It then took a further ten hours before he followed through with his promise and posted: “Et voila! I did it in quite a serious mode. I guess it felt like a pretty important story. @louistherouxbot”
Fans were delighted, with Andy Kelly tweeting at Theroux to say: “Hey, I’m the idiot who made the bot and this has made my day.”
Even the people of Hull saw the funny side. In a report on the Hull Daily Mail website, the newspaper said: “While Hannahs everywhere are no doubt swooning, here’s hoping Louis hits the streets of Hull sometime soon, so he can report on our year as City of Culture.”
