| Irish dancing - Meet the star... John Carey The World Champion and former star of Lord of the Dance answers our questions.
What do your parents do for a living?
My dad has his own business, a civil engineering company. My mum works for dad doing accounts and various other things.
Who’s your favourite recording artist?
I like all types of music. In my car CD player at the moment is the new Oasis, Pink and Eminem albums. However when I’m getting ready for a night out I usually have House music blaring, to get me in the mood.
Name your worst habit....
Picking my toenails.
Have you got any hidden talents we don’t know about?
I played the piano until I reached Grade five and then I took up the piano accordian. At first I played classical music and again reached Grade five. I then started to learn Irish dancing music; I even played at a Feis once!
What’s your favourite bedtime drink?
If I have a sore throat, I always take hot punch to bed with me. A little bit of brandy, hot water, sugar, cloves and lemon. It tastes great and puts me straight to sleep. In fact I often have one, even if I don’t have a sore throat.
Is there anything you are addicted to?
Ribena! I absolutely love it.
What were you like as a teenager?
I think I was your average teenager, nothing too wild or tame. I started dating girls and became a lot more confident. I thought I was really cool, but when I look back at photos, I realise I may not have been.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received and whose words of wisdom were they?
Before I danced at a major championship, my teacher, Danny Doherty, would always say: ‘’I don’t care how tired you are, when you’ve finished, smile and look like you could do it again with ease.’’ It obviously worked for me!
Who was your teenage heart-throb?
I remember watching Byker Grove (a UK teenage TV programme) and fancying Donna Air’s character, Charlie.
What’s your most treasured moment ever?
My 21st birthday was really special. Three hundred of my friends and family were there including 100 people from LOTD. My most recent treasured moment was on July 4 this year when I danced in Pennsylvania in front of 15,000 people. I’d forgotten the feeling of being on stage and all those people giving standing ovations.
If you could be anyone else in the world, past or present, who would you be and why?
I’m very happy being who I am. I’ve been very fortunate to have had such a fantastic life so far. That’s down to having great supportive parents who are behind everything I do.
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