Den, star of viral hit video, dies at age 72

TRIBUTES have been paid to one of Stockport's best-loved characters whose joyous toothless dancing on a pub karaoke night turned him into a worldwide hit.

- BY JOHN SCHEERHOUT

In a clip that went viral, Dennis 'Den' Taylor, pint in hand and grinning from ear to ear, dances into view and cheekily lifts his top to reveal his belly while another regular sings I Can't Help Myself by The Four Tops at The Chestergate pub's now famous Tuesday karaoke nights.

The video was quickly viewed more than two million times and helped bring the pub to a worldwide audience. It was dubbed by some 'the best pub on Earth'.

On Thursday, June 19, his family announced that Dennis had died, aged 72, in a care home following a battle with prostate cancer.

His three children and other members of his family were at his bedside.