Bonnie Tyler superfan asked for an autograph then spent Christmas at her Mumbles home
A long-time friend and superfan of singer Bonnie Tyler shares memories of their decades-long friendship following the star's death in Portugal. The pair met when the fan knocked on her door for an autograph, leading to 29 years of shared Christmas celebrations.
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Image source, Rob Marshall Image caption, Rob Marshall met the Total Eclipse of the Heart singer when he was a teenage fan
A close friend of Bonnie Tyler has spoken about how he knocked on her door to ask for an autograph when he was 15 years old, and ended up spending Christmas Day with her for nearly 30 years.
Rob Marshall, from Mumbles, Swansea, recalled how he saw Tyler perform on children's TV series Swap Shop when he was a teenager, bought her album on cassette and took it round to her house to ask her to sign it.
The pair kept in contact and a few years later she invited him to her annual festive soirée at her home - which he went on to attend for 29 years.
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