willyoung
Will Young is suing his former school. The 44-year-old singer claims his boarding school was "abusive" and has surrounded by "monsters" and now Will is involved in a "big civil legal case" against the establishment. He told the Daily Mail: "Singing has always been a little escape, since being at a very abusive boarding school, with whom I am now involved in a big civil legal case, with other people. That's ongoing. "I think I can say I'm in legal proceedings concerning physical abuse, what the school knew about that and a particular person. "I was surrounded by monsters. When it does go to cou...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young is taking legal action against the "monsters" at his "very abusive" former school. The 44-year-old singer - who previously revealed he was left with PTSD because of the "appalling" experiences he had as a child - didn't give specific details about the "big civil legal case" he is involved in against Horris Hill Prep school in Berkshire, but admitted the allegations centre around "physical abuse". He told the Daily Mail newspaper's Weekend magazine: "Singing has always been so personal to me, maybe it's a vulnerability thing. "Singing has always been a little escape, since being at a...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young has felt "ashamed" of being single. The 44-year-old pop singer stars in a new production of 'Song from Far Away', a one-man play by Simon Stephens, and Will admits that he can relate to his character, who develops a crush on a waiter who showed him kindness once. Will - who came out as gay in 2002 - explained to the Guardian newspaper: "I can relate to a lot of that. "I’ve been mostly single throughout my life. I don’t feel it now, but there was a time when I was quite ashamed of it. Relatives pityingly asking … ‘Anyone?’ Because of past experiences - abuse at boarding school - I fi...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young has slammed David Beckham for promoting the Qatar World Cup. The 47-year-old former soccer star has signed a lucrative deal to promote the ongoing World Cup - but Will has now described his ambassadorial role as "odious". He said on Instagram: "Qatar is of course not the only country in the world with appalling records on human rights. The argument that sport is not political is duplicitous and two faced. "Look at South Africa during apartheid, look at Russia now. Who decides the yays and the nays? "What is undoubtedly clear however is a star like you @davidbeckham who I once sang f...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young "kept quiet" about his traumatic experiences at boarding school because he didn't want to upset his parents. The 43-year-old singer revealed last year he was left with PTSD because of the "appalling" experiences he had as a child and he's now acknowledged he felt pressured not to confide in his mother and father because he was constantly told how "fortunate" he was to be there as a result of his parents' hard work. Speaking to Times Radio, he said: "One of the things about when you're a child is you can often... I felt very fortunate, ironically, to be sent to the school. My parents...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young handcuffed himself to a fence amid an animal rights protest on Tuesday (16.11.21). The 42-year-old pop star attached himself to the front gates of MBR Acres - a facility in Cambridgeshire that breeds dogs for laboratory research - as part of a campaign against animal testing. The 'Leave Right Now' hitmaker - who was part of a group of protesters at the site - wrote on Twitter: "I spent today at the gates of MBR Acres in protest of their testing on beagles. I wanted to raise awareness of animal testing and the fact that this is a puppy farm that farms over 2000 beagle puppies a year ...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young told Demi Moore he was a pig farmer. The 'Leave Right Now' hitmaker got talking to the 'Ghost' actress - who has three children with ex-husband Bruce Willis and was also previously married to Ashton Kutcher - in a hotel bar in Los Angeles and because she didn't recognise him, he invented a fake back story for himself as "everyone" in the city typically claims to work in the entertainment industry. He admitted: "I used to tell people I was a very successful organic farmer. "I remember going to LA once, I arrived late in the evening, and I was in this hotel, and there was Demi Moore, ...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young claims he was once asked to kiss George Michael during a performance at the BRIT Awards. The ‘Leave Right Now’ hitmaker was won two BRIT Awards between 2003 and 2009, and was nominated for seven others, but was never asked to perform on the night, unlike fellow chart-topping male artists such as James Blunt and Robbie Williams. And Will has said the one time he was offered a performance slot it came with the condition that he would have to take to the stage with George Michael and kiss him during the performance. Will – who is openly gay – turned down the offer because it felt “very...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young wants to help "change" the way alcoholics are treated. The 'Leave Right Now' hitmaker spoke up at the inquest of his late brother Rupert - who took his own life in July 2020 after leaving hospital without telling one - on Monday (25.01.21) to question why a psychiatrist wasn't asked to assess his twin and why addiction services suggested alcoholics like his brother use alcohol to wean themselves off the drink, and later promised to try and instigate change. He wrote on his Instagram Story: "The poor NHS and emergency services are asked to handle mental health crises where they are o...
BANG Showbiz English
Will Young has been "struck" by coronavirus. The 41-year-old singer took to his Instagram Stories to tell fans he has been affected by Covid-19, but had "almost got away with it". He wrote: "Covid strikes!!! Almost got away with it... (sic)" It comes just days after Will revealed his father is "high risk", while taking issue with water services company Thames Water. He wrote on Twitter: "So @thameswater have been so unhelpful and made SO many u turns to my poor dad who is high risk . Been going on since May at least and they WONT take responsibility . Well I’m joining the fight now . So disapp...
BANG Showbiz English
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら