It featured Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Norm Lewis as Javert, Lea Salonga as Fantine, Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras, Hadley Fraser as Grantaire, Katie Hall as Cosette, Matt Lucas as Thnardier, Jenny Galloway as Madame Thnardier, Samantha Barks as ponine, Nick Jonas as Marius Pontmercy, the role Ball delivered in the original London production. He has a fair complexion with brown hair and blue eyes. Michael Ball Addressed Age Gap with Partner Cathy McGowan. 1 on charts in November 2020. is 180cm . ( m. 1970; div. His big break came when he appeared in Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" in the role of Frederick. In other news, the star appears on Michael Balls Wonderful Wales on Channel 5 at 8pm. SINGER Michael Ball has spoken of his secret sadness - he can never know the joys of being a father following a tragic accident when he was a teenager. Two reached number 1; Ball & Boe: Together in 2016 and Ball & Boe: Together Again in 2017. He made his West End debut in 1985 playing Marius Pontmercy in the original London production of Les Misrables, and went on to star in 1987 as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. Rick Smith, a technician, said that there are rumors Prince Edward and Michael Ball had a. He met the Ready Steady Go! Ball has a brother, Kevin, four years his senior and a sister, Katherine, almost a decade his junior. Michael C. Hall is married to Morgan Macgregor since 2016, wed in New York. These three episodes were combined to make a special which was then broadcast on BBC One. He spent the first quarter of 2006 on complete vocal rest, following the illness that caused him to leave The Woman in White on Broadway. His father, who was later awarded an MBE for services to the industry for his role as head of global sales at British Leyland, was keen on theatre and took Michael to see shows in the school holidays. He sang three tracks from his latest album, Since You've Been Gone; "Home" and "One Voice", as well as two duets with Clark. All profits made went to this charity. presenter when she interviewed him, Zoe Ball admits dressing boyfriend up like Monty Don, Alex Jones halts Caroline Quentin as she risks spoiling announcement, Michael Ball: I've become a songwriter after surviving an anxious year, Loose Women fans accuse Michael Ball of miming, Michael Ball made up 'back injury and heart condition' to skip class, The One Show viewers outraged as Tom Jones 'rushed', Alex Jones leaves Michael Ball in hysterics with raunchy The One Show, Alex Jones hits out at The One Show's Michael Ball over Strictly jibe, Captain Tom Moore news: Michael Ball issues emotional One Show message, Michael Ball shares emotional update from Captain Tom's daughter. Mike Farrell, famous for playing Captain B.J. They tour the UK from 30 November. Weve been together about 30 years now, and all I can say is I wish I looked as young as she does, because she looks amazing! "Im too old to be a toyboy, and age has never been an issue or thought about. The original 1985 cast then led the ensemble in a performance of "One Day More". He then appeared as the solo artist in a controversial 'Musical Theatre' Prom on 27 August 2007 for the BBC at London's Royal Albert Hall. Michael also played Raoul in "Phantom of the Opera," and Giorgio in Stephen Sondheim's "Passion." Michael then added: If youve got someone fighting your corner, someone who loves you and you love, and is also really, really clever, the battle is so much easier. He made his debut with the English National Opera in the lead role of Hajj/Poet in a new production of Robert Wright and George Forrest's Kismet after this tour. He joined Plymouth College when he was just 11 years old. He got another hit playing the role of Raoul in the second casting of "The Phantom of the Opera" in London in 1986. He made his New York City Opera debut as Reginald Bunthorne in Gilbert and Sullivan's "Patience" in 2005. He even had finished up in the second position in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "One Step Out of Time" in 1992. ", MORE:Holly Willoughby gives hilarious insight into marriage with Dan Baldwin, MORE:Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield explain why they can't hug despite restrictions lifting, He has also previously opened up about his 20-year age difference from Cathy, telling Platinum magazine: "Every night is a date night with Cathy! Ball co-hosted the Olivier Awards with Imelda Staunton on 13 March 2011 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. He guest presented This Morning for a short period. Michael has fronted 3 ITV shows with Alfie Boe. Descendants. The evening concert telecast live to cinemas across the UK, Ireland and globally. "In May 1992 he represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "One Step Out Of Time." In March 2019, he released the album "Coming Home To You". The . Boris Johnson. Their wedding details have been kept secret by Craig Bankey, the publicist. Speaking about their relationship to the Daily Mail in 2013, Michael said: "Theres something about the security and warmth of knowing that one person who, whatever happens, will always be on your side. