Michael Barrymore, 72, enjoys a day trip with a thriller male companion

Michael Barrymore looked in good spirits as he enjoyed an outing with a mystery male companion ahead of his impending move to Spain. 

The entertainer, 72, headed out on a shopping spree in London on Thursday and was casually clad in a blue T-shirt and khaki trousers. 

By his side was a male companion, who was spotted carrying a bag of shopping and vaping. 

Barrymore recently revealed he’s moving to Barcelona, Spain ‘to change his life for the better’ in a TikTok video.

The TV personality said he is already on the hunt for his ‘dream villa’ around the idyllic towns.

Barrymore was previously one of the UK’s top stars but his decades long career ended after the death of Stuart Lubbock in 2001 following a party at his Essex home.

Captioning his post, he wrote: ‘Never be afraid to change your life for the better #michaelbarrymore #movingabroad’.

Explaining why he is deciding to move ship, Michael said: ‘Hey guys, yes I am moving to Barcelona. I’m 72 now and I realise that quality of life is more important to me than anything, so I’m going to Spain.

‘I love the place. It’s not the Spain that I grew up with, there’s all the package resorts that we all know, this is the mainland Spain, It’s amazing.

‘The culture there and the people and just the art and everything. I started looking around Girona and the Catalonia area for houses back in March.

‘I’ve flown out a couple of times already to look for places and see what I like. Once I decide which villa I like, I probably maybe around Lloret de Mar, of course I’m gonna take Dave with me and of course I’m going to take you guys with me.

So don’t worry, I’m going to vlog everything and you’re going to join me all the way through this entire story.

‘Until I find the villa of my dreams, I’m going to find out as much as I can about it, download Duolingo, learn the language. I can’t wait.’

This comes more than 20 years after a young man was found dead in his swimming pool following a house party and Michael practically disappeared from public life.

The TV presenter lost his job at ITV shortly afterwards in 2003, and he was rarely seen again until he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in January 2006 – managing to finish in second place.

A series of career revival attempts followed but they were often overshadowed by the ongoing investigation into the death of Stuart Lubbock.

Between that year and 2019, Barrymore and others were arrested and questioned on multiple occasions, but no charges were ever filed and the star ultimately sued Essex Police for wrongful arrest, although he dropped his compensation claim of £2.4m after a court ruled he was due ‘nominal’ damages.

But the TV personality has been taking his career back into his own hands by building a loyal fan base on the social media app TikTok.

Barrymore posts multiple videos per day and has amassed 3 million followers, many of whom leave him messages of love and support.

He is no stranger to the stage, having performed sell-out shows before his career collapsed in 2001 when Lubbock, 31, was found dead in the swimming pool of his Essex mansion after the star hosted a late-night party.

He has always denied any knowledge of what happened.