THERE will be a chance to ask Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp about his varied career during a special show at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton later this year.

Aside from being one fifth of band whose major international hits include Gold, Only When You Leave and the number one smash True he played Reggie Kray in the 1990 feature film The Krays in which he starred opposite his brother Gary.

Fans of EastEnders will also remember his multi-award-winning performance as villain Steve Owen in the soap from 1998-2002 and more recently an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother in 2012.

The musician and actor will tell all during an Audience with Martin Kemp on May 12, and will also take your questions.

He said: "I am really looking forward to appearing at The Floral Pavilion in New Brighton and being interviewed about my career and I really look forward to seeing you there."

Last year Martin celebrated the next chapter in Spandau Ballet's history when the band played what was a sell-out show in Liverpool as part of their Soul Boys Of The Western World tour.

It was the second time Tony Hadley, Martin and brother Gary, Steve Norman and John Kebble had been back on the road since getting back together for a world tour in 2009.

Speaking to the Globe ahead of the tour, Martin said: "There's nothing I love more than being on stage with the other boys.

"The last time we played in Liverpool was 2009.

"It was a strange tour, looking back, because we were unsure, at that time, how many people were going to come and see the show, because we hadn’t been around for 20 years, or whether they were still interested in us.

"Also, more than that, we were unsure about how the five of us would get on."

Dreams of stardom in the late 1970s were followed by sales of more than 25 million records, earning the band's status as one of Britain's most iconic bands. They split in 1989.

After their split, Martin and Gary went into acting, starring as East End gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray in the 1990 film The Krays.

Tony Hadley embarked on a successful solo recording career, starred as Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago and won ITV's reality TV show Reborn In The USA. He was a contestant on the recent series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

Steve has stayed true to Spandau's dance credentials, immersing himself in the house music scene for the last decade.

And John has never erred from his passion for, in his own words, "hitting things with other things," for various artists including bandmate Tony.

Spandau were the latest in a series of groups to reunite - Take That and the Police have both staged successful comeback tours in recent years.

Their story was documented in the film Soul Boys Of The Western World, which was directed by George Hencken and released in October 2014.

Reflecting on the film, Martin told the Globe during the launch of last year's tour: "It was a very cathartic experience for us. It was a strange one.

"George went off and had about 450 hours of archive footage and put the film together.

"The masterstroke of this was that we chose a woman to make the film. What she brought to the table was emotion.

"Adding the film makes it feel like we've reached the end of the first chapter; we can start the second one now."

Tickets for an Audience with Martin Kemp are from the Floral Pavilion on 0151 666 0000 or floralpavilion.com

A limited number of 'Meet and Greet' tickets are available.