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. The couple was in a relationship since 2012. On 24 April 2020, Ball and Captain Tom Moore entered the UK Singles Chart at number one with a cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone", with combined chart sales of 82,000 making it the fastest-selling single of 2020. Lisa Stansfield And who else are you going to sit and watch the telly in your pants with?. His one-man show's first performance was "Alone Together" at the Donmar Warehouse. ", Michael opened up about their 20-year age gap. The pair don't share any children, but Michael is stepfather to Cathy's daughter from her first marriage, Emma. On 2 March 2008, Ball appeared as the guest on the BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs, during which he talked about his early life and his career, including his struggle with stage fright in his early career, and a little about his personal life. Black wrote the lyrics for this song and the music was composed by John Barry for the film of the same name, Born Free. In London's West End, he originated the roles of Marius in "Les Miserables" (his West End Debut) and Alex in "Aspects of Love" - a role he later recreated on Broadway. They met when McGowan, a former TV presenter, interviewed him when he was appearing in Lloyd-Webber's Aspects of Love, and have been together for 30 years. Ball then headed to Glasgow and Aberdeen before returning for shows in London, Birmingham and Northampton. Michael Ball has quite healthy earnings from his stable and successful career as an actor, singer, and broadcaster. In 2010 and 2011, Ball guest presented six episodes of Lorraine for ITV Breakfast. His album Coming Home To You reached number one in the UK making it his 4th number one album to date. Sandie Shaw has said she finally forgives her ex husband Jeff Banks, 50 years after she claims he blew her fortune and left her living in a caravan. From 6 April 2008, Ball took over Michael Parkinson's Sunday Supplement on BBC Radio 2 every Sunday from 11a.m. to 1p.m. Ball won the 2008 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Actor in a Musical. The evening concert telecast live to cinemas across the UK, Ireland and globally. Lonzo Ball is a rising basketball player, who plays as the point guard for the New Orleans Pelicans. The talented TV host, Zoe Ball, relished her blissful married life with the DJ Fatboy Slim, aka Quentin Leo Cook, for over one and a half-decade. 151.5K Followers. Ball performed a wide range of musical theatre numbers, including several by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Born on 11th April, 1946 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England, he is famous for Garry Ryan in Footballers` Wives. . We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Their relationship has lasted, he says . Despite a brief breakup, Zoe and Michael have been together since December 2017, and often share photos of each other on . He called her "the best" at giving him professional advice and strength. Ball was interested in the theatre and his father took him to see shows in the school holidays, including a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre of King Lear, which impressed him as a youngster of about 14 years' age. Whilst there, the University of Surrey awarded Ball with an honorary doctorate. [7] This began a run of top 20 albums released over the next two decades. Michael Oher was the starting left tackle of the Baltimore Ravens when they won the NFL Super Bowl in 2012. This is split into five sections: Musicals, Love Songs, Personal Favourites, Party Time, and Unplugged. Born 27th June 1962, he is renowned for his work in musical theatre. However, the couple are yet to make it official. "He returned to "Les Miserables" twice - in 1995 to re-create his role of Marius for the 10th Anniversary Concert Performance at Royal Albert Hall, and again in 2004 when he was asked to play Jean Valjean in a special performance for Queen Elizabeth II and French President Jacques Chirac at Windsor Castle.In 2004, Michael traveled to Australia, where he did five sold-out concerts. He explained: I could never have achieved what Ive achieved without Cathy. However, the couple are yet to make it official. This is split into five sections: Musicals, Love Songs, Personal Favourites, Party Time, and Unplugged. