A picture shared by a Morecambe fish and chip shop has taken then internet by storm, when comedian Peter Kay paid a visit.

The Bolton-born comic visited Atkinsons Fish and Chips, on Albert Road last week. It is the second time Peter has visited the eaterie.

In a post, which has amassed thousands of interactions and hundreds of shares on Facebook, a spokesperson for the business said: “We’ve had a very special and famous visitor come down to visit us recently… Peter Kay.

“This is his second time visiting us on Albert Road!

“We might not have provided garlic bread but he certainly loved his fish and chips.

“I’m sure we will see him again soon”.

Matthew McCann, who works at the fish and chip shop, said: “It was great to have him again as he has been before.

“It was nice to see [how much publicity] the Facebook post has received.”

One commenter said: “How fantastic to have the amazing Peter Kay coming into your chippy.

“I think I would have fainted into the batter head first and just tried to pull myself together”.

Another said: “I love Peter Kay – he is so funny. Can’t wait to see him again”.

The 50-year-old has been largely out of the spotlight in recent years.

He returned to the stage in August 2021 for two special charity events to raise money for Barrowford’s Laura Nuttall, a then 20-year-old with an aggressive type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme.

There was also a brief return in January 2021 when he appeared on BBC Radio 2 to chat to Cat Deeley – who was filling in after Graham Norton left the station, about his love of music, mixtapes and the musical Mamma Mia.

He also made a surprise appearance at a charity screening of his series Car Share in 2018.

Kay cancelled his last tour in December 2017, citing “unforeseen family circumstances”.

In December 2022 Peter performed at his first live comedy tour in 12 years, in an arena tour spanning to late 2024.