Matt Willis is known as co-founder, bassist and co-vocalist of the pop rock band Busted.
31 Facts About Matt Willis
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In December 2006, Matt Willis won the sixth series of the ITV reality series I'm a Celebrity.
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In 2014, Matt Willis played the role of Garth Stubbs in the revived ITV sitcom Birds of a Feather and Luke Riley in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
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Matt Willis was born in Tooting in London on 8 May 1983.
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Matt Willis has an older brother, but their parents split up when he was only three years old.
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Matt Willis had three different last names legally while growing up.
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Matt Willis has noted he was a "problem" child, regularly sneaking out of the house by climbing down drain pipes.
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Matt Willis attended Woking High School after being asked to leave his previous secondary school, before leaving to attend the independent fee-paying Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London, where he met his friends Lee Ryan, Tom Fletcher, Billie Piper, Jodi Albert and the late Amy Winehouse.
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Matt Willis first found fame in the music industry as one third of the pop band, Busted.
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The band's bassist and vocalist, Matt Willis formed the band as well as co-writing almost all of their songs along with Charlie Simpson, James Bourne and Tom Fletcher, although the latter was a member of McFly.
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On 10 November 2015, it was announced that Simpson had decided to rejoin Busted after 10 years away from the band, as a consequence Matt Willis confirmed that McBusted had parted ways for the time being putting the band on hiatus.
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In 2006, Matt Willis took part in the sixth series of Celebrity MasterChef.
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In December 2006 on ITV, Matt Willis was crowned 'King of the Jungle' on I'm a Celebrity.
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In November 2011, Matt Willis appeared on Big Brother's Bit on the Side with his wife.
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On 14 February 2007, Matt Willis presented ITV2's coverage of the BRIT Awards with Lauren Laverne, Russell Howard and Alesha Dixon and returned to this role in 2008 alongside his wife, Emma, and Laverne.
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Matt Willis interviewed Rihanna, Shayne Ward, Adele, Ozzy Osbourne, Kate Nash and many more including Perez Hilton who became very fond of Willis.
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In January 2014, Matt Willis played Garth Stubbs in the revival of Birds of a Feather on ITV, but did not return for the second series due to McBusted commitments and was replaced by Samuel James.
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In February 2014, Matt Willis appeared in the short-term role of Luke Riley in EastEnders, the boyfriend of returning character Stacey Branning.
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The documentary, Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction, aired on 17 May 2023.
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In 2010, Matt Willis made his theatrical debut as Nick in Flashdance: The Musical, a West-End production.
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Later that year, Matt Willis was offered the role of Chuck in an adaption of Footloose.
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Late 2011 saw Matt Willis take on the role of Fiyero in Wicked.
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Matt Willis continued the role until 27 October 2012, when he was replaced by Ben Freeman.
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In 2021 it was announced Willis would be joining the UK tour of Waitress playing Dr Pomatter.
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Matt Willis began to have problems from the drug-taking including physiological and memory problems.
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In June 2008, aged 25, Matt Willis entered a rehab centre in Bournemouth after a marriage ultimatum, as Matt Willis continued to use drugs and abuse alcohol.
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Matt Willis took the full five week course in drugs and alcohol.
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In November 2007, Matt Willis claimed to have stopped smoking, which he had done from the age of 11, but has since resumed smoking.
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Shortly after completing rehab, Matt Willis was recruited to the Church of Scientology but later left the Church after they reportedly advised that he separate from his then-partner of three years, Emma Griffiths, whom the Church deemed to be a "Suppressive Person".
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On 5 July 2008, Matt Willis married Griffiths at Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire.
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On 28 February 2010, Matt Willis was injured in a skiing accident.