Matt Willis thinks he made a “mistake” showing on I am a Superstar… Get Me Out of Right here!.
The 42-year-old singer gained the sixth sequence of the ITV actuality present again in 2006, however Matt has now advised that the aftermath of his success really worsened his drink and drug habit.
The Busted co-founder – who’s married to TV presenter Emma Willis – advised the On The Mend podcast: “I used to be in a reasonably dangerous place.
“The file firm mainly weren’t going to launch my solo album … They stated, ‘You have to do one thing to lift your profile. Will you go on I am A Superstar?’ I went, ‘Yep, completely. Something, please launch my album.'”
Though Matt initially jumped on the probability to star on the ITV present, he finally got here to remorse his resolution in the long run.
He stated: “As soon as I got here out of that present, I realised nobody cared that I had a file out. In every single place I went, they only needed to speak about I am A Superstar. And it actually bummed me out.
“Earlier than I went on that present, I used to be solely actually well-known to Busted followers. Then I got here out and everybody knew who I used to be.
“While you’re in lively habit – which I used to be on the time – and also you simply wish to conceal, that is the worst factor that may occur. Abruptly there have been paps in every single place I went. I might get in a cab and the motive force would say, ‘Howdy Matt’. It was such a bizarre expertise.”
Matt now thinks he made a mistake by agreeing to look on the TV present, despite the fact that it helped to lift his profile.
The pop star felt like he really “misplaced [himself]” by means of the expertise.
Matt – who has been married to Emma since 2008 – stated: “I realised I might most likely made a little bit of a mistake occurring that present. I ought to have been popping out feeling nice as a result of I gained – however I did not.
“I felt like I gained the present however misplaced myself. I might grow to be recognized for being a star fairly than for my music.”
