Matt Willis
Matt Willis was born on 8 May 1983.
The former Busted star was interviewed by Top Of the Pops in May 2006 and asked whether he would go on a reality TV show, he replied:
"I'd personally never do that ... "
However, within the year Matt Willis was in the jungle on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and having got down to the last three, along with Myleene Klass and Jason Donovan, he went on to be crowned King of the Jungle.
As BBC Music point out, Busted were the first ever band to chart their debut singles at no.3 ("What I Go To School For"), no.2 ("Year 3000"), and then no.1 with "Crash and Burn".
Busted had four number ones and their two albums, both sold more than a million copies.
However, Busted broke-up, mainly at the instigation of Charlie Simpson, who left for his new rock band Fightstar, and Matt Willis fell apart - at one point checking into the Priory.
The Times describes Matt Willis's character at this point:
"Certainly the real nature of Willis's personality — loyal and generous towards his family and friends, terrified of letting anybody down, driven by a desire to make sense of his life and his talents — was done a huge disservice by the efforts of the showbiz columnist Victoria Newton. Having titled Willis 'Beer Matt', Newton must have been cock-a-hoop when he checked in to the Priory in the wake of the Busted split ..."
Ironically, Victoria Newton is responsible for a very supportive interview of Matt Willis in The Sun, in which he goes into detail about his problems.
In May 2006, Matt Willis launched his solo career with the single Up All Night and the album Don't Let It Go To Waste.
You can learn more from Matt Willis's profile on MySpace.
Matt Willis told The Observer how he liked Kettle Chips with houmus and breakfasts at Banners in Crouch End.
In 2007, Matt Willis and his fiancee Emma Griffiths presented ITV2's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now.