Only five months have passed since Niall Horan performed at Manchester's AO Arena, but as he takes to the stage at Co-op Live on Tuesday night he's like a different man.
I wouldn't say he's ever lacked confidence. As one fifth of boyband One Direction he was always the joker, the loveable cheeky chappy Irishman.
But being a solo artist is something else and I'm not sure he ever believed he could be as big as the band when going it alone. Read more: Harry Styles 'spotted at Niall Horan gig' at Manchester's Co-op Live arena In Tuesday night's performance however, there's a fearlessness I've never seen in him before and it's wonderful to watch.
I'm sure playing 70 plus dates around the world must help with that, he's now on the second UK leg of his tour The Show. But he's certainly not flagging and seems even more energetic than when we saw him in the spring - and much more comfortable in his own skin.
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