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Dust off the old school tie and obscenely-baggy jeans and get practicing that iconic air guitar jump, because Busted are back.

Busted's Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis and James Bourne have teased plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary - telling fans to expect news this Friday, March 23.

Charlie Simpson has revealed he chose his rhino costume on The Masked Singer as a nod to his wife’s childhood and family.The 37-year-old Busted star won ITV’s secretive singing competition on Saturday evening after he performed three songs including Lewis Capaldi’s Before You Go. Following his win, Simpson explained the story behind his cowboy-inspired rhino costume choice saying: “My wife grew up in Kenya so I spend a lot of time in Kenya, and we spend a lot of time on safari. “I actually walked with rhinos, and some of the rhinos, there’s only a handful of them left.They’re really endangered and they have to be guarded by military personnel now, so the poachers don’t get them and I actually got to go and walk around with them, with these guards, it was incredible – with some of the last few remaining (rhinos) on Earth.

Following weeks of singing Jacket Potatoes and Otters, this weekend finally saw Rhino crowned winner of the fourth series of The Masked Singer. While judges Mo Gilligan and Jonathan Ross had been sure that the mystery voice belonged to James Arthur, fellow judges Rita Ora and Davina McCall, alongside a whole host of viewers at home, were correct in guessing that it was Busted singer Charlie Simpson all along. Speaking of his time on the show, the musician explained: “I was terrified the entire time.The thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics.

James Arthur has responded to Busted‘s Charlie Simpson being revealed as ‘Rhino’ on The Masked Singer, following fan speculation that he was behind the disguise.The final of the ITV show – which sees famous musicians perform in costumes and masks to make their identity a mystery – aired on Saturday (February 18), where it was revealed that the Busted singer was the season four winner and had been performing behind the Rhino mask.However, fans of the show had spent several weeks speculating that it was actually Arthur in the costume.“Fuck me I can’t wait till everybody stops blowing my phone up every Saturday thinking I’m on telly singing dressed as a rhino,” the X Factor winner responded on Twitter.“@CharlieSimpson id know that voice anywhere,” he wrote in a follow-up tweet. “One of the best out there #maskedsinger now everyone piss off and leave me alone.”“Honoured to be compared to @CharlieSimpson by the way.

Charlie Simpson has been announced as the winner of The Masked Singer 2023.The Busted star, 37, was unveiled to be the singer behind the Rhino costume on the hit ITV show after it was revealed he'd beaten Phoenix and Fawn in the grand final, which aired on Saturday 18 February. Judges Rita Ora and Davina McCall had both guessed it was Charlie behind the mask, while Mo Gilligan and Jonathan Ross had been sure it was X Factor star James Arthur performing on the show.

The Masked Singer fans have been battling it out on social media ahead of the grand finale of the 2023 series tonight, which will see the final three characters unmasked. With the last instalment of the ITV hit show just hours away, Phoenix, Rhino and Fawn will take to the stage to perform one last time Meanwhile the judging panel of Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan will again try to guess their identities as the fourth series winds to an end, but fans are certain they have figured out who is hiding behind the rhino mask.

Peter Andre has revealed he was bullied when he was a child, and as a result of that, he straightens his hair to this day after bullies made fun of his curly locks. But after some help from presenter Carol Vorderman, 61, dad of four Peter admits he is now trying to "let things go".

Busted’s Charlie Simpson has explained how his son was rushed to hospital after suffering from “secondary drowning”.The musician shared details of the incident on his Instagram page earlier today (July 19), to help warn other families of the potentially fatal condition.His son Jago, four, had been swimming underwater in a swimming pool when he emerged “spluttering and coughing.” While he initially seemed to recover, Simpson said his son later started to vomit and become “lethargic”.Simpson said after speaking with a doctor, his son was initially diagnosed with food poisoning but later confirmed to have secondary drowning, caused by water in the lungs. The condition can cause pneumonia.“Before the doctor left, I suddenly remembered Jago coughing in the pool that morning and I remembered reading about a condition called secondary drowning, so I relayed it to the doctor,” Simpson explained.A post shared by Charlie Simpson (@charliesimpson)“After hearing this, [the doctor’s] demeanour changed and he told us to go to A&E straight away.”The musician said on the way to the hospital, which was an hour away, his son’s condition started to deteriorate.

Adam Thomas has been praised by his fans as he did a good deed over the weekend. The former Emmerdale actor headed to his local Sainsbury's and decided to pay the staff back - before revealing it as compensation for his supermarket habit.

Busted star Charlie Simpson has urged parents to be extra careful this summer after his son was rushed to hospital during a family holiday.

Busted's Charlie Simpson has spoken out on the "terrifying" moment he rushed his son to A&E after suffering from secondary drowning.The 37 year old, who welcomed his second child Jago in 2018, took to his Instagram feed to share exactly what happened as a warning to fellow parents. Sharing a photo of Jago, four, in hospital, he told his 98,900 followers: "Hi all, I wanted to share a terrifying experience we had recently with my youngest son Jago, in the hope that if it helps just one person avoid a similar situation, it will be worth it." He then explained that they were enjoying a family day by the pool on holiday when it all took place.

Busted rejected a lot of "lame" reality TV offers which risked ruining the band. The 'Year 3000' pop rockers - who split in 2005 before James Bourne and Matt Willis formed supergroup McBusted with McFly in 2014, followed by an actual reunion with bandmate Charlie Simpson a couple of years later - turned down plenty of pitches before they got back together. Singer James told the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column: "We care a lot about our band.

Bring Me The Horizon have revealed that they’ve recorded “about 45 songs” for their next release.The band’s last project was their ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’ EP, released back in October 2020.The first of several releases, frontman Oli Sykes told NME last year they were “working on parts two, three and four simultaneously” and that they were hoping to “get songs out as soon as we can”.The Sheffield rock giants then gave fans a taste of what they can expect from ‘Post Human 2’, sharing new single ‘DiE4u’ in September 2021.Speaking in a new interview, Sykes has now shared an update on the record as well as their forthcoming schedule.“We’re doing lots of gigs hopefully, if the world goes alright,” he told BANG Showbiz (via Contact Music). “Lots of European festivals and we’re going to the States in September.

Charlie Simpson – former Busted member and Fightstar frontman – has hinted that a collaboration with Bring Me The Horizon could be on the cards.In the latest segment of NME‘s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, Simpson was quizzed on elements of his career.At one point he was asked about his former band Busted’s debut single, ‘What I Go To School For’. In his response, the musician mentioned that Bring Me The Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish said to him: “Those Busted songs are fucking bangers man!”Later on, Simpson was asked: “Any chance of a collab with Busted banger-loving Bring Me the Horizon?” to which he replied: “So I spoke to Jordan [Fish] two weeks ago because we want to do a project together.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Matt Willis and his two Busted bandmates, Charlie Simpson and James Bourne, topped the charts with their insanely catchy hit, WhatI Go To School For.Their tongue-in-cheek brand of pop-punk made them household names and although the trio have reunited a couple of times since – their third studio album in 2016, Night Driver, was recently certified silver – the boys have gone on to forge different careers in recent years.

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Busted star Charlie Simpson has opened up about his dream collaboration, admitting that one of the band's biggest influences would be top of his list.