Boyzone star Mikey to join Dancing on Ice tour
Mikey Graham is among the stars who will take Dancing On Ice on the road this year. The Boyzone singer - who is dancing in the current series and is ranked second in the scoring at present - will join Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean as a headliner on the fourth Dancing on Ice UK tour. Series one winner Gaynor Faye, Chris Fountain and Ray Quinn, who won the last series of the ITV1 show, will also top the bill. Mikey previously revealed the show had acted as a 'life raft' during his grief for bandmate Stephen Gately, who died of natural causes in October last year and who took part in the ITV1 ice-skating competition in 2007. He said: "This has really acted like a life raft... to get myself really focused on the skating helps me keep my mind off it." Mikey had also said it was still uncertain whether Boyzone would go on tour again, saying it would be 'emotional'. He has now signed up to tour with Dancing On Ice, which will visit venues around the UK throughout April and May, starting on Thursday, April 8 in Sheffield.
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