Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ». How Much Have You Seen? How much of Shayne Ward's work have you seen? See more polls ». See more awards ». Photos 6 videos ». Known For. Coronation Street Aidan Connor. Black Ops Will Stanton. You Are Beautiful Soundtrack. G-Loc Jimmy. Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Actor 7 credits. Skendleby announced Dr. Giles Glover. Young Gun filming. Shayne is currently loved up with former Hollyoaks actress Sophie Austin, and the pair have been dating since The couple welcomed their first daughter, Willow, in On Boxing Day the pair announced their engagement.
Since then he has released four albums — a self-titled debut which went to No1 in the UK charts; Breathless, which hit number 2 in ; Obsession in , which only reached No15; and Closer, which he released in independently after he was dropped by his record label; it climbed to No17 in the UK charts.
In the meantime, here are 12 fun facts about the multi-talented Mr Ward Shayne Thomas Ward made his big entrance into the world on October 16, , alongside twin sister Emma, in Tameside, Manchester.
The fifth and sixth of Philomena and Martin Ward's seven children, Shayne's parents are of Irish-traveller heritage, who settled in England. Immensely proud of his family's gypsy roots, which he credited for helping him keep his feet on the ground after being thrust into the limelight, Shayne was also a big fan of the hit Channel 4 series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding , describing the show as "great fun to watch".
Shayne's first musical memory is singing along to Kylie and Jason's 'Especially for You', with sister Emma when they were just 4 years old. And there's no prizes for guessing that his favourite subject at school was Performing Arts — "Instantly I was like, 'Love it! Lead roles in school productions came thick and fast. Despite having dreams of pursuing his passion in further education, family-orientated Shayne quit school at 16 and started working to help his mum pay the bills. Way before he achieved global success as a solo singer, Shayne was part of a trio called Destiny.
The group was originally a ladies duo comprising of gigging singers Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle that must have been confusing! Together, the trio toured all across the country, performing everywhere from holiday camps in Blackpool to working men's clubs in Essex.
Destiny even journeyed to Germany to perform for a British Army base out there. During this time, Shayne also worked as a sales assistant in the Manchester branch of high street retail giant New Look. Remember the primetime series, Popstars: The Rivals? You know, the one which resulted in one of the biggest ever chart wars for the festive number one, as boyband One True Voice went up against a feisty five piece better known as Girls Aloud? Well, Shayne could have been a member of the ill-fated OTV — he actually got down to the final 30 lads, but failed to make the cut and was sent packing by judge Pete Waterman.
Probably for the best. We have evidence of his time on the show too, it's a bit blink-and-miss-it, but check out the vid above and clock the guy in the red shirt at That August, he began a one-year contract on the television series Coronation Street, playing Aidan Connor. The character was so popular that his stay was extended through Ward then continued to focus on acting, earning roles including the lead in the action film Stairs aka Black Ops and 's The Ascent. In mid, he also released a cover of "Over the Rainbow" as a fundraiser for the NHS that topped streaming charts.
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