22 April 2023 , 23:02
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Olly Murs has revealed fans regularly ask for his hand in marriage despite the singer set to walk down the aisle with fiancée Amelia Tank later this summer.
The 38-year-old entertainer kicked off his Marry Me tour at the OVO Hydro Arena in Glasgow on Saturday night for the first of 23 dates between April and August.
And while fans are chucking themselves at the chart-topping artist, Olly only has eyes for one woman in bodybuilder champion Amelia.
The pair have been dating since 2019, with Olly announcing their relationship on New Year's Day in 2020. Things have gone from strength to strength with singer getting down on one knee and popping the question while the pair were enjoying a romantic getaway last June.
Olly says the marriage proposals are 'mental' (Redferns)The former X Factor star admitted that some of his fans go full hog when it comes to their wedding proposals, which he describes as "mental" and they often dress up ready for the altar at his gigs.
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Speaking to The Sun, he said: "Yeah, it is mental! It baffles me really but it is incredible with all the veils. It looked insane from the front looking out.
"When I threw the bouquet in the audience during the first song of Marry Me it was a really funny moment."
He threw a bouquet into the crowd of his first show of his Marry Me tour on Saturday (Redferns)He has been looking leaner than ever with his wife-to-be and Olly regularly posting fitness regimes on social media.
Despite tying the knot this summer, Olly admitted that it has not been an easy ride in relation to his relationships since starring on the ITV music competition in 2009, where he finished as runner-up to Joe McElderry and was immediately propelled into the spotlight.
He opened up about the difficulties of keeping his previous relationships under wraps, mainly for the 'fears' of the reaction from his fans, but decided to take a different approach with Amelia and it has certainly paid off.
Olly is set to marry bodybuilder champion fiancée Amelia Tank this summer (Redferns)Olly continued: "When I first came into this industry, I was single. When I got a girlfriend, I had to keep it secret, and I was like, 'My fans will go off me and they won’t like me anymore'.
"But with Amelia it has been so different. I was like, 'F*** it. I’m not going to have this secret relationship. I am going to be open and honest'. They have embraced Amelia and there has never been anything negative or horrible."
He also threw his "hat in the ring" for King Charles' Coronation next month, adding that it would be an "honour" to be part of such an historic event.