Just a hint of an Aussie accent is all that can be heard in Peter Andre’s voice as he chats over Zoom with WHO from his London home. But the pull to return to the country in which he was raised and launched his music career is only getting stronger. “The time has come,” Andre, 50, says in the days before jumping on a plane back to Australia. “Something is telling me to start going back, I can’t explain it.”
It’s been over 30 years since Andre, a New Faces discovery at the age of 16, released his first smash hit ‘Gimme Little Sign’. The cover of the 1967 soul song spent 31 weeks in the charts, peaking at No. 3, and earned him an ARIA award for highest-selling Australian single of the year.
The British-born son of Greek-Cypriot parents, who moved to Australia when he was 6, had Molly Meldrum in his corner, a six-pack (or possibly an eight-pack) that drove fans wild and an unshakeable selfbelief that he would be a star. He headed to the UK in the mid ’90s and in 1996 released the album Natural with the hit single ‘Mysterious Girl’.
He became a massive star, selling out stadiums across the UK, and was a constant in the British tabloids, particularly after a trip to the jungle in 2004 for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! where he met and fell for model Katie Price. They became the ultimate celebrity couple, marrying in a lavish ceremony in September 2005 at Highclere Castle and went on to have two children together – Junior, now 18 and Princess, 16. While the marriage ended acrimoniously in 2009, Andre never made his way back to Australia.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
OSHER GÜNSBERG MY NORTH STAR
THE TV STAR REVEALS HOW HIS WIFE AND FAMILY INSPIRED HIM TO BEAT CHRONIC PAIN
Paris & Nicole reunion IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE TEENAGERS AGAIN
THE LIFELONG PALS SPILL ON THEIR NEW PROJECT AND UNBREAKABLE BOND
MY VERSION OF SUCCESS
HOW FAMILY DYNAMICS BOTH REAL AND SCRIPTED HAVE INFORMED THE STAR'S LIFE AND CAREER
VICTORIA BECKHAM WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE
INSIDE THE FAMOUS FAMILY'S REACTION TO DAVID'S ON AND OFF-FIELD ANTICS
LEQ AT 50
THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR THE OSCARWINNING ACTOR
THE PERFECT gentleman
THE ACTOR IS SMITTEN WITH HIS SUPERSTAR GIRLFRIEND AND HE'S NOT AFRAID TO SHOW IT
CHRIS HEMSWORTH FAMILY COMESFIRST
THE ACTOR GIVES AN UPDATE ON HIS ALZHEIMER'S GENE DISCOVERY
KATE'S BIG WEEKEN
THE PRINCESS OF WALES CARRIED OUT BACK-TO-BACK ENGAGEMENTS IN LONDON
Elzabeth Hurleyn A HEARTFELT REUNION
FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, THE STAR NEVER LOST HER LOVE FOR SHANE WARNE'S CHILDREN
LIAM PAYNE Shock death twist
CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID IN RELATION TO THE ONE DIRECTION STAR'S DRUG-FUELLED DEMISE