Two excited youngsters were thrilled to meet their X Factor idol Matt Cardle.
Molly and Megan Stoney were even wearing their “Matt hats” when they bumped into him in Halstead High Street.
Molly, nine, and Megan, six, who live in Tidings Hill, Halstead, supported Matt throughout the ITV talent show.
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