ITV's Lorraine Kelly reveals Harry Styles' unfortunate mistake during Manchester homecoming

Harry Styles melted everyone's hearts when he gave a sweet shoutout to his school teachers during his recent gig in Manchester. The pop sensation halted the first of two homecoming gigs at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday night (June 15) after discovering his "very first teacher Mrs Vernon" in the crowds.

Despite 75,000 people flocking to see the former One Direction star in action, Harry couldn't miss an opportunity to remember his roots. The singer, who is from Holmes Chapel, found his old teachers from Hermitage Primary School in the audience and he thanked Mrs Vernon and Miss Wilson for teaching him in his "formative years" in the Cheshire village.

As Harry, 28, who revealed that family and old school friends from his home village were also in the crowds at his huge homecoming show, dedicated a song to Mrs Vernon - leading the crowd into a huge cheer for the teacher, who was flashed up on the big screen looking overjoyed at being recognised by the music superstar.

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However, it has since emerged that the REAL Mrs Vernon wasn't in the crowd at all but instead other teachers from the same school. As the actual Mrs Vernon appeared on ITV's Lorraine on Friday morning (June 17), host Lorraine Kelly started by saying: "Well, it's not quite what it seems though," as a clip of the moment aired.

"In fact, Mrs Vernon wasn't at the sell-out concert in Manchester, it was her colleague whose face appeared on the screens," the Scottish TV host went on. She then introduced the real Mrs Vernon live onto the show via video link from Cheshire. "It was such a lovely thing for him to do," Lorraine said. "It's so sad