Blue star Lee Ryan has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding twice within three months. The All Rise singer, 37, admitted doing 85mph in a Mercedes on the M1 motorway near Sheffield on May 19 last year.
He was then caught doing 58mph in a 50mph zone in the same car while driving through Eltham, south-east London, on August 14, and failed to respond to police about who was driving the vehicle.
Ryan, who has appeared on TV shows including Celebrity Big Brother and Strictly Come Dancing, was not represented at the hearing on Saturday afternoon, which he did not attend.
Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court heard that the singer was unaware that it was due to take place until it was reported in the press on Friday.
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