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23.04.2024 - 08:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Fans who want to become a tour guide in Harry Styles' hometown have to take on a 80-question quiz on the popstar to prove themselves to be the ultimate superfan. Holmes Chapel, the Cheshire village where the former One Direction star grew up, is recruiting for tour guides after an influx of fans have visited the area.
More than 5,000 fans, known as 'Harries', headed to the quaint village in the last year to get a glimpse of Harry's former life. The village even produced its own map of the two-mile tour which the local railway station ticket officer gives away to fans for free.
But now local leaders are planning official tours where Harries can visit sites such as the bakery where he worked as a teenage, and a Chinese restaurant he once took his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift to.
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After receiving more than 150 applications to become a Harry Styles tour guide, 20 hopefuls were interviewed on Saturday (April 20). They were each put through their paces with an 80-question quiz on the singer and Holmes Chapel, and were asked to make a short individual presentation.
Peter Whiers, chairman of the Holmes Chapel Partnership, says there was "a lot of love for Harry" in the room where the interviews were held. He said: "The assessment day went incredibly well.
"There was a lot of love for Harry in the room but also many applicants whose shared fantastic knowledge of local history and pride in Holmes Chapel village.
"Alongside this, we were keen to identify applicants who were well organised, engaging speakers and confident to lead a group safely around the village."
Peter added: "I was really impressed with the calibre of the attendees. I'm confident we can
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