Rick Astley fell into depression after his pop career went downhill in the 1990s.
The ’80s Never Gonna Give You Up singer, 58, has seen a recent surge in popularity since appearing at Glastonbury in 2023, but she’s also known for her love of music since starting her career more than 20 years ago. I am now looking back on how I got into this predicament. And he was having trouble in his relationship with his partner of 35 years, Rene Bausager.
Rick told the Daily Mirror how the pair became estranged while away from home renovating a holiday home in London. “I spent so much time in my new home that it was as if Leanne and I had broken up.”
He added that he and Leanne sought couples therapy and underwent counseling to save their relationship.
Rick continued: “Therapy helped me turn off my overthinking and see things in a different way…It really helped me and Leanne sort things out.
“It didn’t exactly solve anything, but it gave us the tools to deal with it better.
“Gradually Leanne and I were able to close the gap and get back to something like an even keel.”
Rick’s wife Leanne is now his manager, and the two met when Rick left another woman for her at the height of his fame.
His career resurgence also saw him appear in the Blossoms music video, based on the headline-grabbing true story of a giant fiberglass gorilla being stolen from a garden center.
The band have announced the release of their long-awaited fifth studio album, Gary, with the record named after the primate sculpture that inspired the video, and shared promotional details. revealed.
Blossoms singer Tom, 31, said: “This video was directed by myself and my brother Ewan Ogden and picks up where the last video left off.
“This song is based on a true story I heard on the radio last year: Gary, an 8ft fiberglass gorilla, was stolen from Reynard Garden Center in Carluke, Scotland.
“Rick Astley plays garden center owner Andrew Scott, who recreates the story of the band stealing Gary on screen.
“This video was so much fun to make that it was re-shot on 16mm film at locations around Stockport, the Peak District and Derbyshire.
“The song itself is the heart of the album, and after trying out different titles, we kept coming back to Gary. In the end, it can only be ‘Gary.’ ”
The giant primate statue was stolen from a Lanarkshire garden center in 2023 and reunited with its owner, Andrew, a year later.
