21 Facts About Shaun Ryder

Shaun William George Ryder was born on 23 August 1962 and is an English singer, songwriter and poet.

Shaun Ryder was the runner-up on the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity.

Shaun William George Ryder was born on 23 August 1962 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, the son of nurse Linda and postman Derek.

Shaun Ryder has taken part in two reformations of Happy Mondays.

Shaun Ryder released a solo studio album, Amateur Night in the Big Top, in 2003.

In 2000, following the Big Day Out Festival in Australia with Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder stayed on in Perth, Western Australia with Pete Carroll, who had a record label called Offworld Sounds.

Shaun Ryder appeared on British tenor Russell Watson's 2001 debut studio album The Voice, lending his vocals to a cover version of the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe song "Barcelona".

In 2004, Shaun Ryder had a voice acting role in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in which he played Maccer, a washed-up, masturbation-addicted musician who was planning a major comeback tour.

In 2023, Shaun Ryder collaborated with the Lottery Winners on the track "Money" from their studio album Anxiety Replacement Therapy.

Shaun Ryder wrote a column for the Daily Sport, in which he commented on current events and celebrities.

Shaun Ryder said he "didn't really have anything to do with it at all," explaining that Warburton had approached him to write a biography.

Shaun Ryder said he was not interested in the idea at the time, but allowed him to accompany the band on tour and document the proceedings.

In 2011, Shaun Ryder published his autobiography, Twisting My Melon: The Autobiography.

Shaun Ryder was a contestant on the tenth series of ITV's reality game show I'm a Celebrity.

In January 2011 Shaun Ryder appeared on the first series of the ITV programme That Sunday Night Show, and again on the second series in September 2011.

Shaun Ryder collaborated with fellow I'm a Celebrity contestant Stacey Solomon at the 2011 National Television Awards.

Shaun Ryder has a lifelong interest in UFOs and claims that he has personally encountered space aliens, stating that he saw a UFO for the first time in 1978.

In 2017 Shaun Ryder appeared on Celebrity Juice as a member of Fearne Cotton's team.

In 2019, Shaun Ryder was interviewed on Sam Delaney's News Thing.

Shaun Ryder was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia later in life, saying in the 60s and 70s there was "no such thing as learning difficulties".

Shaun Ryder took part in Channel 4's Fame in the Family; where Shaun Ryder discovered three long lost relatives, Tracey and James had the most direct blood connection, both second cousins.