He was born into an affluent, middle-class family, whose paternal ancestry has strong ties to the British government and military services.
He became captain of the school’s basketball and athletics teams, and represented the school in the triple jump, long jump, football and rugby
He took a work experience position at Sony Records to gain insight into the music industry.
He owns a 17th-century cottage in the middle of Bodmin Moor, where he is a keen gardener.
He came to prominence after winning the 2002 series of Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise.
SImon Cowell was unimpressed with his performance and called it “distinctly average” Our mystery guest stood up for himself saying “while he was entitled to his opinion, it was wrong”
His debut single was a double A-side, Evergreen and Anything Is Possible, It became the fastest-selling debut single in UK chart history going straight to number one and going on to sell over 1.8 million copies
He started acting when he took a role in the BBC film Mrs Henderson Presents (where he appears naked)
In 2020, he published his book To Be a Gay Man, and has also co-hosted the podcast series Homo Sapiens.
He took part in the 2016 series of Strictly Come Dancing, but pulled out from the show midway for “personal reasons”.
He was a guest on Top Gearduring season 12 and set the fastest wet lap around the track
He was also the guest host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
He has recorded eight studio albums, four compilation albums, two extended plays, thirty-three singles, and twenty-eight music videos.
He has two Brit Awards from 12 nominations, and estimated worldwide sale of over eight million albums
His hits include: “Light My Fire”, “Leave Right Now”, “Jealousy” and “Crying on the Bathroom Floor”
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