S Club 7 star Jon Lee has opened up about feeling like a fraud during his time in the band, admitting he struggled with the pressure of fame. The 43-year-old, who is now appearing on the reality dating show Celebs Go Dating, said he had not been on a date for six years before joining the programme.
Lee, who rose to fame with the pop group in the late 1990s, told the Mirror that he felt he had to present a certain image as 'Jon from S Club'. He said: 'I’ve always been 'Jon from S Club' where you have to present yourself in a certain way and answer certain questions because of the band. So, to be 100% myself was a new thing for me and for the public to see. It was refreshing.'
The singer, who is single, said he came into the dating show with an open attitude and found the experience therapeutic. He explained: 'The experts hold a mirror to you and why you do certain things – you look at your past and things start to click. I got emotional and it was nice to let that out, it felt like a relief.'
Lee added that he now feels more confident in himself after years of struggle. 'If you’re not fully happy with who you are, it’s very difficult to ask someone else to be in love with you,' he said. 'I’m so happy I’m now in a comfortable place, but I’m 43, it’s taken me this long to be there and to be confident.'
