"I was catfished by fake Gary Barlow - he said he loved me and begged for money"

A woman has told how she was catfished by a man pretending to be Gary Barlow - but turned out to be a scammer after money.

Janet Smith, 62, genuinely believed she was talking to the Take That singer for about a week, after she added him as a friend on Facebook.

The fake Gary bombarded her with compliments and messages and said he had "split up".

But she grew suspicious and eventually convinced the scammer to reveal their true identity.