Ronan Keating rushes to Rick Astley's aid as coughing fit derails BBC One Show interview

Ronan Keating rushes to Rick Astley's aid as coughing fit derails BBC One Show interview

Ronan Keating leapt to assist fellow musician Rick Astley when he was hit by a severe coughing fit during a live appearance on The One Show .

The musical pair featured on Friday evening's (September 5) edition of the BBC show to chat about their lengthy music industry careers.

During the early part of the programme, Rick could be heard coughing whilst his sofa companion Ronan discussed speculation surrounding a potential Boyzone comeback, with his condition deteriorating as the broadcast continued.

Following Keating's admission that he took himself and his craft too seriously during his early career, hosts Lauren Laverne and JB Gill shifted their attention to Rick for his perspective. READ MO