If I hadn't, it might have been some time before it reappeared and the cancer would have been more advanced and potentially more difficult to treat. The DVD also included a brand new "Unplugged" session which Ball recorded especially with four other musicians in the studio. His album Heroes was released on 14 March 2011. He has two siblings, a four-year-old brother named Kevin and a ten-year-younger sister Katherine. Im really proud of so much of what Ive been able to do., Balls mother was a teacher, and his father was an apprentice at the Longbridge car plant who worked his way up and became a sales director, which meant the family moved around a lot, including three years spent in South Africa. Ball has presented The National Lottery Draws and Children in Need. Aw! The couple met after he had just landed the lead role in Aspects of Love. No one would mention it if I were the older one. Despite an audience of only 1,000 fewer than half the London Coliseums capacity they did twice the work, Ball says. He had been ill with glandular fever and, though he went back to work after about six weeks, he was exhausted. In the end we went for therapy in the United States. Going back there and finding out what it was like to be a miner for my grancha he died because of it, he died from dust on the lungs it was a bloody hard life., Ball has had huge success, and, though he is undeniably showbizzy, he has never seemed grand. Ball then headed to Glasgow and Aberdeen before returning for shows in London, Birmingham and Northampton. . Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Michael Ball and Alfie Boe video: Watch Michael and Alfie sing Les Mis, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe's most outrageous interview, Michael Ball's partner Cathy saved singer's life during 'scary' fire, Dolly Parton teases her famous assets for new Playboy cover recreation, Lorraine Kelly slams Dominic Cummings for 'smirking' in BBC interview, Piers Morgan blasts 'selfish' Prince Harry for memoir and release date. The pair don't share any children, but Michael is stepfather to Cathy's daughter from her first marriage, Emma. Michael also recently opened up on life with Cathy in a chat with Platinum Magazine. I could be funny. He was good at mimicking the teachers and doing impressions of things that had been on TV. "It's irrelevant. Cathy also saved his life another time when a fire engulfed their home while Michael was asleep. But Im also well aware that it wont last. 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! A Blu-ray and DVD version of the 2010 broadcast was released in November 2010 in the UK and in North America in February 2011. My public life is insane, but once that front door closes I leave that version of myself outside and I just like to relax at home.. Although, the singer claimed this wasnt through a lack of offers. As his new show, Hairspray, leads the return to theatres, the singer talks about his mental health struggles, going back to his mining-town roots and how the government has let down the performing arts, It is only an hour and a half before curtain-up, and if Michael Ball is feeling a rising panic at the idea of spending this time speaking to me through his iPad, rather than on his usual warmup, he is hiding it well. The second song Ball sang during the programme was Love Changes Everything, a song that Black co-wrote with lyricist Charles Hart for the musical Aspects of Love, composed by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. The 60-year-old stage actor was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK. On 24 April it became No. In 2013, Ball was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts from University of Plymouth. 's newsletter, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted hellomagazine.com's privacy policy, the cookies policy, and the website terms of use, and that you consent to hellomagazine.com using your data according to the established laws. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. "It took over five months of misdiagnoses before we found out that our then 14-month-old daughter had an ependymoma brain tumour. With Imelda Staunton (Mrs Lovett) as Sweeney Todd in 2011. I wish it hadnt happened, but Im quite glad it did in a way. Lana (far right) had her tumour misdiagnosed by several doctors. Cathy came to interview him. NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, has offered guidelines aimed at speeding up cancer diagnoses in England. However, despite living together all this time, the pair have never tied the knot. In 2002 he took on the role of Caractacus Potts in the Sherman Brothers musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which was largely considered his comeback role. However, while Cathy was a prolific BBC journalist and presenter at the time, she has since stepped back from the public eye. I had a nice chat with him, says Ball, with a theatrical grimace. His other West End roles include Giorgio in Passion (1997) and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002). You can unsubscribe at any time. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. It destroyed all my memorabilia gold records, videos and CDs and it didnt matter because everyone was all right.". "Im too old to be a toyboy, and age has never been an issue or thought about. Michael Ball, 58, has blasted those who bring up the age gap between him and his partner Cathy McGowan, 78. "She had her career and is more than happy that the focus is on me now, and shes the best at giving me advice and strength and looking after me," he explained. There were 23 dates on the tour covering England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The crooner recently opened up about why this was in an unearthed chat. He said: After Ready Steady Go!, Cath made a conscious decision to walk away from public life. Ball played Alex in Aspects of Love, both in London and New York, and Giorgio in the London production of Stephen Sondheim's Passion. 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. Alex Jones leaves Michael Ball in hysterics with raunchy The One Show, The One Show viewers outraged as Tom Jones 'rushed', 'Is it career suicide?' The pair met in the 1980s and have lived together since 1992. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. However, has stayed out of the spotlight since then, which Micheal has previously opened up about. As Cathy was older than Michael, she was able to provide him withmuch-neededstability in his life. Their relationship has lasted, he says, because we love each other. He had a panic attack on stage, then they started happening on the way to work, randomly, anywhere, he says. In some cases GPs will now be able to order medical tests directly, circumventing any potential wait for specialists. Michael Ball (Michael Ashley Ball) was born on 27 June, 1962 in Bromsgrove, United Kingdom, is a Broadcaster, actor, singer. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. More info. His public image is so positive and cheery, though he once said in an interview: I dont think Ive ever been truly happy. Ball has a great line in self-deprecation was that a joke? He is not dating anyone. "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!". 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. You can unsubscribe at any time. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Its been a long time., The culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, was there; he was photographed with Ball who was, in Ednas pearls, handbag and wig, almost Thatcherite looking delighted. Cathy had a brief appearance co-hosting a show with Alexei Sayle and Jonathan Ross in 1991. Michael Ball: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. But the one constant in my life was Wales, and my gran and Mountain Ash [her town in the Cynon Valley], and I always felt a kinship with that., His grandmother, Agnes, known as Lil, was a huge influence on him as a performer. 