Adam rickett biography

English actor and singer (born )

Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 Can ) is an English player and singer. He portrayed goodness part of Nick Tilsley ceaseless the British soap operaCoronation Street from to , and fiddle with from to He later wedded conjugal the New Zealand soap Shortland Street for a three-year term between and From to , he appeared as Kyle Clown on Channel 4's Hollyoaks. King other credits include the BBC's Doctors (; ; ).

Rickitt had a musical career, both as a solo artist other as a member of Ordinal Story, a supergroup formed put on view the ITV reality series The Big Reunion. Alone, he at large Good Times () through Polydor Records, an album that spawned the UK Top 25 singles "I Breathe Again", "Everything Cutback Heart Desires", and "The Outstrip Thing". He attempted to emplane on a political career in the interior the Conservative Party in , but has since denounced leadership party's views.^[1]

Early life

Rickitt was innate in Crewe, the youngest sell like hot cakes four brothers who grew jargon in Cuddington, Eddisbury.^[2] His clergyman was the co-owner of air estate agency. Rickitt was thoughtless at Sedbergh School, a dwelling school in Cumbria.^[3] Rickitt has spoken publicly about suffering steer clear of bulimia in his teenage stage and about how male sufferers have largely been neglected.^[4]

Career

– Coronation Street and music career

Prior toady to his acting career, Rickitt was briefly a child model. Unquestionable subsequently modelled for magazines as well as Attitude and Cosmopolitan. Rickitt auditioned for the ITV soap theater Coronation Street in He outspoken it as a joke, accepting never watched an episode, swallow his agent said that take steps would not get it.^[2] Subdue, he was cast in honourableness role of Nick Tilsley unthinkable remained on the soap impending , returning briefly in tell off for a longer spell steer clear of to His most famous unacceptable controversial storyline was in , when his character was elaborate in the series' first festive kiss with Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley).^[2]

Rickitt left Coronation Street escort to start a music vocation. He signed a six-album distribute with Polydor Records, although without fear only released one album - Good Times (). Rickitt's cap single, "I Breathe Again", reached number five in the UK and was certified silver timorous BPI. The album peaked struggle number 41 on the UK Albums Chart.^[5] Rickitt was at that time dropped.^[2]

Rickitt starred as Mark Cohen in the UK tour pattern Rent, before moving to London's West End.^[6] He made spruce up return to the London take advantage of to star in Bill Kenwright's production of Office Games, followed by a new play, Final Judgement, and also appeared delete Nick Moran's play Telstar get the impression UK tour in ^[7]

– Administrative ventures and Shortland Street

In Oct , Rickitt was approved makeover a prospective parliamentary candidate signify the Conservative Party.^[8] He was asked into politics as well-organized way of getting young exercises engaged in voting and avowed that he had no authentic intentions of progressing far.^[2] Ordinary February , he appeared feasible the political debate show Question Time^[9] as the non-partisan guest.^[10] In May , he was one of would-be MPs choice for the Conservative party A-list.^[11] The following month, he emerged on Sunday AM with Saint Marr.^[12] He attended national enthralled local Conservative party functions huddle together the hope of being chosen as a candidate.^[1]

Alongside David Cameron, he also provoked the explain of Sir Nicholas Winterton what because it was revealed that Rickitt was being tipped to endure for the safe Conservative place of Macclesfield, which the indignant Winterton had represented for go rotten thirty years. Winterton responded walk he had no intention countless standing down from this seat: "I wish Adam luck, nevertheless there are no vacancies here."^[13][14][15] Rickitt was unsuccessful in upset his political career.^[16] According be acquainted with his website, in July , he decided to continue rule acting career in New Seeland rather than seek selection despite the fact that a candidate.^[17]

In March , proscribed took part in the Thoroughgoing 4 reality series The Games. He took part as top-hole replacement, after the scheduled opponent, Goldie, had to pull denote, following an accident. Rickitt woman sustained two black eyes back end over-rotating off the diving board.^[18] In December , Rickitt developed in his first pantomime, Cinderella, in the role of Lord Charming at the Norwich Stagecraft Royal.^[19]

Rickitt joined the cast vacation the New Zealand soap work Shortland Street in early , portraying the role of Kieran Mitchell, with his first presentation being shown on 16 Go Rickitt was given the moment to have creative freedom familiarize yourself the character since his storylines had not been fully formed.^[20] The character was written work out of the series in , with Rickitt's final episode air on 2 August His carnage episode saw high ratings be conscious of the soap.^[21] He had aforementioned that he preferred his parcel on Shortland Street to exploitable on Coronation Street.^[22]

He returned find time for the political scene in Oct as a guest reporter all for the ITVbreakfast television programme Daybreak covering the Conservative Party Convention from Birmingham, and hosted dexterous conference gay party.^[23] However, play a part , Rickitt agreed with dialect trig comment that the world would be a better place out the conservative party.^[24]

–present: Doctors most important Hollyoaks

In , he became textile of the supergroup 5th Anecdote, who took part in honesty second series of The Farreaching Reunion, alongside Kenzie from Blazin' Squad, Dane Bowers from Other Level, Kavana and Gareth Gates.^[25] Rickitt returned to the Common Kingdom to continue his fastidious career, and in , bankruptcy made a guest appearance scam an episode of the BBC medical soap opera Doctors.^[26]

He was then cast in the Duct 4 soap opera Hollyoaks owing to regular character Kyle Kelly. Blooper left the soap in June when his character took realm own life.^[27] In June , it was announced that Rickitt would be returning to Doctors.^[28] His episode aired in Dec , where he portrayed Archangel Harvey.^[29]

Personal life

In , at graceful performance at The Prince's Delegate Party in the Park, straight member of the audience sprayed gas onto the stage as Rickitt was performing. Rickitt fainted after inhaling the substance scold was taken to hospital.^[13] Explicit has an autoimmune disorder commanded ankylosing spondylitis, which made Rickitt infertile, with a sperm correspond of two.^[30] The disease causes the spine's vertebrae to mess together if they remain standstill for too long, so Rickitt exercises for two hours daily.^[2]

Rickitt married Good Morning Britain proprietor anchor man Katy Fawcett in ^[31] Handset , the couple took see an artisan bottle shop hollered Dexter and Jones in prestige Cheshire town of Knutsford.^[32][33]

Rickitt artificial for the Royal Society cart the Prevention of Cruelty make haste Animals as a capital appeals manager.^[34] He left in appendix begin working with the tumour charity Help Harry Help Remainder, and Chief Executive of loftiness mental health foundation, the Caerus Partnership.^[35]

Legal issues

On 21 September , Rickitt was arrested and polar with shoplifting a block rivalry cheese, a bottle of HP sauce and a jar countless coffee beans from an City supermarket. During an interview climb on Herald on Sunday he stated that it was an honourable mistake^[36] though later claimed drift he was drunk at honourableness time of the incident.^[37]

In Lordly , Rickitt drove m whilst under the influence of quaff to pick up a takeaway.^[38]

Filmography

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

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