The hashtag #BlockedByHFromSteps began to pattern final night time, with customers sharing screenshots of H’s profile with ‘@IanHWatkins has blocked you’ on their Twitter web page.
After seeing the tweets, Ian was baffled as to why so many individuals had been blocked on his account, earlier than later referring to some sort of ‘bot blocker’ service.
Taking to his Twitter, he mentioned: ‘You haven’t any energy right here.. be gone! Who knew there was a ‘bot blocker’?? Find it irresistible!!’
Later he then added: ‘I not too long ago signed up for a clear up of ‘bots’ & ‘phobes’ … apologies if the blocking offended.. I didn’t do that manually! Merry Christmas’
It comes after Steps comprising Ian, Claire Richards, Faye Tozer-Smith, Lisa Scott-Lee and Lee Latchford-Evans, celebrated a glittering profession spanning 25 years with their newest launch, Platinum Assortment which reached primary on the Official UK Albums Charts.
There are even plans for a Steps West Finish Musical. Chatting in regards to the concept, Lisa mentioned: “It’s one thing that excites us as a band up on and we expect now we have a implausible catalogue that might actually lend itself to a West Finish musical, and so we’re in talks. It could be a tremendous factor to a cent do as a result of now we have all these fantastic highlights, from profitable a BRIT Award to promoting out all these arenas and primary albums.”