A GRAPPENHALL teen got to be a rockstar's brother for the day when he appeared in Tom Grennan's upcoming music video.

Luke Kelly joined the Found What I've Been Looking For singer in London in December to film Little Bit of Love, which is about the relationship between two brothers.

The 13-year-old got the opportunity through Warrington-based Lauren Kelly Casting. Lauren, from Thelwall, is best known as the face of Little Stars Stage School but she also opened her own talent agency in 2018.

Lauren, who is not related to Luke, said: "I'm really excited to see Luke's first performance. There's a huge amount of work that goes into a project like this and it's so exciting to see it go live. My favourite part of this job is being able to give young people opportunities to do things like this."

The music video, which came out today, Friday, is Luke's first time in the spotlight and follows a six-month shutdown for the industry due to the coronavirus crisis.

Due to close contact with others on set, Luke was placed in a filming bubble with Tom Grennan and the crew after they all tested negative for Covid-19.

Lauren said: "It has been really tough in this industry as we had a total shutdown for a full six months. As a result of that, every actor has been out of work and is available for any role that's coming up.

"This has meant the competition has been extra tough so I was really delighted that Luke secured this opportunity. I'm really grateful to Patrick Neale at Warrington Borough Council who works really hard for the children in Warrington who work in the entertainment industry and always ensured that they are licensed appropriately and quickly."

Luke's mum Kelly added: "Luke had been wanting to join an agency for a while and was accepted at EKA just before lockdown. They closed before he had a chance to begin properly and it was only at the end of the summer that we began to look at other options.

"Lauren Kelly Casting stood out because it was Warrington-based and small and I thought the personal touches Lauren offers would be best suited to a complete beginner like Luke. Lauren looks at opportunities that best fit the children on her books.

"It’s his first time doing something like this after filming a self tape so to see the end result will be so thrilling."

Luke's goal now is to have a career in acting and he has been inspired by Tom who reinvented himself from footballer to musician.

He said: "He was so down to earth, friendly, easy-going and supportive. It was so interesting to listen to him talk about how he got started in the music industry as football was always his first choice as he played for Luton. He fell into music accidentally."

Luke's chance to shine has also been making Lauren smile after some testing times for her agency.

She added: "It has been really tough as during the first shutdown there was nothing at all. Since then, it's been very busy but also very competitive. I think everyone has had to work a bit harder.

"It's also been challenging getting children licensed for projects and ensuring all of the appropriate health and safety measures are in place so that they can film. Luke had to be tested in London for this project, they wouldn't let him get a test up here as they said if he even had to stop for a minute at a service station on the way down it would invalidate the test.

"They also nearly swapped him for a child from Camden as Camden was tier 2 and Luke's school was in a tier 3 area at the time. Just a few days later though Camden was moved to tier 4 which just shows how quickly things are moving and changing all the time at the moment."