Peaky Blinders Cillian Murphy lookalike says women ‘scream’ at him in bars
A MAN claims women “scream” at him in bars because he looks so much like Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy.
When the hit show came out in 2013, Scott Blower says he had people stopping him in the street thinking he was the Tommy Shelby actor.
And the 47-year-old blagged freebies on lads’ holidays in Marbella thanks to his doppelganger.
Scott, a gardener, says he looks so much like the actor that he could walk out of a bar with a different woman every night – but instead opts to always admit he’s not the Peaky Blinders star.
Now he’s even landed a job at a Peaky Blinders-themed bar where he is paid to wander around in full 1920s attire and pretend to be the flat cap-wearing Tommy.
But the screaming fans are always left disappointed, as Scott is dating girlfriend Nicola Stones, who fell for him while he was dressed as Tommy at the Manchester venue.
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Scott, from Sale, Greater Manchester, said: “When some people see me they will actually scream and think it’s him. When they realise it’s not they calm down a bit.
“[When it first started a few years ago] big fans of his would come up to me, in a bar or something, and say you look like Cillian Murphy, and I’d never even heard of him.
“Then when we went to Marbella it was when Peaky Blinders was out, I was just getting mobbed. Even on the plane people thought it was him going away with his friend, so it was crazy.
“My mates loved it because we could get free beds – you know how they charge for beds and things like that over there? – so my mates would lap it up.”
Scott added: “I was single when I started it and I could have walked out the bar or an event every week with a different woman but I’m not like that.
“I’m glad I met Nicola now and she’s accepting it so it’s all fine. Obviously she does get a bit jealous, but she’s not too fussed.”
Obviously my girlfriend does get a bit jealous
Scott
The couple met in April by chance after she went for a night out at the Peaky Blinders bar.
Nicola, 32, from Urmston, Greater Manchester, said: “I was astonished at how much of a similarity there was. I was pretty drunk as well so it was even more so and I was like ‘wow’, but I knew it wasn’t him.
“I was definitely attracted to Cillian Murphy before I met Scott – I think everyone woman is.
“But that’s definitely not the reason we’re together or I like him. We definitely click on more of a personal level.
“Scott’s a really good looking guy anyway so even if he wasn’t dressed up as Tommy Shelby I’d probably look at him if he passed me in the street.”
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With his work at the bar and with the fifth series just around the corner, Scott says he is now getting asked to gigs almost every weekend.
Scott said: “Friends and family just think it’s great. I work really hard – six days a week. I mean it’s back-breaking stuff what I do.
“I think they’re just happy that I’m doing something that could lead to doing both jobs part-time so I’m not breaking my back every week.”
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