Danny is Will chuffed

THE Script admit that asking will.i.am to collaborate on ace new single Hall Of Fame almost backfired.

Singer Danny O'Donoghue, 31, told Capital FM's Breakfast Show: "He heard it and I think he loved the song, and he was like: 'I need this for my album, please can I have this for my album?' I was like: 'Look, no,' so it was the obvious thing to say: 'Listen...

Getting Will, 37, to rap on the track, which is out on September 2, is a dream come true for Danny.

He said: "I grew up listening to all of his stuff, you know, Request Line back in the old days when Fergie wasn't in the band, so to finally have this come full circle and to actually be working with a hero of mine as well, it was really strange."

Source: Daily Star National Edition