Gareth Gates coming to Ipswich in Boyband in the Buff tour

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A noughties heartthrob is set to bare all as he takes to the stage in Ipswich.

Gareth Gates, the Pop Idol star, is set to take part in the Boyband in the Buff show at the Ipswich Regent Theatre.

The show will see "clothes come off and the heat turn up".

Pop heartthrob Mr Gates will be joined by a cast of other performers as they celebrate the music of notable boybands from the 1990s and 2000s.

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Gareth Gates (Image: Joey Menghini)

Audiences can expect music from the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Westlife, and Take That.

The show has been described as a "high-energy celebration of pop, passion, and perfectly sculpted physiques".

Audiences have also been warned it "contains tight harmonies and tighter pants."

The concert is set to take place on Friday, February 26, 2027.

Gareth Gates shot to fame as the runner-up in the first series of Pop Idol. (Image: Joey Menghini)

The show is not a first for Mr Gates in Suffolk, as he previously performed at the Spa Pavilion in Felixstowe.

The show was inspired by the success of the Magic Mike film franchise and West End show.

A shower scene is also included in the show, which will see Mr Gates take to the stage in swimwear.

Boyband in the Buff celebrates music of the noughties (Image: Joey Menghini)

Not everyone is a fan of Mr Gates's latest venture, as the singer previously admitted that his daughter is a bit embarrassed and "sceptical".

"Missy is mortified. She goes to school in Wiltshire and she's very pleased that I'm not going to a theatre near there," he explained.

"She says she couldn't handle seeing Daddy topless on a poster so close to her school."

Tickets for the show in Ipswich start from £30.80.

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