It was a sporty school, and I wasnt. I couldnt imagine my life without her." Michael Ball lost his wife to cancer and believes doctors should be bolder in accepting the potential for cancer being present in a patient. NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, has offered guidelines aimed at speeding up cancer diagnoses in England. The singer then added to the Mirror about how important Cathy has been to him. As does she.. Waking up in the morning, she searched the house until she found him and dragged him to safety. Michael Ball, 58, has blasted those who bring up the age gap between him and his partner Cathy McGowan, 78. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Michael Balls income source is mostly from being a successful Broadcaster. Michael Ball's birth flower is Rose. Ball starred as Mack in Mack and Mabel, which toured the UK in 2015. In July 2006, Ball was a guest artist on Julian Lloyd Webber's album Unexpected Songs and in November of that year released a DVD containing all the best songs from his Live in Concert DVDs. They were broadcast in 2016,2017,2019. Ball performed a wide range of musical theatre numbers, including several by Andrew Lloyd Webber. I really feel very lucky., What is he like at home? Michael Ball, 58, is well-known as a singing sensation after he has been performing in the West End since the 1980s. 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Find out more about the star's family life here MORE:Meet Escape to the Country star Nicki Chapman's husband. "Im too old to be a toyboy, and age has never been an issue or thought about. READ MORE:Michael Ball, 58, hits back at 'toyboy' suggestion with partner, 78. 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. It will be only the second performance of Hairspray, in which Ball plays the matriarch Edna Turnblad, and he is still on a high from opening night. Michael Ashley Ball, OBE (born 27 June 1962) is an English actor, singer and radio broadcaster. Elsewhere, Michael has previously opened up on their 20-year age gap. The West. He is not dating anyone. As part of the role, she interviewed Michael for his musical and the pair struck up a relationship in the 1990s. When we met we had an instant connection, he added. His given name is Michael Ashley Ball. She was wrongly diagnosed and the doctor ignored her complaint as, at 36 years old, she was too young to have cancer, he said, despite her mother dying of cancer when my wife was a child, and four of her sisters now having cancer. The tour started with two nights in Belfast, before a number of shows in the north of England and the Midlands. Michael Ball is in a long-term relationship with Cathy McGowan, 79, but have never married. 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The pair have been together since 1992 after a chance meeting when she interviewed him when he was part of the cast of the 1989 musical, Apects of Love. I just withdrew. Ball left the show, spent about nine months virtually housebound and thought he would never work again. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Im very impatient, and I like my own way. A smile. When ovarian cancer killed Angela McGowan it robbed a family of a wife and a mother; and Michael Ball of the woman who had united him with the "love of his life" - former Ready, steady, Go presenter Cathy McGowan. The pair met in the 1980s and have lived together since 1992. 10. We get each other., Someone comes into the room to call him for makeup, and he waves cheerily at them. () It was Frankie McGowan - at 47 the baby sister of the McGowan family - who had delivered the news. More info. "I just love her. The hard work has been worth it and this is just the icing on the cake. Ball took a trip to his old home in Plymouth before embarking on the final leg of his tour. We were friends while I was doing the show in London, then I moved to Broadway and things blossomed, he added. 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 told the BBC doctors should not be "afraid to think" somebody may have cancer. Michael said: I was in a bad place when we first met. Were on a journey that does this [he makes an up and down motion with his hand] all the way through it. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. It saw Ball perform in Ipswich and Northampton before ending his tour in Cardiff. The actor and singer, 58, who is known for starring as Marius in Les Miserables as well as for his roles in Hairspray, Sweeney Todd and The Phantom of the Opera, is in a long-term relationship with former presenter Cathy McGowan, 78. In 2010 and 2011, Ball guest presented six episodes of Lorraine for ITV Breakfast. "My wife died one week after her 46th. Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2013, he explained how when they first met, she helped him out of a dark place. Michael Ball OBE - a multitalented artist who excels at his craft. This weeks episode will see him head to Caernarfon Castle to see a rare breed of wild Welsh mountain ponies. Ball took part in many promotional activities at the end of the 2006 to coincide with the release of his album One Voice. 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. After his graduation, Ball's singing career rapidly got off the ground. They have long been a symbol of purity. She came to interview me. presenter when she interviewed him during Aspects of Love. 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. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. She was once one of the most famous women in the country, lauded by everyone. You can unsubscribe at any time. Aw! I think Im quite nice. You can unsubscribe at any time. Life is so surprising. However, some fans will be keen to know a bit more about his life outside of stardom, including if hes married. While his arena dates with his singing partner, the tenor Alfie Boe, were cancelled, their Christmas album went to No 1, and his solo album, released in May, got to No 2. This song was released as a single by Ball in 1989 and stayed in the British pop charts for fourteen weeks. Ruth Ball, a Welsh mother, and Tony Ball, an English father, had a son named Michael Ball. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. David Martin was diagnosed with bladder cancer about 15 years ago and credits his early referral and diagnosis for successfully beating the disease. 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. More info. It was one of the most extraordinary nights Ive ever had in the theatre, he says. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. He is the son of Tony Ball, who was the head of global sales for British Leyland Ball, and Ruth Ball, his mother. The crooner recently opened up about why this was in an unearthed chat. WATCH: Tom Bradbyon Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh. Cathy came to interview him about his part and sparks flew as they exchanged numbers. He explained: Im too old to be a toyboy, and age has by no means been a problem or thought of. Despite an audience of only 1,000 fewer than half the London Coliseums capacity they did twice the work, Ball says. The door closes and Im at home, and its very real. Michael Ball, 59, and Cathy McGowan, 78, first met when the acclaimed singer was performing in a musical. 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. When Mackintosh called, offering him a part in a recast Phantom of the Opera, it was a lifeline, and Ball grabbed it. while Cousins was in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics. Hows he feeling? Cathy came to interview him. "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!". Discover Michael Ball's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. 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. 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