Mikey Graham’s daughter has defended her dad after he returned to the stage to join the other members of Boyzone at their two farewell shows. Many fans voiced their worry and speculated whether Mikey would participate in the shows after he had been missing from the band’s reunion, which featured in their documentary series Boyzone: No Matter What. There had also been little to no promotion regarding his involvement leading up to the shows. So when Mikey stepped out on stage to sing a few
songs at Emirates Stadium , the crowd erupted in cheer, but many people expressed concern for his health as he sat on a stool during the show and sang just four tunes out of the 25-song long setlist. Now, his 20-year-old daughter Sienna has come forward to share her pride over his return to the stage. “No one will ever know the extent that it took my dad to get to this point and get onto this stage and perform to many people in that
way, so as his daughter, as I can say is that I am incredibly proud of him and that is the bottom line. “I think with the (Sky) documentary and everything – I said this before – I think coming into the shows, everyone has come in with so much awareness of what everyone has been through over the years and I almost feel like that because of that awareness, it also enhances the pride that we all feel,” she told Evoke. “This kind of
shows that you can go through struggles and come out the other end and that there is so much joy to be had within this world and starting fresh. “I’m just incredibly proud, that’s all I have to say. Obviously when you see comments and stuff…. like anyone, it is my dad at the end of the day and I am his daughter. I am so incredibly proud of everything he has achieved and that is the bottom line.” Sienna gave a glimpse into a
chat they had before the show, revealing she told him that she was ‘so glad’ he was putting himself out there and taking part. “My dad is thankfully a very secure person so we would just have chats beforehand. I said to him that I think this is going to be a really special experience for you and I think this is going to be something that really lives on in your memory and I am so glad you’re taking part.” She also described seeing
her dad on stage again as ‘really emotional’: “It was such a special experience. I’ve not seen my dad on stage since I was younger so seeing him back on stage again being so comfortable and so confident was really emotional. “There were a few songs where I really welled up because I was so proud to see him in that environment again.” Want to see more of the stories you love from RSVP ? To add RSVP as a preferred source of news on
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