It is 20 years since Will Young first found fame, winning the ITV talent show Pop Idol, but he returns to Manchester this month with a rather different style than fans are accustomed to. Newly bright blonde, Will is preparing to take on a new challenge in his career, starring in the one man show Song From Far Away at Manchester's HOME theatre.
While most may know him for his music, his acting career has continued to progress after making his stage debut right here in Manchester 14 years ago. On that occasion he was at the Royal Exchange in The Vortex, a production he remembers fondly.
Since then he has performed on the West End and for film and TV, but there's nothing quite like heading back to Manchester, which has a special place in his heart. He says: "This is my third or fourth acting job in Manchester so I seem to constantly be drawn back to Manchester, which I love.
