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A singer best known for fronting an 80s pop band<\/a> has been filmed stopping a show to berate an audience member.<\/p>\n

Mick Hucknall rose to fame as the frontman of Simply Red, which formed in 1985 and has released 13 studio albums over the years.<\/p>\n

The group has sold over 50 million albums, have won two Brit Awards<\/a>, and have been nominated for three Grammys<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although they broke up in 2010, they came back together five years later.<\/p>\n

They are currently on a world tour to mark their 40th anniversary and played two shows at The O2<\/a> in London<\/a> in recent days.<\/p>\n

However, the singer was left enraged after a disruptive fan started drowning out his performance \u2013 with Mick pausing the show to speak his mind.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tSimply Red front man Mick Hucknall has stopped a show to berate a fan (Picture: Jam Press\/ @faybay878)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHe told the disruptive audience member to \u2018shut it\u2019 (Picture: Jam Press\/ @faybay878)<\/p>\n

In a video captured by someone else in the crowd, he could be heard saying \u2018shut it\u2019 while pointing at someone in front of him.<\/p>\n

The 65-year-old then shouted: \u2018Sock in it! I\u2019m sick of hearing it!\u2019<\/p>\n

Addressing the rest of the audience, he went on to apologise for his outburst.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m sorry about that but you know, I can\u2019t concentrate \u2013 he\u2019s yelling so loud.<\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019ve come to hear me sing, not him, with the greatest respect.\u2019<\/p>\n

The fan who recorded the moment also explained more about what unfolded.<\/p>\n

\u2018Mick was talking about the next song that he was going to sing, the guy in the crowd was shouting along the lines of that song,\u2019 they shared.<\/p>\n

\u2018This distracted Mick and he was struggling to concentrate on what he wanted to share about the story and therefore became upset very quickly.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think it was just a very excited member of the public who was happy to see him live. They were in the front row so had clearly paid a lot of money to see him. I\u2019m sure this really ruined that person\u2019s night.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHe later apologised to other fans at the London gig (Picture: Todd Owyoung\/ NBC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

They continued, as per The Sun: \u2018Imagine paying all that money to see him, to get embarrassed by him in the crowd for being excited.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think Mick was great on his show but should have some patience with the people who pay to support him.<\/p>\n

\u2018[He] could have handled that situation better and made more of a respectful joke out of the situation.\u2019<\/p>\n

Despite the run-in, the band didn\u2019t let it get to them and posted a message to fans after the show.<\/p>\n

\u2018London, you were fantastic \ud83d\udcab Thank you to everyone who came out to see Simply Red at @theo2london and @ovoarena! #SimplyRed40,\u2019 they posted on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the height of his fame, it was estimated that Mick slept with over 1,000 women <\/a>\u2013 allegedly including Martine McCutcheon, Helena Christensen, Melanie Sykes, Steffi Graf and Catherine Zeta-Jones.<\/p>\n

\u2018When I had the fame, it went crazy. Between 1985-1987, I would sleep with about three women a day, every day. I never said no,\u2019 he once told The Guardian.<\/p>\n

\u2018This was what I wanted from being a pop star. I was living the dream, and my only regret is that I hurt some really good girls.\u2019<\/p>\n

However, the self-confessed womaniser said that since settling down he \u2018doesn\u2019t miss\u2019 his days of wild partying.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tSimply Red was formed in 1985 (Picture: Michael Putland\/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been married to Gabriella Wesberry since 2010. They shared daughter, Romy True, 18.<\/p>\n

\u2018I am a father and a \u00adhusband 1760491987. And I\u2019m still having a good time. Very, very different, yeah, but I love it,\u2019 he told The Sun on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u2018Those days are long gone. I don\u2019t miss them. I\u2019m in a much happier place now than I\u2019ve ever been in my life.\u2019<\/p>\n

Simply Red are next set to play shows in countries including Norway<\/a>, Denmark, Germany<\/a>, Poland and Italy.<\/p>\n

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