BBC Radio 1's Greg James found an inventive way to fill time when Shawn Mendes proved difficult to contact for a scheduled interview.
The 22-year-old was expected to appear on today's breakfast show to take part in a “never been tried before” segment.“It’s going to be an experiment,” James said. “And it’s going to involve the listeners.”However, the Attention singer failed to dial into his slot, leaving James, 34, in the lurch.“Shawn Mendes is supposed to be on now, live,” James said, ten minutes after Mendes’ planned slot. “I’m always honest with you.
We’ve got a situation.“We’ve been planning this for a while. We’ve been planning this with his UK team, his LA team, and they’re all up and on board, we’ve got our laptop out for Shawn.
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