Nineties boyband star unrecognisable as he reveals horrific treatment in chart-topping band

NINETIES boyband prima looks wholly antithetic from his days successful the limelight.

James 'Spike' Dawbarn has besides lifted the lid connected his experiences during the aboriginal days of 911.

Now 50, Spike looked backmost connected his clip successful the trio and joked that helium was treated similar Harry Potter astatine the Dursley's house.

He and co-stars Lee Brennan and Jimmy Constable sold retired arenas acknowledgment to their hits similar Bootyshakin' and A Little Bit More.

Making an quality connected BBC's Boyband Forever, Spike spoke astir his bizarre surviving arrangements erstwhile the set were successful their heyday.

"Jimmy got 1 bedroom, Lee got different chamber and I was successful the cupboard similar Harry Potter," helium explained.

"On a mattress, successful a cupboard. It's virtually wherever you'd conscionable propulsion a load of coats successful there."

"And I conscionable didn't attraction to beryllium honest, I wasn't bothered," helium laughed.

The set formed successful 1995 erstwhile Jimmy met Spike whilst moving arsenic a dancer connected the amusement The Hitman and Her.

In their aboriginal days, the set would circuit schools crossed the state and execute for students.

"I utilized to travel in, property play, bash your singing and dancing routines, bash your spot past load yourself backmost successful the van and spell to the adjacent school," helium said.

Spike present heads up a younker popular academy, PopSkool.

He launched the schoolhouse successful his hometown of Warrington, and present determination are franchises crossed the UK.

The schoolhouse offers day programmes wherever children betwixt ages 8-16 are taught modern creation and vocal training.

Former co-star Lee Brennan besides provides dependable coaching to students.

After the curtains closed connected 911 astatine the extremity of 1999, Spike decided to alteration his tune.

He followed his heart’s desire, embarked connected a travel into education, and roseate to the relation of manager astatine PopSkool.

Spike's modulation from popular prima to schoolhouse manager astatine PopSkool is simply a testament to his versatility and dedication.

The signifier whitethorn person changed, but his committedness to capturing hearts and minds remains arsenic vibrant arsenic ever.

Co-starts Jimmy Constable and Lee Brennan besides went into antithetic jobs aft 911.

Jimmy drove ambulances during the Covid outbreak and Lee became a manner coach.