Black Eyed Peas star surprised Taunton as last minute torchbearer

Celebrity torchbearer kept secret hush for almost a year Credit: ITV West

Will.i.am, the Black Eyes Peas star and the one of the judges on the Voice was in the West Country as one of the celebrity torchbearers. He's performed live in front of thousand but said carrying the flame didn't compare.

He tweeted whilst carrying the torch.

Crowds gathered and cheered as our reporter David Woodland interviewed him. Here is the interview in full.