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Niall Horan finally addresses the controversy surrounding his appearance on The Den

The singer has reassured fans that he was in on the joke

Niall Horan has finally addressed the controversy surrounding his appearance on The Den.

Last Friday, the Irish singer appeared on a revival of The Den as part of RTÉ Does Comic Relief.

But after a clip of the sketch was shared on Twitter, Niall’s US fans slammed Dustin The Turkey for “disrespecting” him – as the puppet jokingly said he wanted to see Harry Styles instead.

Niall has since reassured fans that he was in on the joke, and that they don’t understand Dustin’s sense of humour.

During an interview on Sirius XM, Niall addressed the controversy after he was asked if he’s “in a fight with a Turkey”.

Niall laughed: “Oh yeah this has kicked off big time. So there’s a few characters that did an afternoon TV show in Ireland for years, like puppets, and one of them is known to be quite brash but in the most Irish way possible.”

“So my fans have completely retaliated against the Turkey and it’s kicked off… and he’s like our national mascot so I’m kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place where I don’t know whether to tell the fans that like it’s a puppet, and to also realise that our national treasure is Dustin the Turkey.”

Niall finished the conversation by confirming he was “in on the joke”.

The singers fans have since apologised for not realising the context of the sketch.

On this week’s episode of the Gosscast, Goss.ie Founder & CEO Ali Ryan opens up about her own experiences with double standards, gender inequality and sexism both in the workplace and in society in general.

Joining her this week is top Irish fitness coach Kiki Fit, who opens up about her own troubling experiences with harassment, as well as the struggle to be taken seriously as a woman in business.

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