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Zoe has now moved onas of today, she is dating Michael Reed. Michael and Cathy met during an interview for hismusical Aspects Of Lovein 1989. ', Michael Ball, 58, is well-known as a singing sensation, 'Is it career suicide?' Promotional activities took place throughout October and November 2007 for these releases including appearances on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and Loose Women. Elon Musk. "I can't properly explain it, but I don't mind admitting I suffered a breakdown," Ball said in his recollection. Michael Ball is in a long-term relationship with Cathy McGowan, 79, but have never married. [citation needed], In November 2005, Ball returned to Broadway as Count Fosco in The Woman in White, which transferred from London's West End. He has an average body figure of measurement of 38-45-35 inches with 8(US) as his shoe size. At the time, Cathy was an entertainment reporter at the BBC. This involved singing the song "Home" on ITV's GMTV, This Morning, and the BBC One programme The Heaven and Earth Show, hosted by Gloria Hunniford. In 2005, with 10 days' notice, he replaced Michael Crawford as Count Fosco in The Woman in White after poor health forced Crawford to give up the role. On 26 December 2014, Ball starred in Victoria Wood's musical That Day We Sang, reuniting him with his Sweeney Todd co-star Imelda Staunton. Im too old to be a toy boy, and age has never been an issue or thought about. Ball took a trip to his old home in Plymouth before embarking on the final leg of his tour. And shes been there, done that and bought the T-shirt, and has no interest in interviews or pictures. 2016 - Ball and Boe: One Night Only In August 2007 he made his BBC Proms debut with An Evening with Michael Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, which marked the first time a musical theatre star had been given a solo concert at the classical music festival. After a successful run with the Baltimore Ravens, Oher signed a five-year, $20 million deal with the Tennessee Titans in 2014. Ive always been in Connor and Graces lives. In March 2008, he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal. Ball is a concert artist: he tours frequently around the United Kingdom and has also performed concerts in Australia and the United States. Ball is stepfather to McGowan's daughter, Emma, and grandfather to Emma's children. The album includes a compilation of previously released material celebrating Ball's 25th anniversary in the music industry, as well as six new tracks, including "You Can't Stop the Beat", from Hairspray. Michael is the proud godfather to Cathy's grandson, 11-year-old Connor. Alone Together was his one-man show first performed at the Donmar Warehouse (which was reprised in 2004 for the Singular Sensations season at the Haymarket). During his 2019 interview with Express, Ball blasted the topic of their age difference, calling it an irrelevant subject. It was announced in February 2019 that Ball will star as Inspector Javert opposite Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean) in a staged concert production of Les Misrables. Having his career started initially with a theatre show, "Les Misrables" in 1985, Ball has come a long way up establishing himself as one of the prominent actors in his field. Michael Ball On tour: no Upcoming 2023 concerts: none 27,853 fans get concert alerts for this artist. He has presented the show on several occasions since. The album features songs all written by Burt Bacharach and is entitled Back to Bacharach. His first regular show on Radio 2 was Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch in 2008, replacing Michael Parkinson whose show Parkinson's Sunday Supplement had ended the previous year. In 2010, Ball presented 30 episodes of The Michael Ball Show, his own daytime series for ITV. Ball was appointed as the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours. Ball consults his iPhone to clarify the issue. Aside from being engaged to his two ex-wives, Michael nearly married Nicole Mitchell who is the ex-wife of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy after five years of dating. His other West End roles include Giorgio in Passion (1997) and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002). Emma's son is the godson of Michael Ball. The album features songs all written by Burt Bacharach and is entitled Back to Bacharach. Meanwhile, she also saved him from a house fire in 2000. It featured Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Norm Lewis as Javert, Lea Salonga as Fantine, Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras, Hadley Fraser as Grantaire, Katie Hall as Cosette, Matt Lucas as Thnardier, Jenny Galloway as Madame Thnardier, Samantha Barks as ponine, Nick Jonas as Marius Pontmercy, the role Ball delivered in the original London production. Ball was interested in the theatre and his father took him to see shows in the school holidays, including a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre of King Lear, which impressed him as a youngster of about 14 years' age. Michael Ball, 58, is well-known as a singing sensation after he has been performing in the West End since the 1980s. A post shared by Michael Ball OBE (@mrmichaelball) on Mar 9, 2019 at 6:03am PST. She taught me that. Known for his role in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". On 29 March 2019, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. As of 2020 his net worth was estimated to be $26 million (21 million), How George Michael bravely defended his sexuality with 1998 single 'Outside' and became, The complicated history of how Shania Twain swapped husbands with best friend after ex, Michael J Fox's wife and children: A timeline of Back to the Future star's beautiful, George Michael's stunning stripped back version of 