He was left speechless as they made a very sweet gesture.
At the very end of the show, he was shocked as Tommy Bowe and Muireann O'Connell presented him with something he didn't expect. Read more:Netflix changes you need to know about - extra charges for sharing accounts and introduction of ads"On tomorrow's show broadcaster Angela Scanlon and writer Róisín Ingle will be here," he began.
However, as he was speaking, Tommy and Muireann walked on to the set with a cake to celebrate his 59th birthday."I don't know what is happening!" he said. "Look at this."Alan replied: "It's my birthday. 30 today. Did Catherine [Leyden] make this?"The three then hugged each other and Alan blew out his candles and thanked Muireann and Tommy for the kind surprise.