A music star was 'mobbed' as he arrived to play a DJ set at a North East venue on Saturday (December 2) evening. 

Take That's Howard Donald performed a DJ Set at The Keys Nightclub in Yarm for the hundreds of people who turned out to see him. 

Before the event, fans were seen braving the cold and waiting outside the venue for the music star, as he was mobbed when he arrived just before 11pm.

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Despite having all of the attention on him, he was happy to pose with fans waiting outside the club before his set and was snapped throughout his DJ set. 

Howard will return to the region next year with his bandmates Gary Barlow and Mark Owen to play at The Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough as part of a UK-wide tour. 

Speaking in the club he said: "I love the North East and I'm looking forward to playing at The Riverside Stadium next year with Take That."

The Take That man isn't the only big name to play The Keys Nightclub recently after Gok Wan dropped in and played a DJ set in October.

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Whilst Gok is well-known as a fashion TV personality stemming from his 2006 series How To Look Good Naked, the star moved into DJing uplifting house music during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.

Since then, he has booked gigs in Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow - and most recently, Yarm.

The event took place a day after Gok was spotted in Babul's restaurant in Darlington with a friend and was described as "very friendly" by staff back in October.