FANS of Irish heart-throb singer Daniel O'Donnell from across Wiltshire sacrificed their warm beds for the cold flagstones outside Swindon's Wyvern Theatre all for tickets to see their hero.

Armed with tents, sleeping bags and flasks of hot coffee, around 70 campers spent the weekend outside the theatre.

Their mission was to be there when tickets for Daniel's show went on sale at 9am yesterday.

Like most diehard O'Donnell fans, they knew the 600 or so tickets would sell out fast and they were proved right when the last one was sold at 11.30am.

The singer will be at the Wyvern on October 12 in aid of Children In Need.

Daniel's self-proclaimed biggest fan, Carol Harford, 40, from Devizes, was at the front of the queue.

She said: "I've been here since Saturday evening, and last week I queued overnight for tickets to see him in Cardiff.

"I absolutely love him and would go anywhere to see him."

Carol has also queued overnight for tickets to his shows at venues in places such as Brighton and Bournemouth.

At the Wyvern Theatre, camping 'virgin' Robin Outlaw, 38, from Malmesbury, was also managing to keep warm and upbeat about his overnight vigil.

Queuing overnight for the first time with his equally Daniel-mad neighbour Muriel Chivers, he said: "I'd love to see Daniel O'Donnell live, but tickets to his shows go so fast so you've got to get here early.

"Camping hasn't been too bad. We have comfy chairs and thick sleeping bags and it's been a good atmosphere."

Asked what he'd do if he didn't manage to get any tickets, Robin said: "We'd better get them after we've gone through all this!"

Thankfully, Robin and everyone else who'd camped out managed to get tickets for the show before they sold out. However, box office manager Tina Ryan said many people were turned away later in the day.

And there was more bad news for his army of female fans he's just announced his plans to get married later this year.

On November 4 the fresh-faced star will wed Irish businesswoman Majella McClelland, 41.