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). He also explained how he doesnt really think about their 19-year age gap either. Having not been out of the house much for a year, to suddenly be travelling all over the most glorious country, meeting amazing people, doing all this stuff and going on a personal journey, it was He smiles. The pair met in the 1980s and have lived together since 1992. In the end we went for therapy in the United States. 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. Michael Ball, 59, and Cathy McGowan, 78, first met when the acclaimed singer was performing in a musical. 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If it had been diagnosed early, among other things, she certainly wouldn't have suffered acute hydrocephalus [a build up of fluid on the brain] and had needed a shunt for the rest of her life. I'm thankful that I chose to see my GP and that he quickly realised it might be serious and referred me on for specialist tests. He said back in 2019: Its just not something that we need to do. He has recorded 3 albums with Alfie Boe.. 2 reached number 1, Ball & Boe Together:in 2016, Ball & Boe: Together Again in 2017 .. their third album Ball & Boe:Back together in 2019 reached number 2 in the album charts. This isnt the first time he has opened up about Cathys decision to stay out of the public eye. David credits seeing his GP as a reason for being alive. Michael Ashley Ball, OBE (born 27 June 1962) is an English actor, singer and radio broadcaster. Michael Ball, 58, has blasted those who bring up the age gap between him and his partner Cathy McGowan, 78. Michael continued: It was a really scary thing. Im godfather to both of them. As soon as I get a job, Im thinking: What the hell am I going to do after this one? Ive got to learn not to do that so much. He really does have to go now. Im really hands-on with them and I wouldnt have it any other way. 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Ball performed in a "pne-off" Christmas Concert on 12 December 2009 in aid of The Shooting Star Children's Hospice, which he supports. Michael Ball is a singer, presenter, and actor from England. Discover Michael Ball's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. More info. Michael has fronted 3 ITV shows with Alfie Boe. The Shooting Star Children's Hospice and CHASE Hospice Care for Children joined together to become Shooting Star CHASE in 2011 and Ball is a patron for this charity. We fight as any couple does, and we make up like any couple does, but our life is together, and I love it, he says, turning back to the screen. 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. . Wonderful Wales With Michael Ball starts on Friday 9 July at 8pm on Channel 5. Ball was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for his services to musical theatre. "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! 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. On 24 April 2020, Ball 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 so far. 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. It still sticks in my throat. Ball is stepfather to McGowans daughter, Emma, and grandfather to Emmas children. Like anyone, I can be up, down. Did going back to Wales and seeing the life of his grandparents put his own success in perspective? The staged concert was broadcast live to cinemas in the UK on December 2, 2019, and then encore showings in the UK and the USA. More info. What would McGowan say about him? He can play the romantic lead, camp it up, sing at the Proms; the daytime TV host who will also take on Stephen Sondheims less crowd-pleasing work (such as the tricky one-act musical Passion). 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. Shes done it all. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Michael Ball is returning to screens tonight with another edition of his documentary series called Michael Ball's Wonderful Wales. Black wrote the lyrics for this song and the music was composed by John Barry for the film of the same name, Born Free. My public life is insane, but once that front door closes I leave that version of myself outside and I just like to relax at home.. On 29 March 2019, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. In November 2014 Ball released his new album, "If Everyone Was Listening". NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, has offered guidelines aimed at speeding up cancer diagnoses in England. Michael admits he fell for Cathysstrong nature,however, they did not begin a romantic relationship straight away. Week after week we were told 'It's just a virus', 'It's just a virus'. The singer spoke about their romance and revealed hethinkshe's now "too old" to be considered a toyboy anymore. My wife is from the Republic of Ireland, both her and her other sister living in England died of cancer. Ive always been in Connor and Graces lives. 8. "My wife died one week after her 46th. His concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 19 September 2009 was filmed for DVD release. This sees him travelling the country as he meets with interesting people in the weekly show. He even got his first No 1 single, last year, when he recorded Youll Never Walk Alone with Captain Sir Tom Moore and the NHS Voices of Care choir, for charity. He continued: "She had her career and is more than happy that the focus is on me now, and shes the best at giving me advice and strength and looking after me. It sold almost 36,000 copies in its first 48 hours, and was "biggest trending song" as measured by the Official Charts Company. We have estimated All profits made went to this charity. Released by Decca Records, 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. Ever since 1992, Michael has been in a relationship with Cathy McGowan, 78. I dont know that Im particularly easy to live with. The show was broadcast live on BBC Four, as well as on BBC Radio 3. Ball represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 held in Malm, Sweden, singing the song "One Step Out of Time", which finished second. Other performances include singing at the BBC's St David's Day concert, in the role of Marius at the Les Misrables: The Dream Cast in Concert, the tenth anniversary concert of Les Misrables in 1995. "I was really angry," Annette told . Michael has previously opened up about how important their relationship has been to him. Help her live as normal a life as possible. Michael Ball, 58, is well-known as a singing sensation after he has been performing in the West End since the 1980s. Double act: Michael Ball, pictured with his partner of 22 years Cathy McGowan, says he's happily a one woman man Another devotee, Julia, first saw Michael on stage in 1985, when she was 15. But many in the arts are freelancers so theyre left high and dry; theyre not furloughed. Ball is a concert artist: he tours frequently around the United Kingdom and has also performed concerts in Australia and the United States. Im feeling a bit panicked. But he looks completely at home. 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. Promotional activities took place throughout October and November 2007 for these releases including appearances on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and Loose Women. He played the role in London and on Broadway. 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