"My kids were old enough to travel to Australia and they wanted to meet Ant and Dec!"We were all really excited."Shane was planning and preparing for a pantomime production which was unfortunately cancelled back in March.The TV star said because of the lack of work going on he faced struggles with income."And now I am literally skint!" he added."You save money for a rainy day but you don't expect the rainy day to last six months."Thankfully I've been able to borrow money from mates, my family and the bank and my wife is now very happy we can finally pay off the credit card!"Despite this, Shane confessed it was an honour to be asked to join the programme this year.He concluded: "I am so grateful and I am really looking forward to being.
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