We should really have wised up now to the fact that the last auditionee of the episode on every talent show is something completely different to what we might be expecting.

Even so, we couldn’t have guessed how at odds Hercules Smith’s performance was with his image.

Hercules (yes, that is his real name – apparently he was pretty big on his baby scan) had a tough guy look and we totally believed him when he said he’d been putting in the hours at the gym.

Let It Shine Hercules
Hercules surprised viewers (BBC)

But when he got up on stage, he turned into a big softie, weeping as he met Gary Barlow who he revealed he was a superfan of.

The shocks didn’t end there, though – Hercules gave us a beautiful rendition of Goo Goo Dolls’ Iris, sung in an operatic style.

Even though Gary questioned whether his voice was right for the boyband part, he couldn’t resist awarding full marks and putting him straight through.

Looks like everyone’s got a soft spot for the gentle giant now.