Celebrating a landmark birthday like your 30th calls for celebration and reflection - and that's precisely what X Factor star Joe McElderry is doing as he leaves his twenties behind him.
The Geordie singer took to Instagram this morning to share a cute snap of himself as a child as he marked turning 30 on social media.
Pictured with lighter hair and cuddling a Mickey Mouse teddy, the now 30-year-old Joe captioned the shot of his younger self: "This little kid is 30 today!!
What a ride it’s been so far!! Here’s to the 30’s." Former Hear'say singer Suzanne Shaw, who appeared in panto with the birthday boy in 2018, was one of the many to flood his comments with well wishes.
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