{"id":2278673,"date":"2026-02-12T09:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2278673"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:44:21","slug":"steve-from-exeter-calls-in-to-bbc-radio-1-and-then-people-realise-who-it-really-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/steve-from-exeter-calls-in-to-bbc-radio-1-and-then-people-realise-who-it-really-is\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Steve from Exeter’ calls in to BBC Radio 1 and then people realise who it really is"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You’d have to listen hard to figure out this BBC Radio 1 caller isn’t actually from Exeter \u2013 but he is actually an A-list celebrity that most people would recognise<\/h2>\n
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Sophie Roberts<\/strong> Head of Social Newsdesk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

09:33, 12 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Host Gregg James was surprised by the celebrity guest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When a caller rang in to BBC Radio 1<\/a>, the hosts didn’t initially recognise his famous voice.<\/p>\n

Myles Smith and Greg James<\/a> took a call from someone who went by the name of ‘Steve’ and claimed to be from Exeter<\/a>. The whole point of the segment was to guess Steve’s age by asking him a series of questions.<\/p>\n

They quizzed ‘Steve’ on his cooking skills and TV preferences, before guessing how old he is. Greg went for 26, while Myles thought he was chatting to 36 year old.<\/p>\n

Both were wrong \u2013 as the caller revealed he’s actually 32. This wasn’t the biggest bombshell though.<\/p>\n

It turns out, the cheeky listener was actually Niall Horan<\/a> and not Steve from Exeter. But people think the One Direction star did a great job at disguising his voice.<\/p>\n

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One posted hand clapping emojis and said: “He does sound like us from the South West.” Another agreed, writing: “Omg I heard this on the radio this morning and didn’t even realise it was Niall.”<\/p>\n

A third gushed: “The accent was really good!” And a fourth added: “I want to know has Niall ever been to Exeter?”<\/p>\n

Some eagle-eyed listeners did spot something up with the South West accent. When the popular singer said ’32’, people could detect an Irish lilt in there. One viewer laughed: “The way you could still hear the Irish slip.”<\/p>\n

While Exeter may have seemed like a random answer from Niall, the popular singer is a fan of the South West.<\/p>\n

Fans have spotted him walking around Devon<\/a> in the past. He has been a visitor of the popular South Hams<\/a> seaside resort, which is known for attracting plenty of other A-list celebrities too.<\/p>\n

However, Niall was born in Mullingar. He was raised in this county town in County Westmeath, Ireland, and is proud of his roots.<\/p>\n

His early musical influences include Irish folk music, as well as classic rock and pop artists. He began playing guitar as a child and performed locally before auditioning for The X Factor UK in 2010<\/p>\n

During the ITV<\/a> talent show, he was grouped with four other contestants to form the highly successful boy band of One Direction.<\/p>\n

After the band\u2019s hiatus, Niall launched a thriving solo career. He has achieved two UK Number 1 solo albums \u2013 Heartbreak Weather<\/a> (2020) and The Show (2023).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.devonlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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