THOUSANDS of youngsters took advantage of the exclusive discounts on offer at Merry Hill's student night.

For the third year running,the Brierley Hill shopping centre gave students across the Midlands an exclusive night of fun, freebies and enormous discounts.

Geordie Shore stars Gary Beadle and Aaron Chalmers fronted the line-up of celebrity guests on Friday (October 3) and were greeted by screaming fans.

Crowds were also treated to live performances from Stooche and X Factor contestant Danny Dearden, while former The Only Way is Essex star Amy Childs added glamour to proceedings with her pop-up store.

Kelly Reed, senior marketing manager at Merry Hill, said: “This year’s student event was a huge success, with more than 7,000 students turning up on the night to take advantage of late-night opening and exclusive discounts."

She added: "It was brilliant to welcome the Geordie Shore boys to the centre - we hope everyone had a great time meeting them and managed to grab some fab bargains."