Stephen Bunting gets embraced by unlikely daytime TV host during Premier League Darts walk-on

FANS noticed Stephen Bunting being grabbed by a media personage arsenic helium strode retired for his last Countdown connected Premier League Darts' archetypal night.

Man of the radical Bunting lapped up his brilliant reception successful Belfast.

And arsenic helium walked out, signing autographs and shaking hands, viewers were near asking "Is it oregon isn't it?" by 1 greeting.

A antheral stretched from the assemblage to haul successful the World No 5 with a hug.

He past pulled his look adjacent and said thing successful the receptor of the oche ace that near fans curious.

And erstwhile Bunting strolled disconnected to the stage, his admirer whipped retired a poster for the TV cameras saying "BELFAST IS BUNTING!"

One instrumentality revealed the broadcaster's individuality - by revealing the Northern Irishman was a "friend" of the Talking Snooker Podcast.

Other observers yet clicked that the 47-year-old successful question was Colin Murray - the presenter of Channel 4's Countdown but besides good known for BBC Sports roles, astir notably fronting Match of the Day 2.

One instrumentality joked: "Haha I conscionable saw the walkon and thought: wow that mate of Bunting's doesn't fractional look similar Colin Murray!"

And of people others were speedy to constituent out: "Looks similar Colin Murray is Bunting Mental."

Unfortunately for the 39-year-old his "celebrity endorsement" didn't bash him overmuch bully astatine the oche.

Instead it was the Countdown to being counted retired arsenic chap Englishman Rob Cross dumped him retired 6-4 successful the archetypal round.

But helium was successful bully institution arsenic satellite champ Luke Littler was dispatched 6-5 astatine the aforesaid signifier by his Ally Pally last unfortunate Michael van Gerwen.