Scots Starstruck contestant who impersonated Justin Timberlake set to release new song

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A Scots Starstruck contestant has revealed he had a great time on the ITV show - and judge Sheridan Smith even had a wee flirt with him.Ryan Hunter, from Glasgow, appeared on the show tonight as American heartthrob Justin Timberlake.

Despite not making it through to the final, he reckons it was still a great experience.The show, hosted by Olly Murs, is a reimagining of Stars in their Eyes which sees teams of singers performing as their favourite stars.The 25-year-old, who is originally from Bishopbriggs but now resides in Newcastle, said he first came across the advert for the series during lockdown and decided to apply.Ryan signed for boyband 4th State at 17, and always knew singing would be a huge part of his life.He said: "One of my mates sent me the advert during lockdown and I decided just to go for it - it'll be a laugh!"Singing is my passion and I used to dress up as Michael Jackson as a kid."Ryan said that the audition process was done through Zoom so he had to answer questions whilst sitting in his living room.Whilst he didn't have Justin Timberlake as his frontrunner, when show bosses made him choose who he would be on the show, at the last minute he changed his mind from Michael Buble to the former NSYNC star.

After finding out he was successful and would be featured on the show last year, Ryan headed down to London to get his best JT glad-rags on.

Ryan performed Rock Your Body alongside two other Justin Timberlake hopefuls and donned a cargo suit in true JT fashion. But he admitted that he only had a short period of time to really master Justin.He said: "I only had a short period of months to really embody the artist, it wasn't too hard."Despite missing out on the spot in the final to Lionel Ritchie, who will