Greg James has ESCAPED after being ‘kidnapped’ and Radio 1 star was hidden in the Shard the whole time

GREG James has escaped from the Shard in London, where he was being held as part of a long-running mystery that began when he missed his Radio 1 show after the Brits.

The DJ, who it turns out was holed up on the skyscraper’s 39th floor, opened the door to Alan Carr and Mollie King this afternoon.

He joked: “I was in the most visible building in London.”

Greg, 34, sent fans wild on Wednesday after failing to show for his popular radio slot following a heavy night out at the awards show’s after-party.

But rather than being hungover, Greg later revealed he’d been ‘kidnapped’ by an unknown celebrity, and fans need to unravel a series of clues in order to release him.

And the mystery was finally unravelled today with the stars unmasked as TV comedian Alan and singer Mollie.

As one fan on Twitter put it: “Of all the outcomes, i did not expect that lmao.”

Speaking to Jordan North and Arielle Free – who took the reins of his show on Thursday – he said: “What a weird 24 hours it’s been, I’m still in the same clothes I was in yesterday.”

He added: “I guess it’s nice we know a bit more of the story now. But it’s been ridiculous. The amount of people getting in touch and involved is unbelievable really.

“It’s clearly a stupid game that is being played with me and I’m being messed with, this has all been set up and planned meticulously.

“I woke up in this room with a microphone and a camera looking at me. Loads of things placed I don’t know how long before I knew about it.”

Fans had been speculating since news of his capture was released – but Greg had said he was “suspicious” of Mollie King.

One of the clues was the person “blindfolded [him] with a red scarf, which I still have with me in this room”.

Sam Fender, Billie Eilish, Anne-Marie and Yannis from the Foals – who all wore the scarf – had all said they weren’t the culprit.

The DJ shared a coded message onto his Twitter, which was translated as: “Note capture idea. Let’s put red scarves on other people to detract attention from the two of us.”

Fans also believed they’d spotted a blunder in the plot as the padlock keeping him trapped was on his side of the door – with many saying he locked himself in there.

However, the DJ said this is all a part of the puzzle, writing on Twitter: “For all those mentioning the padlock on the inside… It has a code that I imagine I have to solve (with your help) in order to get out and see who my captor is…”

Also, during a podcast he released from his room two women speaking Mandarin Chinese could be heard in the background, with fans claiming the translated message revealed the “boss” who captured Greg likes curry and rice.

Jack Whitehall became a suspect after audio from James’ kidnapping featured the sound of a disposable camera.

Many fans noticed the Brits host was holding one in his mouth in an Instagram post ahead of the event.

Things were even more suspicious for Whitehall, as the kidnapper is said to have a “posh voice”.

A voicemail on a phone on a phone outside of James’ room listed a phone numbed that belonged to Lizzo.

The message said: “Sorry about the spill,” which could reference Jack spilling red wine on Harry Styles’ yellow suit – or when Lizzo downed the One Direction singer’s glass of tequila.