Wrong tag man is jailed
Bikers strip for action
BRITAIN’S Got Talent winner Tokio Myers is set to be as famous as Ed Sheeran.
Insiders believe he could earn millions and follow the singer’s meteoric rise to superstardom.
They say he could be selling out arenas and be a mainstay in the charts.
Like Ed, Tokio performed to crowds in public places and a video of him playing the piano in front of commuters went viral on social media.
Marketing expert Marcel Knobil said Tokio is set for the big bucks like pop sensation Ed.
Marcel said: “There are similarities between him and Ed Sheeran. He has a real, moving story and raw talent.
“He has that celebrity aura about him but also has the ability to connect with any of us. He’s extremely refreshing.
“He could have a strong career ahead of him. It seems Tokio has genuine talent and a refreshing approach.
“He has the opportunity to catapult his career. If he’s managed right, we could well see him selling out arenas and enjoying great success, including strongselling albums.”
Marcel added he could end up like Leona Lewis, a winner of The X Factor, who is now worth about £13million, or victor of the first BGT, opera singer Paul Potts.
He said: “He could manage to sit comfortably in the top 30 and also be a real mainstay on the celebrity landscape.
“He has an opportunity to reach the heights of Leona Lewis. And, if you look at figures like Paul Potts, a film made about him and selling out in South Korea.”
Tokio, who grew up in Maida Vale, west London, won on Saturday night with his piano and drum rendition of Rag’n’Bone Man’s smash hit Human, to the delight of judge Amanda Holden. Cute eightyear-old magician Issy Simpson came second.
However, the final saw BGT pick up its lowest viewing figures, an average of 8.2million – down 300,000 on last year. TOP OF THE CROPS: Tokio and Amanda A MAN has been jailed for wearing his housemate’s electronic tag.
Miles Guiver, 52, pretended to be his friend, who was to be tagged on his ankle as part of bail conditions.
But Guiver, of St Just, Cornwall, gave a false name, date of birth and other personal details to the firm that fits the tags.
Truro Crown Court was told Guiver’s had accepted a small payment to take the device for his housemate.
Jailing Guiver for four months, Judge Simon Carr said: “The tagging system is so integral to our justice system. Courts have to believe in that system.” A SWAN found in the street was rescued by police in a scene like one from comedy film Hot Fuzz. Officers drove it from Salisbury, Wilts, to a river.
BURST
HUNDREDS of protesters cycled naked through a city centre’s streets.
Around 200 riders wore nothing but their trainers to campaign against traffic congestion.
The annual World Naked Bike Ride set off from the Full Moon pub in Bristol, and saw cyclists stop off in a park for a bare-bottomed salsa dance and rave party yesterday afternoon.
Organiser Will Bryson said they were protesting “about how vulnerable and exposed people can feel riding bikes in Bristol”.
He added: “It’s also fun – people getting naked, getting their bodies painted and getting dressed up.”