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Ashford: Cameo Nightclub to welcome King of the Jungle and Mcfly bassist Dougie Poynter on Friday

Former I'm a Celebrity... winner and McFly star Dougie Poynter is scheduled to perform a DJ set at a nightclub in the county.

The bass guitarist will appear at the weekly SOAP event in Cameo on Station Road in Ashford on Friday.

The multi-talented musician was a founding member of the popular band who, in 2004, found fame with their debut single 5 Colours in her Hair which entered the UK singles chart in the top spot.

Dougie Poynter, 31, has modelled, played bass guitar in front of 60,000 people and even wrote a children's book with bandmate Tom Fletcher
Dougie Poynter, 31, has modelled, played bass guitar in front of 60,000 people and even wrote a children's book with bandmate Tom Fletcher

The band's first album - Room on the 3rd Floor - also premiered at No.1 on the album chart, earning McFly a Guinness World Record as the youngest band to achieve the feat.

At 16, Poynter and his pals took the record from previous holders The Beatles.

Following a number of successful releases, Poynter was drafted for the 2011 series of I'm a Celebrity, beating The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright to be crowned King of the Jungle.

After this triumph, McFly announced the formation of a supergroup with pop peers Busted in 2013.

The band, McBusted, played a 34-date tour called The McBusted Tour - the largest UK tour of 2014.

The bassist is set to take over Cameo with a DJ set on Friday
The bassist is set to take over Cameo with a DJ set on Friday
McFly joined forces with Busted in November 2013 to form McBusted
McFly joined forces with Busted in November 2013 to form McBusted

The popstar has also found acclaim as an author, after he and fellow bandmate Tom Fletcher penned a children's book called 'The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas'. It proved to be the most popular debut children's novel of 2012, selling 72,000 copies.

He'll be playing a selection of pop-rock anthems, alongside noughties classics and his personal favourite tracks at Friday's event.

A spokesman for SOAP said: "We really thought it was something that it was something different, I don't know many clubs that he's appeared at. So when I found out he was interested in doing something, I knew I had to try to get him down."

For more information, or to register for tickets, click here.

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