FUNNYMAN Alan Carr is to get his own tartan after accepting a baron title with his new Scottish stately home.

, confirmed he had and hinted he might be looking for love up there.

A smiling man wearing a kilt and formal Scottish attire, with a castle and green landscape in the background.Alan Carr is to get his own tartan after accepting a baron title with his new Scottish stately home Alan Carr smiles in a brown plaid coat at the Zootropolis II premiere.Alan has also hinted he might be looking for loveCredit: Splash Ayton Castle, a historic brick structure with multiple towers and turrets, surrounded by lush green fields and trees under a partly cloudy sky.Alan has purchased Ayton Castle, near the Berwickshire coastline in the Scottish bordersCredit: Alamy

However, he could face local opposition over his plans to transform the 19th-century pile into a luxury hotel for a new TV show.

Alan was inspired by his time last year at in the Highlands for BBC One’s .

But it was touch and go whether he would get , near the Berwickshire coastline in the Scottish borders.

Buying properties north of the border involves putting forward secret offers, which increased the risk that he would be outbid.

But the Chatty Man star said reports he had missed out were incorrect.

He told the Staying Relevant podcast: “I have bought it.

“Someone said someone else has bought it but, no, I have.

“I haven’t been this excited about a project for ages.

“I’ve got the survey now and I’m waiting for the keys to come.

“I’ll be a baron and I’ll be getting my own tartan — I might get a nice man up there.”

Alan said the castle, regarded as one of Scotland’s finest baronial-style homes, was surrounded by a “” and he wanted it “to be magical”.

A man in a brown suit and glasses smiles, leaning on a green leather chair.Alan was inspired by his time last year at Ardross Castle in the Highlands for Celebrity TraitorsCredit: BBC Alan Carr smiling at the Celebrity Traitors Final Round Table.Alan won Celeb Traitors last yearCredit: Pixel8000

But there are fears from residents about disruption when it is transformed into a hotel and spa for Disney+ show Castle Man, which is likely to air next year.

A meeting due to take place tomorrow had to be rearranged as hundreds wanted to come.

Alan has largely been single since in 2022 after 13 years.

He now , which comes at an extra cost on top of the castle’s reported £3.25million price.

The title, offering land and other rights, dates back to 1324.

But he will need to be careful when he receives his tartan.

The comedian posted a video of himself in a kilt at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022.

But he was wearing it the wrong way around, with one fan calling it a “shocking abuse”.

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