This Time Round

For most of you that have chosen to take a look at this book, you are people that have seen me grow up in front of your eyes. From my early age in Brookside and then X-Factor. Many of you will believe I have had a gifted life, which in truth I have. What you may not know is that at some points, it has been hard, harder than I ever would have imagined.

My story is going to take you on a journey, a journey that I have enjoyed, from my early years of dancing that many of you may not know about, through TV Shows such as Brookside, X-Factor, and that is where most of you will know me from.

X-factor made me a house hold name, but it had its price. My age had its price, and those around me used my age, naivety and my dream to be an entertainer to their own advantage. I’m not going to judge them. I will talk my way through my life and I will let you be the judge.

This book has been written so I can tell you my story and with the old saying ‘You can't put old head on young shoulders’. I want to guide anyone who follows their dream to entertain, the pit falls of the life they aspire to.

If I could go back would I do things differently? Yes I would. 

Do I regret my life? No I don’t.

This is my story and this is who I am now. I am closing a chapter and stepping into a bright new horizon and I would like to leave my past experiences behind me. 

How you chose to interpret them is all up to you.


Autobiography - My guide for anyone who follows their dream to entertain and the pit falls of the life they aspire to.


For a follow up to this story and what happened next; it is recommended to read A Sketchy Life (From Trouble to Notoriety) by Kevin Paul. 


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