JLS are set to reunite for one night only... on the karaoke machine at Aston Merrygold’s wedding.
The star is giving special roles to the boys on his big day – and he wants a few ringers too. Aston jokes that he would love to get Adele on the mic.
He has lined up his two sons, Grayson, four, and Macaulay, two, as best men.
Aston will tie the knot with Sarah Richards this summer.
He tells me: “We are getting married in a couple of months. It’s going to be here in England and we’re hoping the nice weather sticks.
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“JLS boys have their duties for the day but none of them are my best men. My two little boys are going to take that role, and then one of my best friends since I was 13. I’ve put a few feelers out there to performers to see if anyone is available and I’m still waiting to hear.
“Adele would be pretty good. She has a lot of heartbreak songs, but I’m sure she can put a spin on some of them.
“It would be very expensive to book JLS. Maybe there will be a couple of tunes if I can persuade them to jump on the mic. Karaoke is a must at a wedding – when everyone is absolutely battered.”
The couple got engaged in 2017.
Aston says getting married “feels like the easiest thing”. But, right now, during the lead-up to the big day, he’s focusing on his own solo career, which is going from strength to strength.
He’s just released brilliant new single How Many Times, which is a love song with a twist – inspired by a passionate argument, even though he admits his life is chilled these days and he rarely argues.
Having just finished a reunion tour with JLS, he says he’s missing all the banter with the boys.
“Going solo has been a learning process and not too bad a transition at all,” he says. “But I do miss them... all those little things you find hilarious.”
Bring on the wedding bells...
