Paedophile rocker gets richer in jail
JOHN BARROWMAN is all set to become Dancing On Ice’s new “Mr Nasty”.
Thetorchwood star, 52, who is currently recovering from a neck injury, will replace controversial judge Jason Gardiner on the ITV show next month.
He said: “I’m not going to be a wimp. I’m going to be critical. If the contestants are c**p, I’ll tell them they’re c**p. But I’ll do it in a polite way to motivate them.”
The performer needed emergency injections after rupturing two vertebrae in his spine after performing a dance move onthe One Show. He feared he had suffered permanent damage, but after treatment he insists he will be able to take his place on the judging panel.
He said: “I think I’ll be a good judge. I’ve been a contestant and according to Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill was one of the best.”
Gardiner, 48, a judge for 10 series, quit after a spat with reality star Gemma Collins.
FORMER Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins is earning money behind bars despite being convicted of sex offences.
Songs featuring the band’s paedophile singer, including Rooftops and Wherewe Belong, are still on Apple Music, itunes and Amazon. This means Watkins, 42, can earn royalties while in prison.
Watkins, of Pontypridd, was jailed for 29 years in 2013 for 13 sex offences – including the attempted rape of a baby. A judge said he had “plumbed new depths of depravity”.
Experts said he earned £100,000 between his arrest and conviction.