George Michael will be singing some songs at the Olympics closing ceremony

‘Shoot The Dog’ hitmaker George Michael has confirmed that he’ll be taking part in the Olympic closing ceremony ‘extravaganza’ on Sunday.

“Hey everyone, how are you,” he asked (without using a question mark) on Twitter earlier. “Spending most of the next week rehearsing like crazy for the Olympic closing ceremony…..”

He then went on to sum up his mixed emotions about it all: “Obviously a bit nervous not having played for nearly a year, but rehearsals sounding great so far!”

Having received a barrage of tweets from people going ‘Isn’t it meant to be a massive secret?’, he added: “Oh, and , secret? It’s been all over the press for weeks, and I think you alll needed to be put out of your misery!”

Bit harsh, but there you are.