Mick Hucknall makes rare public appearance (Picture: Backgrid)
As Simply Red prepares to tour the UK once more, frontman Mick Hucknall made a rare appearance in public.
The British icons are riding the nostalgia wave and heading out on a 40th-anniversary tour next year, having originally formed in 1985 in Manchester.
Mick, 63, has stepped back from the spotlight in more recent years after confessing he ‘doesn’t miss’ his days wild partying and womanising.
The Stars singer keeps to himself nowadays, living his life as a dad and husband, usually hiding his instantly recognisable hair under a hat.
On this outing, he opted for a beanie and wore a gilet over the top of his t-shirt as he took a stroll in North London with his dog.
Mick is the only member of Simply Red’s original lineup still in the band, with keyboardist Fritz McIntyre passing away in 2021.
He took his dog for a walk in the chilly London weather (Picture: Backgrid)
Mick has been Simply Red’s frontman since 1985 (Picture: Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Next year the current lineup, fronted by Mick, will tour South America before heading to the UK for gigs in cities like Birmingham, Leeds, and London.
’40 Years of Red ❤️ Join the celebration of four incredible decades with Simply Red in 2025, as they embark on their 40th Anniversary Tour!’ they announced on Instagram.
The band’s initial releases saw some low chart success but it was The Right Thing in 1987 which launched Simply Red into the mainstream.
Despite heading back on tour, Mick won’t be rekindling his playboy past, having settled down with wife Gabriella Wesberry and their teenage daughter.
He’s left his partying life behind him and married Gabriella Wesberry (Picture: David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Discussing his antics previously, the singer said: ‘I think in your life it’s a good thing to have dimension, to have done lots of different things, to have lots of different experiences.’
He told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: ‘I am a father and a husband [now]. And I’m still having a good time. Very, very different, yeah, but I love it.
‘Those days are long gone. I don’t miss them. I’m in a much happier place now than I’ve ever been in my life.’
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