A former boyband singer, who loved chart-topping fame for a few years along with his group, is now working in building as followers marketing campaign for the standard star to “retire and take life easy”
East 17 reached the 1994 Christmas primary spot with Stay Another Day(Image: PR)
A 90s heartthrob from a chart-topping boyband is unrecognisable now, over three decades after his band’s smash hit went to Christmas primary in 1994. East 17 are best-known for his or her festive traditional Stay Another Day, however one of many band members’ careers has taken a drastic flip.
John Hendy, 55, turned to roofing after strolling away from the highlight. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic he was pressured to dwell in a hostel along with his household for 18 months, however the singer finally managed to get himself again on his ft and carved out a profession in roofing, precisely as he had earlier than reaching stardom.
He now posts clips whereas at work on his TikTok web page and he was lately seen grafting on a property in London, stories the Express.
John has acquired heaps of reward from baffled followers who cannot believed the previous pop star is not dwelling it giant someplace overseas.
In the feedback on his TikTookay, one individual stated: “Nothing but respect for this man, royalties and fair distribution should see him retired and taking life easy, very unfair but what a lovely guy, humble.”
Someone else wrtoe: “No hate, but how is this guy still working when he sold the records he did. He should be retired and living it up somewhere hot. Great resurrection album E17.”
He beforehand spoke to MailOnline about his earnings from his time in East 17: “When I turn up to a party and my wealthy friends are arriving in their Porsche’s and Range Rovers and I’m pulling up in my roofing van.
“I’m like: ‘Oh mate, it makes me really feel sick coming to your events,’ then they put it in perspective for me. They are like: ‘John, mate, it is cash, it doesn’t suggest nothing, mate’.”
According to reports, at the height of their fame the band’s members were each receiving just around £125 a week. The group disbanded in 1997 following controversial remarks member Brian Harvey made regarding taking ecstasy.
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