From Cork to Cannes: Psy lookalike plots stardom

For all its glitz and glamour, the biggest story of this year’s Cannes Film Festival was a man who took a job in Roche’s Stores to help him with Irish accents.

The story of Denis Carre, 34, has run around the world in recent days after he successfully impersonated the Gangnam Style YouTube sensation Psy to gain access to a host of star-studded parties.

The carefully planned stunt succeeded beyond his wildest dreams and he ended the week with a GQ magazine interview, where he explained how he left his job in Little Island, Cork, when the Gangnam Style dance took off.