1. In 2024, Aston Merrygold is starring in the UK tour of The Wizard of Oz as the Tin Man.
11 Facts About Aston Merrygold
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Shortly afterwards, Aston Merrygold took on a job as an entertainer at Pop Star Studios in Fletton Peterborough, eventually leaving to follow his musical career.
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On going solo, Aston Merrygold has explained that he can be "expressive as [he likes]" rather than considering what his fellow JLS members would think of a song.
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On 27 May 2017, Aston Merrygold guest presented an episode of The Playlist.
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From 2020 to 2021, Aston Merrygold competed in the ITV singing series The Masked Singer UK as Robin; he finished in third place.
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In 2022, Aston Merrygold returned in the third series final masked as Robin to perform a duet with Charlotte Church masked as Mushroom.
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In September 2021, Aston Merrygold became a judge on the Irish talent show The Big Deal along with Boy George, Jedward, Lyra, and Deirdre O'Kane.
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In September 2017, Aston Merrygold announced via Instagram that his partner, Sarah Louise Richards, was expecting a baby.
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In September 2010, an "Aston Merrygold doll" was launched, alongside the other 3 members of JLS.
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In 2011, Aston Merrygold did a VT for the charity in which he met 7-year-old Emily, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta.
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In 2013, Aston Merrygold appeared on Children in Need for the last time as a member of JLS where the group sang a medley of JLS songs at the BBC One soap opera EastEnders set.