Ian “H” Watkins of the pop group Steps is in the process of consulting lawyers after a celebrity gossip website mistakenly published a picture of him in an article related to the shamed Lostprophets singer of the same name.

E! Online were quick to take down the picture of H but not quickly enough to avoid him being bombarded with abuse on his Twitter and Facebook pages.

The article was meant to detail how the ex-Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins pleaded guilty to 13 counts of sexual child abuse earlier this week.

H’s management have condemned the mistake telling BBC Newsbeat: "Clearly he has nothing whatsoever to do with this matter and E! online has confirmed that it used a photograph of Ian "H" Watkins by mistake. This is an extremely serious and damaging mistake to have made and this matter has been referred to our lawyers."

The website responded with a written apology to the Steps singer saying: "E! Online deeply regrets originally publishing an image of Ian 'H' Watkins of the band Steps, rather than Ian Watkins of Lostprophets, and the error was corrected immediately. We are investigating the matter and will take appropriate action. Additionally, E! Online has reached out to Ian 'H' Watkins, via his management, to apologise directly."

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