Les said there were a number of things that led to his “downward spiral”, and added: “That was a period of time from around 2002 when I was heavy into alcohol and drugs, and all that messing around was also involved in those themes too. “The only caveat to that is if you still have those feelings, and want to pursue those things while you’re in a marriage – I imagine that would be rather difficult! Dangerous at all sorts of levels!” If you and your partner have a strong relationship, and there’s something you’ve been hiding for some years, there’s no harm in letting someone know – but if it’s in the past and all over then it stays there.
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Les said he’s always been honest about his sexuality to his wife since, and while he can’t bring himself to watch the TV show back, he added: “Honesty is a major thing.
While everyone else was given two weeks to detox, Les ended up staying for four months – and it led to him opening up on-air about his secret life. It challenged stars to overcome a range of addictions, from drugs and alcohol right through to plastic surgery. In the depths of his addiction, the singer was given an offer to appear on Living TV show Rehab, in 2008-2009. Speaking to Starts at 60, Les has opened up on the moment he realised he had hit “rock bottom” before confessing to a string of gay affairs behind his wife’s back, as well as a horrific date rape he endured when he was just 19-years-old. The 62-year-old singer battled alcohol and drug addiction for several years too, leading to a shock confession on a TV show that briefly ended his marriage to Japanese wife, Peko. But his musical history isn’t the only demon Les McKeown has had to overcome.
He became a worldwide star as frontman of the Bay City Rollers in the 1970s, before a bitter falling out led to the Scottish group breaking up and going their separate ways.