Ronan Keating has admitted he was surprised to discover that he is a huge hit in Iran.
The Boyzone singer said it was a “great honour” to find out that he has a huge number of fans in the hardline Islamic country.
He said: “Oh my God. Brilliant, love it. It’s great to hear, that the name has travelled like that.
Hit in Iran: Boyzone have made it big there
“People know Boyzone and have heard us and listened to the music and it’s always a great honour for me and it still surprises me and excites me.”
It came after an Irish diplomat who worked in Iran revealed the three things the people there liked about Ireland were Bobby Sands, fighting the British and Boyzone.
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Meanwhile, Ronan has told how he had his own cancer scare recently, when he noticed a small lump.
He added: “I had a scare myself, I found a lump on one of my testicles and I thought it was cancerous. I was panicking but it only ended up being a small thing and it was harmless.”
