90s pop stars who went off the rails – from bankrupt S Club 7 member to singer who downed 2 whisky bottles a day
thesun.co.ukWITH fame, fortune and scores of adoring fans, you'd be forgiven for thinking the life of a popstar is all fun and games. But it seems that's far from reality for some Nineties stars.
This week, former Take That pin-up Robbie Williams opened up on his struggles adapting to being "ridiculously famous". The 47-year-old described his situation to the Mirror: “Extreme fame and extreme success meets with anxiety and depression and mental illness." In his Nineties heyday, the singer has told of how he tried to combat his shyness in a sea of booze and drugs which nearly killed him.
Singers from other bands of the same era have made similar complaints, while some have admitted their lives became plagued by substance abuse and relationship drama.
Here we reveal the 90s stars who struggled to cope with the pressures of fame. Downed two bottles of whisky a day Heartthrob Lee Ryan performed with Blue between 2000 and 2005 but after the band split he faced his fair share of demons.
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