'Piers Morgan made my celeb son's life hell so I chucked a pint over his head'

Chesney Hawkes roseate to fame erstwhile helium was a teenager. In a caller interview

Chesney Hawkes ' begetter erstwhile threw a pint of brew implicit Piers Morgan for his harsh disapproval of the then-teen singer.

The singer, present 53, roseate to fame erstwhile helium was inactive a teenager. He was lone 19 erstwhile helium appeared arsenic the rubric characer successful the film, Buddy's Song. In 1991, his azygous from the soundtrack, The One and Only, became a immense hit. He besides had hits specified arsenic I'm a Man Not a Boy and Secrets of the Heart.

Being successful the spotlight astatine a young property made him an casual people for disapproval from the likes of This Morning's Phillip Schofield and erstwhile Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan. At the time, helium topped the charts for 5 weeks astatine the tallness of the 90s grunge era.

Decades later, Chesney hasn't forgotten astir the intense disapproval helium was subjected to from Phillip and Piers. He said it's captious for critics to larn however their actions could impact kid stars aboriginal connected successful life. Speaking to the Mirror, helium said: "How does this happen? They were each aged capable to cognize better.

"I deliberation those moments, they were truly difficult. I benignant of had to propulsion it down and tighten the lid connected it and had to deliberation it was conscionable h2o disconnected a duck's back. I conscionable thought I would constitute a fewer songs and transportation connected but it is not until aboriginal connected that I thought it was due sh*t and it is not acceptable to bash that."

He went connected to reminisce astir the clip his dada stepped successful to basal up for him, going arsenic acold arsenic pouring a portion implicit Piers. Chesney explained: ""It is not liable and it keeps happening. Piers Morgan also had a spell astatine maine during that clip but my dada erstwhile poured a pint of lager implicit him astatine the Ivor Novello awards successful London successful 1992."

Chesney besides called disgraced presenter Phillip a 'b*stard' arsenic helium recalled the hellhole helium went done arsenic a teen successful the industry. He said: "Phillip Schofield...B*stard. I retrieve helium erstwhile did a (jokey) sketch astatine [these] awards successful 1991 wherever helium pushed maine into Hell with a pitchfork. I retrieve that infinitesimal arsenic I was lone a kid, I was 19."

The awards bash successful question was the 1991 Smash Hits' Poll Winners' Party. He added: "At first, Phillip was 1 of the archetypal radical who was precise bully to me," recalls Chesney. "We did each the TV shows similar Live and Kicking successful those days and the Radio 1 roadshows. And abruptly they turned against me. I retrieve it well. I watched [the show] that twelvemonth with my parents astatine location and they did this horrible happening wherever Phillip pushed maine to the gates of Hell with a pitchfork. They had this feline dressed arsenic maine successful a blonde wig with a mole. It was awful."

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