Chesney Hawkes has revealed he selected to go on Celebrity Big Brother after his greatest buddy urged him to ‘take life by the horns’ earlier than passing away the subsequent day.
The singer, 53, appeared on FUBAR Radio’s showbiz programme Access All Areas, and obtained candid with hosts Bobby Norris and Ellen Coughlan.
The One and Only hitmaker, who had beforehand turned down probabilities to go on the present, mentioned: ‘I’ll be very trustworthy, my greatest buddy handed away earlier this yr, and it is clearly [an] extremely tough time for me.
‘And I had a magical hour with him simply earlier than the day earlier than he died, the place he mentioned, ‘Obviously, life is brief.
”I would like you to only take life by the horns, smash it to items, say sure to the loopy s**t, and simply to reside out loud.’
‘And he used all of these phrases and actually he died a day after that, and every week after that, I obtained approached by Big Brother.’

Chesney Hawkes has revealed he selected to go on Celebrity Big Brother after his greatest buddy urged him to ‘take life by the horns’ earlier than passing away the subsequent day
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The One and Only hitmaker mentioned: ‘I’ll be very trustworthy, my greatest buddy handed away earlier this yr, and clearly [an] extremely tough time for me’

His buddy advised him, ‘I would like you to only take life by the horns, smash it to items, say sure to the loopy shit, and simply to reside out loud’
In the episode, Chesney additionally gave his ideas on the relationship between Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes, with rumours of a romantic relationship between the two confirmed by snaps of the pair kissing in a pool this week.
Chesney mentioned he was shut with the duo, and added that the pair have been one another’s help.
He claimed that when contestant Mickey Rourke spoke inappropriately to JoJo, the former Love Island star was there for her.
Mickey was ultimately ousted from the Big Brother home for ‘unacceptable behaviour’.
Chesney added: ‘Chris was there to help, and he was completely good.’
Chesney mentioned that whereas on the present, he solely ever noticed a ‘very candy platonic relationship’ between the pair, and that no matter was taking place now was none of his enterprise.
He added: ‘All I do know is that they’re very a lot a part of one another’s lives and I feel they’ve a connection that may be very particular.’
Later in the present, Chesney spoke about his children’ response to his intercourse get together confession on the present: ‘To be trustworthy with you, I made a video simply earlier than I went in the Big Brother home utterly bare.
‘So they’re simply pondering, I’m having a, you understand, midlife disaster.’

The singer, 53, appeared on FUBAR Radio’s showbiz programme Access All Areas, and obtained candid with hosts Bobby Norris and Ellen Coughlan (pictured)

In the episode, Chesney additionally shared his ideas on the relationship between Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes with Bobby (pictured)

Chesney mentioned he was shut with the duo, and added that the pair have been one another’s help

He added: ‘All I do know is that they’re very a lot a part of one another’s lives and I feel they’ve a connection that may be very particular’
In April Chesney’s spouse Krissy shared her aspect of the story after the singer claimed that they had visited a ‘intercourse membership’ collectively the place she whipped him.
The hitmaker admitted he was first whipped by a ‘muscly man in a thong’, earlier than claiming that his spouse additionally had a flip.
However, eager to dismiss any hypothesis that the married couple frequently go to intercourse golf equipment collectively, Krissy has now weighed in on the state of affairs.
‘It was a one-off spontaneous second – not one thing we have booked in the calendar frequently! For us, it is all about enjoyable and spontaneity.’
Chesney revealed the tawdry story whereas collaborating in The Big Fame Board Game throughout an episode.
The stars took their minds off eviction by collaborating in the problem and placing their superstar standing to the take a look at.

American singer JoJo, 21, and the British TV character, 32, struck up an extremely shut bond whereas showing on the ITV actuality present collectively final month
Working in groups, they have been tasked with their human enjoying piece round a board stuffed with duties to finish, with the profitable aspect promised unique entry to Big Brother’s VIP drinks reception later in the night.
Chesney needed to carry the lid on some headline-grabbing details about himself, saying: ‘I used to be as soon as in a intercourse membership and I used to be whipped in entrance of the complete membership and there are images to show it.’
A shocked Chris Hughes asks, ‘Who was whipping you?’ to which the One And Only hitmaker responds: ‘A really muscly butch man in a thong, adopted by my spouse.’
He is then quizzed: ‘Did you get pleasure from it?’
Chesney added: ‘I liked it.’