TV star delights great grandmother with special song on her 100th birthday

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A great-grandmother has celebrated her 100th birthday with a special singsong from a popular Ayrshire TV star. Nellie Gilmour, of Temple House Care Home in Mossblown, turned the big 100 on Saturday and welcomed the village’s John McGill- who featured as the Unexpected Star of Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show in 2017 — to sing her a rendition of Happy Birthday.The Lord lieutenant also popped along to join in the celebrations and presented Nellie with a card from the Queen.Nellie, the second oldest of five children to trawler fisherman George and wife Nellie Jappy, was born at 39 New Street, Buckie, Banffshire, on August 27, 1922.She later moved to Aberdeen aged five and, in spite of her lack of confidence, was the only member of her family to move on to Aberdeen Senior Secondary School, which she left at the age of 15.Between 1943 and 1947 she qualified as an State Registered Nurse (SRN), before becoming a staff nurse and subsequently a ward Sister, responsible for the Eye Department at Aberdeen Infirmary.In 1947 Nellie and her big sister Jean came to Ayr on holiday, staying at the former Darlington House Hotel on Miller Road — now popular ten-pin bowling alley LA Bowl.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.The hotel owners had a son called Billy who helped out during the summer, and who Nellie quickly became friends with.The pair eventually married in 1950 and