Dynamo set to make shock comeback for heartwarming Christmas TV show one year after he 'killed off' his alter ego by being buried alive

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By BETHAN EDWARDS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER

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Dynamo star Steven Frayne, who famously killed off his famous alter ego last year, is set to make a return this Christmas to TV.

The magician, 41, will make a return to TV screens in a new Sky festive show called Miracles, where he will meet local heroes around the country while showing off his best tricks.

Steven will be hitting the streets in the UK and 'taking the ultimate risk' as he meets people, who have been nominated by friends and family for their huge achievements such as helping their community, living with a disability or saving lives.  

The one-off, 90-minute show will air over the festive period on Sky Max and streaming service NOW, with the exact date announced soon. 

A Sky spokesman said: 'The magic builds to an astonishing climax in which Steven will take the ultimate risk, pushing himself to the limit for a death-defying finale — the miracle to end all miracles.

Steven Frayne, who famously killed off his famous alter ego Dynamo last year, is set to make a return this Christmas

Steven Frayne, who famously killed off his famous alter ego Dynamo last year, is set to make a return this Christmas

The magician, 41, will make a return to TV screens in a new Sky festive show called Miracles, where he will meet local heroes around the country while showing off his best tricks

The magician, 41, will make a return to TV screens in a new Sky festive show called Miracles, where he will meet local heroes around the country while showing off his best tricks

'Get ready for a show filled with inspiration, wonder, and pure magic.'

It comes after the star performed his terrifying 'final act' under his stage name live on air in one-off show on Sky, Dynamo Is Dead last year. 

Dynamo had three vital minutes to dig himself out of five tonnes of soil before he would suffocate to death.

The illusionist managed to break through to the surface at the two minute 47 second mark

Dynamo sunk into depression and was unable to perform after a flare up in his Crohn's disease after he ate a piece of undercooked chicken led to years of hospital stays.

Last year, he said problems with his medication saw his life to spiral into a 'vicious circle', as he felt physically well enough to perform but lost all pleasure from his work. 

'You take magic away from a magician and you lose your sense of purpose,' he told The Sunday Times. 

Steven will be hitting the streets in the UK and 'taking the ultimate risk' as he meets people, who have been nominated by friends and family for their huge achievements such as helping their community, living with a disability or saving lives

Steven will be hitting the streets in the UK and 'taking the ultimate risk' as he meets people, who have been nominated by friends and family for their huge achievements such as helping their community, living with a disability or saving lives

It comes after the star performed his terrifying 'final act' under his stage name live on air in one-off show on Sky, Dynamo Is Dead last year

It comes after the star performed his terrifying 'final act' under his stage name live on air in one-off show on Sky, Dynamo Is Dead last year 

Last year, Dynamo sunk into depression and was unable to perform after a flare up in his Crohn's disease after he ate a piece of undercooked chicken led to years of hospital stays  (Dynamo pictured in October 2010)

Last year, Dynamo sunk into depression and was unable to perform after a flare up in his Crohn's disease after he ate a piece of undercooked chicken led to years of hospital stays  (Dynamo pictured in October 2010)

He began to self-harm and suffered an identity crisis, telling the newspaper: 'The last five years, maybe even longer, I've at times lost the will to live.'

Dynamo was off the nation's TV screens for four years until a one-off show this year, with his last show airing in early 2020.

Diagnosed with Crohn's, an inflammatory bowel disease, while in his teens, Steven had to have half his stomach removed and lived in excruciating pain for years.

He turned to magic to distract himself from his health struggles, and became a household name in 2011 and gained fame from his incredible street performances, card tricks and stunts.

But his chronic illness has plagued him throughout that time, and flared up in 2017 after he ate a piece of raw chicken at a fast-food chain.

He disappeared from public view before opening up about the impact of it months later, telling fans he had been hospitalised with a combination of Crohn's disease and food poisoning.

The performer revealed he was still dealing with the side effects of his steroid medication, including arthritis affecting his hands, knees, toes, ankles and neck.

Steven said that that at times it got so bad that he was 'unable to shuffle a pack of cards'.

He made a three-part mini-series in 2019, which saw him carry out jaw-dropping magic tricks as well as discuss his road to recovery after his career-threatening illness.

But Steven was still battling mental health struggles, and told The Sunday Times that his wife encouraged him to get help after 'self-harming incidents', and he began therapy in November 2020.

Tragically, in the midst of his depression, he then lost his great-grandmother. Impacted by grief, he said he locked himself away and became 'scared to go out'.

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