday Night Takeaway were treated to a performance by Canadian crooner Michael Buble as the popular ITV show returned following a week off. Last week SNT was paused because of the the Six Nations rugby.

But Ant and Dec' s family entertainment show came back swinging with a show opener from the Grammy-winning singer songwriter. And members of the studio audience were on their feet as Michael belted out his new single Higher from his first album in four years of the same name.

But many viewers took to Twitter to say they were confused over seeing the star so early on in the year.

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And they asked 'what's going on?' because, after all, Buble is known as the undisputed king of Christmas because of his huge festive album which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021.

@itslinzislife asked: "Michael Buble...in Spring. What is this insanity??!"

@CraigJones878 said: "Thought it was Christmas then when saw Buble #SaturdayNightTakeaway."

Michael performed his new single (ITV)

@julesywoolsey tweeted: "Michael should still be in storage! What’s going on."

@cheeeztoast asked: "Who defrosted Buble early? #SaturdayNightTakeaway."

@CMcB_89 remarked: "But it’s not Christmas yet."

@JoshxReid asked: "Michael Buble? Is it already Christmas? #SaturdayNightTakeaway."

@PipH3006 wondered: "The f*** is Bublé doing out? Christmas is nowhere near…"

@Gavin1Ruff asked: "Who let Michael Buble out of the house so early in the year?"

@cheryllynmartin joked: "I thought Michael Buble was like a made up character that only exsited at christmas time?"

@Claireyeddy asked: "Michael Bublé knows it's nearly Easter not Christmas right?"

And @SenorApple2014 remarked: "So Michael Bublé is about 273 days too early."

@SomethinClub praised: "What a way to kick off the show. Michael Buble."

And @teenamassam said: "What a great start to the show…"

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