Will Younger has revealed he’s now neighbours with Gareth Gates, 23 years after they first competed on Pop Idol.
Will, 45, instructed the Magic Radio Breakfast Present this week that he has a stunning new neighbour from his previous.
Talking to co-host Harriet Scott, the Pop Idol icon revealed that he lately left the rat race and moved to the countryside, however unintentionally grew to become neighbours along with his former Pop Idol rival.
“I lately moved to the nation and I find it irresistible, my canine find it irresistible and everyone seems to be blissful,” he instructed the radio.
'I haven't lived on this new place for very lengthy – it's not a giant metropolis – and I get on the prepare from London, I get within the taxi and I discover out who else lives on this metropolis. The taxi driver says to me, 'Oh, are you going to Gareth Gates' home?'
'Gareth Gates lives in the identical metropolis I simply moved to!'
The singer stated he was shocked by the revelation and questioned how possible it was.
'What’s the likelihood that the 2 individuals within the Pop Idol remaining – 23 years later – stay in the identical metropolis?'
He then joked that he was able to tackle him and made a joke about his earlier win over Gareth, 40, on Pop Idol.
“I feel we're going to the native expertise present and I'm going to compete towards him once more and I'm going to win – completely!! I haven't texted him but as a result of I've been working round all over the place however he ought to know by now. And I'm looking for out the place his home is!!” he stated.
Greater than 20 years in the past, in 2001, Will and Gareth confronted off as finalists on Pop Idol. The duo battled it out within the competitors, however in February 2002, it was introduced that Will had taken dwelling the win along with his hit Evergreen.
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Will received the race with 4.6 million (53.1%) votes, solely 500,000 greater than Gates.
Since their Pop Idol days, Gareth and May have each launched music, with Gareth additionally utilizing his singing skills for musical theatre.
The singer has appeared in a number of West Finish productions in recent times and has additionally appeared in different actuality competitors reveals, comparable to Dancing On Ice.
Extra lately, Gareth impressed followers final yr when he was the only real winner of Celeb SAS: Who Dares Wins. The actor left followers in tears as he broke down in tears and spoke about his struggles in his early childhood.
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