Rick Astley has quit the BBCs new show ‘Just The Two Of Us’ just 10 days before it is due to begin.

Rick Astley,aged 40 devastated singing partner Sian Reeves by walking out so he can go to the Oscars with his wife, Lene.

A source said: “She is the producer-director of Cashback, which is up for best short film.”

Stepping into his shoes is opera singer Russell Watson, he and Sian now need to learn 10 songs before the show starts!