This week on ‘Grease: The School Musical’ Ray Quinn pops in to advise the potential stars of the show.

With Wallasey School chosen, Duncan James heads up to The Wirral to reveal the show that pupils will be performing. And the news goes down well. As the current West End cast, including Ray Quinn, descend on the assembly hall, there are plenty of chills multiplying across Merseyside.

Have a gander at the clips below which include Ray Quinn’s acting tips, his take on what it’s like to star in a popular West End show and Duncan James tips on auditioning.

Watch the show on Sunday 13 September 19.00 Sky1

Former X Factor semi finalist Ben Mills has given a very revealing interview to The Times today, in which he talks about the amount of staging and faking he experience during the 2006 series of the show.

Ben described his time on the ITV talent show as:

“completely surreal. Sharon [Osbourne, then a judge] wanted me to stage a walkout one week to generate a huge tabloid story and get me votes. When I refused, she didn’t speak to me again.”

Ben also revealed that Ray Quinnn and Simon Cowell were often less than honest with the viewers saying:

“Simon always pre-warned me if he was going to spice up the show a bit by slagging me off, but I’ve never forgiven Ray [Quinn, second, 2006, now playing Danny in Grease in the West End] for crying during the semi. I offered him 50 quid not to, but he’d made up his mind. You could almost hear the old ladies at home reaching for their phones.”

Stories like this make me a whole lot more cynical about any shows that Cowell is involved with. Much as I love X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, only a fool would believe that all is as it appears on screen. Did Simon Cowell really not remember Flawless from their performances on X Factor, was he really not aware that Shaheen’s second song was much better than his first and did he ever even fire Louis Walsh in 2007? I’ll let you make your own mind up!

Ray Quinn has told The Sun that he’d love to play James Bond in the future….what an April Fools joke eh?

“I’d love to live in America like Leona and make a life for myself over there. My ultimate dream is to be James Bond – maybe when Daniel Craig throws the towel in,” he said.

He added: “I’d give it a few years though. Bond needs to be more mature looking than me. I’ll need to get more wrinkles then who knows.”

Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner has expressed his surprise that Ray Quinn has landed the role of Danny Zuko in the West End production of Grease.

The Sun quoted Jason as saying: “Oh my God, he’s been cast as Danny? That’s a ridiculous casting, he’s going to look like a munchkin. Danny’s supposed to be a hunk. Ray’s so small! A four-foot Danny is just ridiculous. Ray’s wonderful, but that’s absurd.”

Jason did concede that he thought the former X Factor contestant was the right winner of the ice show, saying it was “very well-deserved”.

Not really a shock result but former Brookside star, Ray Quinn, has won Dancing On Ice 2009.

Ray was joined in tonight’s final by Jessica Taylor and Donal MacIntyre. Jessica was first to be voted out, visibly upset at not being able to skate her Bolero routine.

Donal and Ray then went head to head and though Ray was technically perfect and superior, I personally thought Donal’s routine had more soul.

I bet when they were about to announce the results Ray’s X Factor experience flashed before his eyes. It wasn’t that long ago after all, when he had the winners title of that show snatched away by Leona Lewis.

The three remaining contestants on ITV’s Dancing On Ice have had a rough week as they practice for the show’s final this Sunday night.

The Sun reports that Ray Quinn fainted whilst practising his wire routine and needed oxygen before he could continue. “He was in a bad way on the high wire as he suffers from motion sickness,” a source told the paper.

Jessica Taylor ended up in floods of tears as she had difficulties grasping her version of Torville and Dean’s Bolero. Maybe she’ll get lucky and be the first contestant voted off on Sunday night, meaning she wouldn’t have to perform the routine.

To top it all off Donal McIntyre has sustained even more brusing after a lift went wrong with his partner Florentine Houdiniere.

“Everyone was thinking ‘is this jinxed’?” an ITV insider said, “So little was going right.”

Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner has insisted that Jessica Taylor may just snatch the Dancing On Ice title this Sunday night.

Bookies are touting Ray Quinn as a cert to win the series, however Jason thinks that the high wire routine may help Jessica gain much needed points.

Jason told The Sun said: “Women tend to look better in the air than men.

“Though I’m sure Ray will be amazing, Jess could beat him on the night.”

He mentioned last years final as an example of what can go wrong on the night. On last years show Chris Fountain had been expected to win from day one but on the night lost out to former Hear’say singer Suzanne Shaw.

Jason said: “Chris was the clear winner — but on the night, Suzanne was better.

“It is not always a foregone conclusion.”

Dancing On Ice star Ray Quinn will be pushing the boundaries on this weeks show by attempting to complet an axel during his on ice routine.

The move is said to be as dangerous as the infamous headbanger but takes more skill on the part of the celebrity, as Ray will have to jump and complete a full turn in the air before landing smoothly on the ice.

Jayne Torville told Woman’s own magazine that she thinks Ray is the only star this year capable of completing the move. She added: “He’s got the potential to land on only one skate.

“His goal was to get the perfect score and he was thrilled to achieve that.

“Now he’s spurred on to do more daring things in the future.”

Ray won’t be the first male star to pull off the move, watch the clip below where last year’s runner up Chris Fountain managed to fit two axels into one routine.

Ray Quinn has admitted that he is slightly addicted to working out and that he loves “being ripped.”

The Dancing On Ice competitor revealed to The Mirror that he hits the gym at least 4-5 times a week and loves the fact that his bum is now rock hard.

Quinn said: “I love being ripped. It’s addictive. I have to put a time limit on it otherwise your muscles get used to it and they stop developing properly.

“I love skating. It’s great for muscle definition. I look even more ripped now. My bum is rock hard. Go on, punch me, I can’t even feel it.

“Girls like muscly lads, don’t they? That’s why I work hard on my muscles. To impress girls.”

Dancing On Ice contestants are said to be getting more and more infuriated with Ray Quinn and his smug behaviour.

Ray has been top of the leader board on the show from day one, and other competitors feel that he had an unfair advantage because of his dancing background. Many of his fellow skaters also feel that he pretends to be shocked at his success each week.

A show insider told The People: “To say that Ray has rubbed a few celebs up the wrong way is an understatement. They feel his dancing ability has given him an unfair advantage from day one.

“But more importantly they hate the fact that he knows it. Each week, his performance gets stronger and each week viewers see him accepting praise with a shocked look on his face. But some people backstage believe his ’shock’ isn’t real.”

Stars are also said to be upset because ray refuses to socialise with any of them backstage.

A friend of the star insisted: “He gets as nervous as anyone and if his performance isn’t up to scratch, he is very hard on himself backstage. He practises a lot because he wants to win. He often doesn’t socialise with the others because he goes home on his motorbike so can’t drink. But he gets on with everyone.”

An ITV spokesperson added: “There’s a great camaraderie backstage and in the green room with the Dancing On Ice celebrities. While there’s a competitive element to the show and they all want to do their best, they are all supportive of each other.”