Joe McFadden won the 2017 series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

However back in February 1997 the actor and TV personality was in Elgin to open the branch of Thorntons.

A big crowd came out to meet Joe, who at the time was in the soap Take the High Road.

Here are a few more photos from his visit:

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