Jason Donovan apologises to fans for missing Rocky Horror Picture Show performance

Jason Donovan successful Rocky Horror Show (Image: Getty)

Jason Donovan has apologised to fans who flocked to Blackpool for his Rocky Horror Picture Show philharmonic ... lone to observe helium was not performing.

The Australian histrion and singer, 56, has been touring the UK successful the fun-filled philharmonic playing the pb relation of Frank-N-Furter arsenic the amusement visited Blackpool’s Winter Gardens past Saturday 23rd November.

Although it was made wide connected advertizing Donovan would not look that night, dozens of fans were unaware and spoke retired to the BBC afterwards of their shock, choler and upset.

Now the ex-Neighbours prima has reached retired to his fans to close portion of the "misleading" BBC nonfiction but besides contented to afloat apology for disappointing his legion of fans who had hoped to spot him astatine the Lancashire resort.

Earlier this week the BBC published an nonfiction astir the fans choler astatine Donovan not performing, titled "Fans fume implicit Jason Donovan Rocky Horror no-show."

Jason Donovan successful Rocky Horror Show (Image: Getty)

But connected Instagram Donovan' present deed backmost saying of the BBC story: "While the nonfiction itself is much balanced, the header is misleading.

"I was ne'er scheduled to execute connected Saturday 23rd — I had a anterior committedness that had been pre-agreed with the producers.

"This was noted connected Rocky Horror’s authoritative website and the venue’s website earlier past week’s performances.

"To the dedicated fans who came to spot maine and were disappointed; I americium genuinely sorry. Your enactment means the satellite to me, and I americium committed to showing up for you. Thank you each for your knowing and continued support."

The BBC has since amended the archetypal header to correctly bespeak the situation: "Fans fume astatine missing Jason Donovan successful Rocky Horror."

Donovan reprised his relation of the huffy transvestite scientist, Frank-N-Furter, connected the UK tour, pursuing a sold-out Australian circuit earlier this year. Lauren Chia and Connor Carson besides diagnostic successful the accumulation arsenic Janet and Brad.

Jason Donovan successful Rocky Horror Show with Richard O'Brien (Image: Getty)

Before opening his vocation successful popular music, and aboriginal West End musicals, Donovan changeable to fame starring alongside Kylie Minogue successful the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

The star, who recorded hits specified arsenic Too Many Broken Hearts and Especially For You, had arranged successful beforehand not to execute the Blackpool amusement owed to a anterior commitment.

But Lucie Robertson, of Lytham, Lancs, was shattered erstwhile she recovered retired astatine the theatre connected accomplishment that helium was not there, adding it was "a bully show, and it’s nary reflection connected the formed we did see, but we ne'er would person paid to spell if it wasn’t for Jason".

"He’s who we wanted to see. They got america determination nether mendacious pretences," she added.

The council-owned Blackpool venue said the lawsuit webpage and associated ticketing tract "clearly stated from the clip of merchantability that Jason Donovan would not look during Saturday performances".

"This accusation was disposable to each prospective summons buyers, and we counsel each customers to reappraisal lawsuit details cautiously earlier completing a purchase."

Blackpool Winter Gardens (Image: Getty)