IT is now 20 years since a young Bradford singer called Gareth Gates appeared on ITV’s Pop Idol - and went on to be runner-up.

Gareth has since enjoyed a career in pop, musicals, TV and this year he's bringing big-name pop acts to Odsal stadium for a series of summer concerts, as reported in the T&A this week.

Here we look back at Gareth’s fans who turned out in droves to see the star when he returned to his home town over the years.