Virgin Media star Katja Mia reveals link to 80s music superstar after ‘legendary' interview on The Six O'Clock Show

The Irish Sun

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LEGENDARY musician Lionel Richie made a brief appearance on The Six O'Clock Show tonight.
The music icon is
currently in Ireland for his European headline tour Say Hello To The Hits.
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Katja Mia interviewed Lionel Richie on The Six O'Clock Show tonight
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Katja shared her heart warming link to Lionel with viewers and the music superstar
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travelled up to Belfast to chat with
However, before showing her interview, Katja's co-host Brian Dowling gushed: "I actually can't believe you got to meet Lionel Richie in the flesh. What was he actually like in person?"
Katja then revealed to her co-host that she was able to have an easy start to her chat as she had a sweet link to the music star.
She explained: "He was so genuine, came in smiling, but I told him my brother was named after him and the rest was history."
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Lionel and Katja weren't the only ones with a connection as the singer expressed his love of Irish crowds at his concerts.
He said: "Everyone is a character. Thank God everyone has decided they want to become a singer, because when they come to the show and sing louder than anybody I ever seen in my life.
"I think they go to the pub first before they come to the show to then after the show, go to the pub."
The 75-year-old explained that he and his touring band take a lot of joy from the laid back nature of performing for an Irish audience.
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He explained: "There's a casual, 'We don't care', approach to Ireland. Like if we hit the right note, we are fine. And if we don't hit the right note... we're fine.
"It's just loud strong and wrong, it's just great. And they own it, how they can possibly be that happy throughout a whole show... I just don't know."
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Ahead of her big interview with the star, Katja
The 29-year-old wrote: "What the f*** is my life, I'm about to interview Lionel Richie."
Sharing a short clip of herself and the music producer hitting it off, Katja said: "What a legend.
"I told him my brother was named after him and the rest was history lads."
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Katja then shared a series of snaps of her looking absolutely thrilled beside Lionel in the indoor stadium.
The influencer stunned in a pair of stylish black leather-look jeans, an oversized denim jacket and a pair of black boots.
While Lionel looked dapper in khaki green cargo trousers, a grey bomber jacket and a black t-shirt.
Katja captioned her post: "Lionel, my new bestie @lionelrichie!!! Interview coming up on The Six O'Clock Show tomorrow."