Popstar Mika visited the set of Shameless yesterday, before inviting the show's cast onstage with him during a gig in Manchester.

The singer originally met stars of the show at T4 On The Beach and has kept in touch with them since then.

Mika was invited to pay a trip to the set by his friend Tina Malone, who plays Mimi Maguire in the Channel 4 drama.

Later, Malone joined Mika onstage for a dance at his sold-out concert at the Manchester Apollo.

Shameless won two awards at the Royal Television Society North West Awards earlier this week.

It beat Coronation Street to the Best Continuing Drama gong, while David Threlfall picked up the Best Performance in A Continuing Drama award for his portrayal of Frank Gallagher.