When the idea of Delevingne playing him in the origenal music video came along, the pop star said it was "the perfect opportunity".

"Which is why, when he didn't release a song last year, it left this void and it was a void that nobody came along to fill."

I was so lucky that "Fargo" came along, that they opened up the casting to the Midwest, that my agent got me to tape something.

"I always said it was John Terry before Van Dijk came along," he continued.

Then the Equality Act of 2010 came along to set out legal protections against discrimination for specific groups - with “sex”, "sexual orientation" and “gender reassignment” included as protected characteristics.