Keith news 8/11 and 19/11Boyzone star Keith Duffy will help Wellingborough’s Christmas celebrations go off with a bang. And nasty Richard Hillman, played by actor Brian Capron, has been booked to flick the switch in Kettering on Thursday, November 28. Keith, a former boyband member and more recently star of Coronation Street will perform switch-on in Wellingborough town centre on Sunday, November 24. Bob Bradshaw, chairman of the town centre users’ group, which organises the event, said: “Keith Duffy is a very big name and I’m sure he will appeal to all ages. “He’ll be appearing in Coronation Street again very shortly so we are pleased to have him.”
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Ex-Boyzone star Keith Duffy during his stint in Coronation StreetEX-Boyzone star Keith Duffy, who is returning to Coronation Street this month, has talked for the first time about his little autistic daughter Mia. "Hers is an illness that is much misunderstood and underfunded," said the entertainer, who revealed that he will be the celebrity guest at a gala dinner in Belfast City Hall on Saturday, November 23, hosted by Lord Mayor Alex Maskey to raise funds for familes seeking expensive applied behavioural analysis treatment for their afflicted offspring. "Obviously the two charities involved are close to my heart because of my own two-and-a-half year old daughter," he said. "But I am concerned too for all the parents out there who are suffering like my wife Lisa and I. "I know that autistic children like Mia can have a better quality of life if they receive therapy treatment. "Mia was diagonised eight months ago. We have now got her name down at an applied behavioural analysis treatment school in Dublin where she will be taught on a one-to-one basis. The gala dinner will be attended by Ulster celebrities like The Hole in the Wall Gang, May McFettridge and John Daly. Meanwhile, Duffy's return to the Street as the philandering squaddy with his eye on the barmaid at the Rover's Return, will set temperatures rising again among fans of the soap. He will be seen again in a couple of weeks on an extended run into the New Year. "Acting is something I really enjoy," he confirmed today. But Duffy had nothing to say about rumours that Boyzone are soon to get together again - without Ronan |
Bury's big Christmas lights switch on CROWDS turned out in force for Bury's big Christmas lights switch on at the town's Mill Gate shopping centre yesterday. Keith Duffy, the pop celebrity turned actor, who played sailor Ciaran McCarthy in Coronation Street, was the special guest. He flicked the switch, turning on more than 7,000 lights. The star later signed autographs and met fans. Pantomime characters from Bury Met Theatre's production of Peter Pan also flew in and Santa handed out chocolate goodies. To add to the festive spirit, there was children's entertainment and face-painting |
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