Comedian and actor John Bishop will not be appearing in the Wales Millennium Centre run of Mother Goose, the pantomime in which he stars opposite Sir Ian McKellen, after the sad death of his mother, Kathleen.
The centre's website confirms that the Liverpudlian star is on compassionate leave and the show, running from Tuesday, March 28 to Saturday, April 1 at the Cardiff Bay venue, will instead feature Holby City and RSC actor Gabriel Fleary in John's place.
John confirmed that his mother had passed away in a touching Instagram post on March 23, revealing that she'd recently been to see him in Mother Goose and had enjoyed a brilliant singalong.
