A HUGE popstar and songwriter was left absolutely fuming after having his bags searched at Heathrow Airport.
The US chart favourite, 46, blasted what he dubbed the "insanity" at the UK's largest transport hub as he demanded the staff "do better."
Ryan Tedder, the frontman of pop band OneRepublic, took to his Instagram Stories page for the passionate rant in which he claimed he was pulled over at the London venue every single time he travelled.
The Oklahoma-born hitmaker, who has penned tracks for the likes of Adele and Jessie J, posted an image of the Arrivals Lounge and added a lengthy text statement on top.
He wrote: "Been flying through Heathrow since I was 16, London might arguably be the greatest city on Earth and yet Heathrow every time reaffirms as the single worst airport of any city on Earth.
"Why is this??
"It can't handle the volume of travellers and the security lines and protocol is simply insanity.
"In 30 years of lying it is the ONLY airport that has pulled my bags every single time … and seemingly everyone elses."
He continued his rant and added: "And yet they hire 1/10th of the staff it would require to handle the insane security protocol they insist on maintaining.
"HIRE MORE STAFF! DO BETTER! Pretend you represent the greatest city on Earth."
Yet Ryan appeared in a cheerier mood later in the day, uploading a post about pumpkin spice latte and a young Al Pacino to name a few.
The musician has a stellar reputation for creating best-selling ballads, having written Halo for Beyonce, Rumour Has It for Adele and Bleeding Love for Leona Lewis.
Yet he has also seen huge chart success with OneRepublic.
The band's top tunes include Counting Stars, Apologise and Secrets.
OPENING UP
Ryan previously told HELLO! Canada Magazine that his son Copeland was the inspiration behind the 2013 hit song I Lived.
He also said that having kids has affected his songwriting.
At the time, he revealed: "I think that, once you have kids, it reflects what you write about.
"It doesn't mean that every song has to be some super-sappy song for my kids, but it makes you hope that you are doing the kind of music that…they're not embarrassed [by]."
Back in 2021, we told how Ryan had joined forces with Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi.
He then teased his long-term hopes for his band after the release of their Human album and said: "I want to keep that going for at least 10 years while we still enjoy touring the world.
"I also have some side- project stuff that I'm now a part of, so I'll leave it at that."
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