Darius Danesh on life after Pop Idol, Hollywood friends and health issues
14.04.2022 - 16:11
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Pop Idol is set to return to out screens for its 20th anniversary and to mark the occasion, Scottish Pop Idol star Darius Danesh is rumoured to be making a return appearance.
Bearsden's Darius, who is also known as Darius Campbell made a big impact with his ever memorable Britney Spears cover and after appearing on Pop Idol, he's gone on to even greater things.
Here we look at his life, loves and lifestyle as he's gone on to Hollywood and beyond.
Darius' first appearance was on show Popstars, which brought us acts including Hear'Say and Liberty X.
Following his now famous rendition of Britney's '...Baby One More Time' on the show, and all the different vocal techniques he showed off during the song, he was slated by the judges, however the telly audiences loved him and the very next year he popped up on Pop Idol.
Will Young and Gareth Gates were also singers that year - as they both competed for the crown in a nailbiting final- and Darius did so well he was even offered a lucrative deal from Simon Cowell for his music.
He turned it down and instead th singer who aimed to go 'multiplatinum'. produced five top 10 singles, and went to the top of the charts with hit Colourblind.
His debut album, Dive In went platinum and a buoyant Darius was in demand.
He hit the headlines once again at the age of 22 after marrying Canadian actress Natasha Henstridge, moving Stateside and instantly becoming a loving step-father to her two sons.
Twelve years later, he split from Species actress Natasha and admitted they were on and off throughout their marriage.
Darius said of their union: "That relationship was certainly not without its ups and downs. Over the course of 12 years, we broke up many times and had a period of six months apart.
"It was