16 November 2024<\/time>\n <\/p>\nRitchie Neville has opened up about the tough reality of life in a boyband. <\/p>\n
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Ritchie Neville opens up on boyband life<\/p>\n
\nThe 45-year-old singer and his former Five bandmates Scott Robinson, Sean Conlon, J Brown and Abz Love signed a six-album deal with BMG\/RCA in 1997 but struggled to cope with the pressures of fame and split.<\/p>\n
\nRevealing that they were paid just \u00a3100 a week after starting out, Ritchie also claimed he only had “two days off in two years”.<\/p>\n
\nRitchie – who will appear in the upcoming BBC series ‘Boybands Forever’ – told The Guardian newspaper: “People often don\u2019t get it. They think being in a famous band is a dream. But I\u2019ve had situations where I\u2019m out with friends and, when I start talking, jaws drop to the floor. They\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my god, is that really what it was like?\u2019”<\/p>\n
\nRitchie also shared how a bandmate once had to steal his passport after management refused to let him leave the tour after he got sick.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: “In the end, they wouldn\u2019t give me my passport to fly home. Scott had to go in and nick my passport and just hand it to me and bundle me in a taxi at four in the morning. At the time, I didn\u2019t think that much of it. Now, that\u2019s an encroachment of power, isn\u2019t it really? It\u2019s almost imprisonment.”<\/p>\n
\nAnd, Ritchie admitted the fans could be overzealous and inappropriate.<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking about one particular encounter when he was 17 or 18 and the fan was in her thirties, he said: “While we were doing the picture, she just grabbed me down there like it was perfectly normal. I was like, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019 The thing is, a lot of guys would be like, \u2018What I wouldn\u2019t give for that!\u2019 But it\u2019s not always pleasant, if you don\u2019t ask for it. It\u2019s like, \u2018Why are you doing that? Please don\u2019t do it again.\u2019”<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking previously about the financial issues he experienced, he told The Times in 2022: ‘We sold 20 million records worldwide, so people assume the royalty cheques kept on coming, but you’d be surprised at the actual figures. <\/p>\n
\n“Obviously it’s split between five members, then you’ve got the production teams and the producers. It was a classic example of how record companies treat young artists…<\/p>\n
\n“You think you’ve won the lottery, and don’t get me wrong we had some brilliant experiences, but financially they take the lion’s share and by the time it’s finished it’s too late. It’s done.”<\/p>\n
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