Boyzone's Shane Lynch’s shock exit from BBC Two’s Pilgrimage leaves celebs in tears

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Actress Su Pollard and Paralympian Millie Knight struggled to hold back their tears in the final episode of Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal following Shane Lynch’s shock departure.

In the three-part BBC Two series, Irish singer and former Boyzone member Shane, 46, takes part in a modern-day pilgrimage with six other celebrities with differing faiths and beliefs.The show includes actress Rita Simons, reality TV star Vicky Pattison, maths teacher and TV personality Bobby Seagull and comedian Nabil Abdulrashid.The series follows the group who travel by foot, road and train along Portugal’s Northern Way, with the sanctuary in the city of Fatima being their final destination.

After reaching the end point ahead of a candlelit procession, Vicky received a voice note from Shane explaining that he had left and was “heading home”.

He said: “This journey has been so incredible, I have loved every minute of it and thank you guys for being a part of that. “I have come to the end of my journey and I am very complete and satisfied with what I have done.” Shane later explained he would feel like “an imposter” at the celebrations and his journey “ended at the destination Fatima and the square”.