Will Young is considering a change of career.
The Pop Idol winner, 46, is etched into the 2000s reminiscences of UK millennials all over the place for his stand-out look in the first hit collection of the singing competitors.
While some (together with Will) may not remember that proper now there is no such thing as a The X Factor or Pop Idol equal, in 2002 everybody was speaking about the present and by default, Will. He was a family title and considerably of a nationwide treasure. For many, he nonetheless is.
But whereas tons of folks in his scenario is perhaps tempted to relaxation on their high-flying laurels, Will has used his fame as a launchpad to marketing campaign about UK issues that imply the most to him.
Issues at the forefront of the Leave Right Now hitmaker’s thoughts famously contain canines – and now kids, too.
Will’s focus has pivoted in direction of the well being of younger folks to such an extent that he’s truly considering an enormous change of career.
‘If I don’t find yourself fostering I’ve been wanting into coaching to turn out to be a college counsellor,’ Will advised Metro.
‘I think there’s an enormous want for college counsellors, and so I’ll positively be in some kind of manner aiding, serving to and guiding youthful folks, as a result of I’m of that age now.
‘I think it’s necessary for folks to know that you would be able to be parental, even should you don’t have children.’
He defined: ‘You can still find that part of you, and I think that’s actually necessary for folks to grasp, and necessary for myself.’
Will can also be continuing to help four-legged friends, as he has simply been introduced as pet food model Miraculous Meals’ co-founder, the place 50% of all income go to UK canine rescue centres.
‘My rescue dog was an hour away from being put down, he was given a week in total to see if anyone wanted him and his daughter, who I rescued as well,’ Will mentioned.
Describing the bleak actuality for rescue canines in the UK immediately, the singer defined: ‘Euthanasia is a thing that isn’t spoken about on this nation nevertheless it occurs and the statistics are purposefully murky, let’s consider.
‘We don’t actually know. It may very well be something between 50,000 to 80,000 canines a yr [that are put down due to not having a home].’
Refreshingly outspoken at a time when many select to stay silent, Will has beforehand criticised the Conservatives’ treatment of LGBTQ+ people in the UK, saying he generally feels ‘terrified’ to be a homosexual man on this nation.
When requested what different problem Will wish to see addressed in the UK immediately, he factors to animal testing.
‘It has to be animal testing,’ he mentioned. ‘I’ve been banging on about it to anybody in politics who will hear.
‘We nonetheless check on animals. We nonetheless check on monkeys on this nation. This occurs at universities.
‘We nonetheless have a check that goes again to Victorian instances that’s actually about growing a dosage till the animal dies.
‘We test on up to 3000 dogs a year. It’s exams that we don’t must do as a result of we’ve acquired significantly better expertise now.’
Nodding to our nationwide love of canines, Will questioned: ‘Why do we love our dogs so much? I suppose it’s about unconditional love.’
He added: ‘Every rescue dog could bring a life of joy to a family, a person, someone that’s lonely, or somebody that perhaps by no means trusted anybody earlier than.’
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