Chesney Hawkes reveals he blew £8,200,000 fortune after massive hit single
He can 'see it happening' with modern artists.
Former teen heartthrob Chesney Hawkes made millions from his hit song The One And Only but blew it all, and is now issuing a warning to others.
The musician, 52, has hit headlines as he’s rumoured to be entering Celebrity Big Brother this year after a rumoured line-up ‘leaked’, including the likes of Jojo Siwa, Mickey Rourke, Jack P Shepherd, and Trisha Goddard.
He is arguably best known for earworm single The One And Only released in 1991, which became an international hit after appearing in the film Buddy’s Song.
The movie starred Chesney as the titular character, and Roger Daltrey as his father.
While the track still makes semi-regular appearances on radio or chart shows, Chesney himself is far more out of the limelight than he was at the height of his fame.
He has since revealed he blew the fortune he made from his hit song and film — a whopping £8,200,000.
The star, who starred in Buddy’s Song with Roger Daltrey, recalled the mania of going on tour and having a fortune as a teenager (Picture: Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)The musician recently appeared on the podcast My Dirty Laundry, where he admitted as soon as he ‘made it’ he was ‘blowing everything,’ from buying a state-of-the-art studio to treating his whole family to lavish gifts.
‘I would be thrown into the hurricane and I’d be gone. And then I’m off to Sweden and then I’m off to New York. I never knew where I was waking up for that first year,’ he said. ‘It was mental. It was really crazy.’
He recalled being so ‘burnt out’ from his hectic schedule that he once fainted in the middle of an interview from ‘utter exhaustion,’ and admits he sees himself in modern-day acts and worries about them.
Referencing Adele being forced to cancel a string of shows due to illness, he said he could ‘see it happening’ with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles.
He is believed to be worth around £8million again after pivoting his career to songwriting for other artists, the Mail Online reports. he has also sold the rights to the song that made him famous.
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His appearance on CBB is sure to bolster his earnings, but the musician has remained tight-lipped on his reality TV stint.
Appearing on BBC Breakfast this morning, he batted off questions about his turn in the iconic Big Brother House.
‘I have no idea what you’re talking about,’ when asked about the show by hosts Nina Warhurst and Charlie Stayt.
‘I don’t know where you got that from.’
When asked by Nina if he had any preparations for entering the house, he replied he would ‘probably sleeping if he was to do that.’
Far from being a one-hit wonder, Hawked followed his chart-topping single with I’m a Man Not a Boy, which peaked at 27 in the UK.
