Robson and Jerome now - from addiction to Grantchester and Game of Thrones

Robson Green and Jerome Flynn became stars successful the nineties - but what happened aft they recovered fame arsenic singers?

Robson Green and Jerome Flynn changeable to fame with the deed Unchained Melody successful 1995. The opus was truthful immense it spent a grounds 7 weeks astatine fig one.

The actors hadn't really sought retired a vocation successful euphony but were spotted by euphony mogul Simon Cowell by accidental during an occurrence of ITV's Soldier Soldier that saw the improbable brace loop retired what would spell connected to beryllium the best-selling way of 1995.

Having seen their performance, X Factor main Simon, was hopeless to get them connected his books. Simon knew he'd struck golden with the singing duo and further claimed he'd earned his archetypal cardinal disconnected the backmost of the deed and the medium occurrence which besides topped the charts that twelvemonth too.

Despite reaching epic stardom successful the euphony world some singers ditched popular wholly and returned to their roots but beingness hasn't ever been an casual slog for the pair.

Addiction

Robson had struggled to ace the acting satellite initially but got fortunate erstwhile BBC One play Casualty decided to marque him portion of the cast. From determination helium was noticed by ITV and landed a relation that would alteration his beingness forever.

It was his relation of Fusilier Dave Tucker successful Soldier Soldier that saw him scope eventual fame. However, astatine conscionable property 26, Robson admitted helium was excessively young for the rock-n-roll manner and it yet took its toll connected his good being.

In a past interrogation with The Mirror successful 2021, Robson opened up astir his past struggles with addiction, helium said: "I was conscionable 26 years aged erstwhile existent fame came knocking astatine my doorway with a play called Soldier Soldier watched by 21 cardinal people.

"I was enjoying fame. I was enjoying recognition, I was enjoying each the approval. I was enjoying the awards, I was enjoying the parties, I was enjoying the drinking and everything other that went with fame."

He confessed that his beingness had go a "car crash" and the histrion felt he'd "lost interaction with what mattered successful life", further sharing: "I grew up successful a close-knit mining assemblage successful the North East of England wherever my dada worked down the pit. I started having existent problems with fame and intoxicant and drugs."

Grantchester and quiescent life

Despite the setbacks of addiction, Robson did bounce backmost starring successful shows specified arsenic Reckless, Touching Evil, Grafters, Northern Lights, and Wire successful the Blood.

More notable performances besides see Waterloo Road, Strike Back and instrumentality favourite Grantchester, having been formed arsenic the loveable Geordie Keating.

Away from the cameras, helium was joined to Alison Ogilvie successful 1991, an occupational therapist. But aft 8 years, they confirmed they were parting ways.

He struck up a romance with Page 3 Model Vanya Seager, who helium shares lad Taylor with. They tied the knot successful 2001 but 10 years aboriginal confirmed they were besides parting ways.

Robson present lives with his spouse Zoila Short successful Northumberland, with their lives being a cardinal miles distant from the showbiz world.

Religious Sect

Jerome made up the different fractional of the famed brace who topped the charts successful the 90s. He changeable to fame aft he'd starred successful the London's Burning TV movie.

His acting vocation continued to flourish with the prima landing a relation successful constabulary play Between The Lines earlier helium got the telephone astir the amusement that would alteration everything.

The histrion had been formed to play Corporal Paddy Garvey successful Soldier Soldier, not knowing astatine the clip this would beryllium the relation that would besides footwear commencement his occurrence successful music.

It wasn't the beingness he'd prepared himself for and helium decided to instrumentality a measurement backmost from fame, aboriginal joining the spiritual sect, Enlightenment movement, successful 1996 - which was arguable astatine the time.

He and his woman Anna Jacobs were welcomed to the spiritual ellipse by Coronation Street prima Bill Roache (who played Ken Barlow), who arranged a gathering with American spiritual guru Andrew Cohen.

They were afloat committed and spent their days meditating and studying with different converts. But aft 4 years connected their spiritual travel together, Anna decided she was out, starring to their amicable split.

A fewer years later, Jerome opted to permission the spiritual ellipse excessively but had nary regrets astir signing up to the spiritual community.

He told The Independent successful 2014: "I deliberation a portion of maine was looking for a Christ-like fig and Andrew fitted the measure astatine the time. And I deliberation helium wanted to acceptable that bill."

Game of Thrones career

The actor's adjacent large gig landed erstwhile helium struck up the relation of Bronn successful Game of Thrones successful 2011. His quality appeared successful a whopping 37 episodes.

Despite his popularity connected the drama, determination had been whispers that things weren't large connected acceptable betwixt him and co-star Lena Headey, who played Cersei Lannister.

According to reports successful 2003, the brace were forced to contradict that they were an point successful spite of being seen retired together. It was speculated that the actors had a "bad interruption up" that didn't bode good erstwhile their characters connected the amusement yet came together.

Jerome besides decided to permission the showbiz realm erstwhile it comes to his location and present resides successful a workplace successful Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Grantchester returns to ITV1 this evening from 9pm.