'A Different Corner' is a lost, Download 'All Around The World' on iTunes, A post shared by Michael Ball OBE (@mrmichaelball), went straight to number one in the UK charts. In 1989, he reached number two in the UK Singles Chart with "Love Changes Everything", a song taken from the musical Aspects of Love, where he played Alex. Shes Irish and Im in musical theatre!". The show aired on Sunday mornings between 11a.m. and 1p.m. until September 2011, latterly sharing its time slot with Weekend Wogan presented by Terry Wogan. [citation needed]. to LILLIBUNNY. It was released along with a performance DVD of his 2007 tour, One Voice Live, filmed at London's Hammersmith Apollo. [15] Released by Decca Records,[17] with all proceeds going to NHS Charities Together, the recording went straight to number one in the United Kingdom's "The Official Big Top 40" chart. It sold almost 36,000 copies in its first 48 hours, and was "biggest trending song" as measured by the Official Charts Company. He is from British. The DVD also included a brand new "Unplugged" session which Ball recorded especially with four other musicians in the studio. Nicholas Ball was previously married to Pamela Stephenson (1975 - 1981).. About. Ball co-judged the second series of ITV reality television show Soapstar Superstar in 2007. He finished in second place. In 2013, Ball was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts from University of Plymouth[13], In 2017, Ball backs children's fairy tales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF together with Roger Moore, Stephen Fry, Ewan McGregor, Joan Collins, Joanna Lumley, Michael Caine, Charlotte Rampling and Paul McKenna. by Aciis Khatiwada Published: February 04, 2022 hm Michael Ball and his partner, Cathy McGowan, have remained in a relationship for three decades. Zoe was married to Norman Cook - aka Fatboy Slim - from 1999 until they separated in 2016. He had once even been the subject of gay rumors. Coming Home to You is Michael Ball's fourth UK number one album, his first solo number one album in the UK since his self-titled debut album in 1992. Zoe, 48, and Michael were spotted at a late-night club in London's Soho on December 7, 2017, before heading together to a nearby hotel. He spent the first quarter of 2006 on complete vocal rest, following the illness that caused him to leave The Woman in White on Broadway. . Ball appeared on a number of television and radio programmes to promote the album. Emma's son is the godson of Michael Ball. [citation needed], In 2004, he co-starred with Petula Clark in a production of Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Cork Opera House, later broadcast by the BBC. A lyric baritone, Ball also sang the role of Valjean at a special concert performance of Les Misrables for the Queen and her guests at Windsor Castle in 2004. Michael Ball was born on June 27, 1962, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. rumors appeared during the run of ASPECTS OF LOVE. For most of the next nine months he lived alone in his flat feeling depressed; he did not seek therapy and left Les Misrables. However, some fans will be keen to know a bit more about his life outside of. He performed a number of summer concerts, including the Hampton Court Music Festival on 14 June 2008. By the middle of July, Ball had taken part in the Royal Court Theatre's celebratory performance of The Rocky Horror Show. 1 in the weekly "Official" UK Singles Chart, making Moore the oldest person to achieve that position and meaning that he will be at No. READ MORE:Loose Women fans accuse Michael Ball of miming. He has never had singing lessons, but as a boy he learned to sing by singing along to music, for example; songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson and Frank Sinatra. Track artist Tours most with Alfie Boe Megan Mckenna Shaun Escoffery The Overtones Il Divo Past concerts Jul 8 2022 Plymouth, UK Central Park Jul 3 2022 He joined a youth theatre, which led to his studying drama at Guildford School of Acting, where he found an environment that suited him. 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Smooth Breakfast with Eamonn Kelly His next important role came when Cameron Mackintosh cast him as Marius in the original London cast of Les Misrables, but he caught glandular fever and he took six or seven weeks off sick to recover from the associated tonsillitis and post-viral fatigue. He has recorded 3 albums with Alfie Boe. Continue with Recommended Cookies. In the picture above she's alongside Amber Rayne at a convention. Husband of Keziah (Osborne) Ball married 1695 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia. . Claudia Winkleman took over the vacant Sunday evening slot later that month. We don't yet know if the series will be shown worldwide but we'll update when we hear. Ball clarified that he was too old to be a boytoy, and age had never been an issue for them throughout their relationship. But fortunately for him, she turned out to be a lifesaver, helping him overcome his illness. but made the conscious decision to walk away from public life.
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