had an unforgettable 44th when stopped his New York arena concert to get the audience to sing happy birthday.
The star was celebrating his big day at the Watermelon Sugar singer’s Madison Square Garden gig on Tuesday.
Excitedly sharing a clip of the crowd bursting into song on Instagram, the presenter wrote: ‘I can’t believe you did this H! It was the best part of my birthday. Thanks to everyone at MSG for joining in! ❤️❤️❤️.’
In the video, the former star tells the screaming crowd: ‘There’s a friend of mine [and] tonight it’s his birthday.
‘His name is James and I was wondering if you would please help me sing happy birthday to James.’
Of course, the 28-year-old’s fans oblige, bursting into song at the delight of History Boys actor.
James’ followers flocked to his Insta to share their well-wishes, with one writing: ‘Happy belated king James! We love you so much. Hope your birthday was filled with so much love.’
Another penned: ‘Aww so sweet! Happy birthday James ??.’
‘You’re so lucky. I won’t lie. All I want is H to know he saved me and know my story and see my tattoos, ?,’ one other remarked.
Another social media user added: ‘I was in Pit and screamed happy birthday, I can’t believe you were there!!’
Earlier this week, admitted catching up on is high on his to-do list once his tour comes to an end.
In his latest interview with , he revealed his downtime would be focused on enjoying a holiday with some friends, checking out The Bear, and seeing this year’s Love Island after he was ‘ to miss the recent series.
Meanwhile, James he would be stepping back from The Late Late Show after eight years.
In a statement, he said: ‘It’s been a really hard decision to leave because I’m so immensely proud of the show. I’m thrilled to be extending [for a year]. I always thought I’d do it for five years and then leave and then I stayed on.’
