Career
Other projects Sheerin appeared in pantomime for the first time in December 2010, and in 2012 played the part of the baron at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford opposite Lynda Bellingham. Sheerin is the former entertainments manager of The Spa, Scarborough. In 2011, Sheerin released his autobiography "My Life: A Coach Trip Adventure".
Sheerin was born into a Roman Catholic family of Irish extraction, in Leeds in the North of England.
His home is in Málaga, Spain. Sheerin is a fluent Spanish speaker and also speaks a good level of French.
Sheerin is openly gay and was in a twenty five-year relationship until his life partner Leslie died of heart failure on 28 December 2001 at their home in Flixton, North Yorkshire.