Boyzlife stars Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy ‘lined up to be the new Ant and Dec’ with primetime chat show
The bandmates think they’re going to make it big as Ireland’s version of the Geordie duo
BRIAN McFadden and Keith Duffy have revealed their plans to rival Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly with their own talk show.
The Boyzlife stars think there’s a niche in the market and are hoping to catch the attention of TV bosses.
Boyzlife stars Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy are being lined up as the next Ant and DecThe pair have spent the past few months touring the UK and Ireland now they’re ready to move into television.
Keith said: “We’re like the bold Ant and Dec, that’s what we have been called, the post-watershed Ant and Dec.
“There’s huge interest in the UK at the moment for us to put together our own TV show.”
Former Boyzone star, Keith, and Westlife singer Brian have already got an idea of how they’d like their show to look and Keith revealed their similarities make them successful as a duo.
Speaking to the Evening Herald, he added: “We get on very well.
“We will perform with the guests’ clips and videos we shoot during the week.
“When the two of us are together we’re quite funny and TV and radio have noticed it so there are producers talking to our management trying to get our own show.”
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Despite their ambition, Keith says the show will have to work around their families, saying of London: “I would never move over there.
“The family are based in Ireland so I’ll always commute.
“I commuted for Coronation Street to Manchester every week and it would never be as difficult as that because Corrie shoots 6 days a week, up to 14 hours a day.
“There were weeks where it felt like I’d only get home for 10 minutes. The commute is a lot easier [now].
“I’m getting a lot more balance and I get a lot more time with the family.”
The Sun was the first to reveal the plans for a Boyzlife tour back in March, with Brian, 36, telling how the plan was first formed at Keith’s Boyzone band mate Ronan Keating’s wedding last year.
In the exclusive interview, the singer said: “We all had a chat, the lads. We said it would be amazing.
“Not even just performing together, but can you imagine the craic? Nine of us Irish lads on a tour bus together, going round the world together.
“It would be absolute carnage. We all get on so well so you never know. We would have so much fun on tour.”
Later in the show they delighted fans by revealing they would be “coming home for Christmas.
The duo will front two shows at the Europa Hotel in Belfast on December 18 and 19 before spending time at home with their families.
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