“I used to love the leopard print” Yungblud has revealed that he grew up believing that he was the grandson of Rod Stewart , until he discovered one of the singer’s albums in Asda. The revelation was made as the Doncaster singer made an appearance on the UK morning chat show Lorraine , and discussed his upcoming festival Bludfest . During the interview, host Christine Lampard touched upon the subject by jokingly asking what Rod Stewart thought of his upcoming plans, particularly as the singer – real name Dominic Harrison – “grew up thinking he was a close relative for a very long time”.
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I was told by my nan my whole life, up to the age of 10, that Rod Stewart was my grandad,” he began, setting the host into hysterics. “There was a photograph of him on the mantelpiece and my mum never had a dad, so she always used to tell me ‘Oh, that’s your grandad’! I used to love it, I used to love the leopard print.” He continued: “Then we were in Asda one day with my nan, next to the till, and there was a Rod Stewart CD.
I picked it up and looked at my nan with my eyes full of water like ‘When’s grandad coming home?’ “Everyone laughed and she was completely mortified. That’s when I found out that Rod Stewart is, in fact, not my grandad. He taught me about leopard print though, and I’ll wear it until I’m not here any more.
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