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McIlroy's first appearance on a chat show wasn't in the glitz and glamour of New York, but a local TV programme in his native Northern Ireland.

And she's made a name on the other side of the world too, being spotted by US singer and chat show host Kelly Clarkson.

Speaking on the US chat show The Tonight Show, the 34-year-old confirmed the record would be titled Play, kicking off a new series of records that will be called Pause, Rewind, Fast-Forward and Stop.

"It's so trippy to me that we get to play with him because it just feels like being seven and being in heaven," he told US chat show host Jimmy Fallon.

"She's just like the best, most genuine person," he said on the chat show.