Lanarkshire teen in Harry Styles prom date hoax admits she knew it wasn't him on radio show

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A radio show hoaxed its listeners when it claimed Harry Styles was going to partner a Lanarkshire teenager to her high school prom.Superfan Anna Carty, from Wishaw, got in touch with DJ Katy J on Capital FM to say she needed some help finding a date for her school dance this week.The show then played a voice message they said was from Harry, 28, telling her he’d love to come as he’d be in Glasgow for a sell-out concert at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android They even played a voice message to Anna over the air, claiming to be from him.Katy J told the teenager: “We tried our best to work some magic behind the scene and we do have a message from Harry Styles for you if you’d like to hear it?”A voice, claiming to be Harry, can be heard as he then said: “Anna, how’s it going?

It’s Harry Styles here - hello. Look, Katy J passed on your invite to the prom and I’m sure it’ll be a good Scottish party.“I’d love to be there, so just send me the details and I’ll see what I can do.

See you soon!”Katy J told her: “You heard it from the horse’s mouth, I have a feeling that he might rock up at prom.”The story, was picked up in the UK and America – but the voice of Harry was Capital London DJ and TV host Roman Kemp.But Anna said they had been in on the hoax, adding: “It wasn’t real.