ITV viewers were in tears last night seeing Ryan Thomas well up as he watched his dad sing on Absolutely India: Mancs In Mumbai.
During the second episode in the series, aired on Wednesday (May 6), the lads got to meet their cousin, Keshia.
At the end, they met up with her at a nightclub and learned that entertaining really does run in the family.
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Keshia was singing on stage as the brothers walked in. And after introducing them to the audience, Keshia convinced their dad Dougie to come up on stage.
He sang Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers and the three brothers laughed and cheers their dad on.
But Ryan grew emotional watching Dougie on stage and had to wipe away tears.
Afterwards, he explained that it was because the song brought back painful memories for him.
In a preview episode, viewers learned that Dougie walked out on the family for several years when the boys were younger, and Ryan – the eldest of the three – became something of a surrogate father figure.
Ryan said during last night’s episode: “It always has been emotional, listening to my dad sing.
“When I was growing up, my dad had this tape and he used to listen to it every night before bed. And it was something I was holding on to, when he left.
“The song he was singing tonight on the stage was the same song. That was my memory, when he wasn’t there. It gets you.”
Got me at the end when dad started singing.
The scene left viewers at home emotional too.
One said: “Laughing my head off one min and then crying and all emotional when Dougie was singing and a few tears were shed #mancsinmumbai.”
Another tweeted: “Wow @ryanjamesthomas nearly had me in tears whilst he was watching his dad sing. Go on, Dougie. Bless him #mancsinmumbai.”
“Loved #mancsinmumbai again,” said a third, adding alongside a crying emoji: “So lovely to see the brothers together with their dad. Got me at the end when dad started singing.”
Laughing my head off one min and then crying and all emotional when Dougie was singing and a few tears were shed #mancsinmumbai
— Katy bellows (@BellowsKaty) May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/ash_rathboneX/status/1258116742032822272
Loved #mancsinmumbai again so lovely to see the brothers together with there dad. Got me at the end when dad started singing 😢
— Julie Reed (@julesreed) May 6, 2020
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Someone else said simply: “I am CRYING #mancsinmumbai.”
“Ryan crying at his dad…” said another, with a tearful emoji.
I am CRYING😂😫 #mancsinmumbai
— H (@HM_2296) May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/ellajkeely/status/1258116356022640641
– Absolutely India: Mancs In Mumbai continues on Wednesday (May 13) at 8pm on ITV
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