Huge pop star admits she was left “lost and deeply unhappy” and feared her career was spiralling in heartbreaking letter
JESS GLYNNE has told for the first time she hit rock bottom after the death of a close friend – and was lost in her career.
She reveals all in an open letter to fans as she prepares to make her comeback on Friday.
Jess made chart history by becoming the first British female to achieve seven No1 singles, including I’ll Be There and Rather Be.
But in 2020 she all but vanished, shortly after her infamous row with Mayfair restaurant Sexy Fish over being turned away for failing to meet their strict dress code.
Now freshly signed to JAY Z’s label Roc Nation, Jess has written to fans: “I want to re-introduce myself.
“It has been a while, a lot of time has passed and a lot has changed.
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“In 2021 I lost a friend in a really tragic way and it has changed the way I see and feel like.
“I was deeply unhappy and I was so lost in my career and I felt trapped by people who didn’t believe in me during such a sensitive time.
“I made a decision to walk away from all that negativity and start again because I saw how short life is and how important it is to look after you.
“I had no idea how it would work out but I had to put my happiness and my mental health first.”
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Keen for a new start, London girl Jess moved to America in a bid to try to come to terms with life.
The Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself singer continued: “These past three years have been the most trialling on me emotionally and physically but I feel as though they have made me the best version of myself.
“I was out in LA alone pushing through and I was finally inspired by the journey I had been on and the path in front wasn’t so scary.
“I began writing again.
“I started every day by listening to Joni Mitchell, occasionally Prince and sometimes Amy but I found myself obsessed with Joni once again.
“Every time I listened to her voice and her lyrics I felt like she was holding my hand.”
Teasing the direction of her upcoming third album, her first since 2018’s Always In Between, Jess added: “I believe that these are some of the best songs I have ever written and I have had some of the most beautiful and euphoric experiences with just me.
“I am so lucky to finally be surrounded by such excited, caring people who allow me to be my authentic self.
“I hope this album holds your hand and this side of me is the Jess I want you to get to know.”
It’s great to see Jess being so honest and I have no doubt 2023 will see her return to the top.
She’s already confirmed to play at Capital’s Summertime Ball in June and the British Grand Prix launch party in July — and that’s before any of us have even heard her new music.
Rihanna is a tight to see
RIHANNA appears ‘reddy’ for date night with partner A$AP Rocky.
She stepped out in New York City wearing a skin-tight dress to show off her baby bump.
RiRi completed the look with a pair of matching tights and red clutch bag.
Meanwhile, rapper A$AP opted for a more low-key combo of leather jacket and ripped jeans.
I previously told how Rihanna has been plotting a huge tour for 2024 after wowing with her Super Bowl show in February.
The trek was pencilled in for this year but she shocked fans watching the half-time gig by announcing she was expecting her second child, which put the tour on ice.
Prof spooked by shrooms
PROFESSOR GREEN has sworn off magic mushrooms after he became convinced during a bad trip his house was haunted.
The Lullaby singer was so freaked out by the funky fungi he had to call his fiancée Karima McAdams to come and help him.
Pro said: “I’ve seen weird s**t on mushrooms.
“The last time I took them, I forgot I’d taken them because they didn’t kick in for a long time.
“I ended up at home on my own and I thought the house was haunted – and it was horrific.
“I was calling Karima, she was abroad working.
“She had to be up for a shoot and I was going, ‘Karima, there’s a ghost’. It was hell.”
On Alan Carr’s Life’s A Beach podcast, he added: “It was Karima who went, ‘Let’s go back through the last couple of days and what’s happened’, and we worked out it was probably the magic mushrooms.”
Pro is a little cleaner living now and said he prefers being sober.
He added: “The feeling of smugness . . . nothing feels like saying no to something, going to bed and waking up in the morning knowing you’ve missed absolutely sweet f*** all, apart from a hangover.”
GLASTONBURY Festival is just two months away, with Sir Elton John, Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses headlining in Somerset.
But if you missed out on tickets, not everything is lost – thanks to Vodafone giving out 100 pairs.
Every day until May 7, its customers can enter through the VeryMe Rewards instant-win competition for a chance to win.
It’s the best festival in the world, so you would be mad to miss this one.
Hailey’s day and nightie
HAILEY BIEBER looked like she was ready for bed as she headed out for the day in LA.
The model wore a white lace nightie as she picked up an iced coffee with husband Justin.
The pair have been inseparable since they got hitched in 2019.
It has not all been plain sailing however, with Hailey admitting she had been struggling with her mental health since the start of the year.
Noel: It’s foul play by City
MANCHESTER City superfan Noel Gallagher is not a supporter of their music.
The High Flying Birds frontman is good pals with the Sky Blues’ manager Pep Guardiola and has celebrated big wins with the team in the dressing room.
Taking aim at stars such as Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish, Noel said: “If you go into the changing room at City it’s kind of like, ‘What is this nonsense?’ It’s rubbish.
“I’ve been into the locker room a few times and they’re listening to dreadful hip-hop, just dreadful.
“In City’s locker room they have a great big speaker and it’s the team that plays it.
“I don’t think anyone is listening to it, it’s just a background thing with the beats and all that and maybe they can switch off.”
It sounds like Noel might do that himself next time he’s in there.
And if they trounce Premier League leaders Arsenal tomorrow night, that could be pretty soon.
Cheryl's next stage
CHERYL has no idea where she will take her career next after wrapping up a successful run in London’s West End.
The singer has ruled out a return to music despite fans asking her to hit the studio once more.
Cheryl said outside the theatre where she appeared in 2:22 A Ghost Story: “What am I going to do? I don’t know.
“No, not music. I don’t understand it. It’s changed so much.”
Her last single, Let You, peaked at No57 in 2019. And 2018 track Love Made Me Do It scraped into the Top 20 at No19.
She added via Instagram about her stage debut: “So that’s it, 2:22 is done.
“And just like that, a new adventure becomes a memory and what a memory it is.
“I have loved every second.
“I’ll forever be grateful for all of you and this amazing experience.”
On Sunday, Cheryl joined the cast at the wrap party, which included former EastEnders actor Jake Wood.
He had hoped to complete the London Marathon hours earlier but was forced to pull out because of a chest infection.
Jake had planned to take part in memory of his late co-star Barbara Windsor, for Alzheimer’s Research UK, and to perform alongside Cheryl the same afternoon.
Ahead of pulling out, he said: “I have had such an incredible time on the show I didn’t want to miss it.
“There is a final- night party which we are all going to.”
Like many, I was doubtful about Cheryl being cast as a West End lead but she’s proved the doubters wrong.
Hopefully she will move on from flogging health pills and seize this chance for a new career.
Spencer wants his 5-a-day
SPENCER MATTHEWS is so hot and heavy for his wife Vogue Willimas that she says he’d like to sleep with her five times a day.
The model made the confession on Jamie Laing’s NearlyWeds podcast and said Spencer liked to romp “non-stop”.
The couple have been married since 2018.
Former Made In Chelsea star Spencer added to his fellow cast member Jamie: “We’ve agreed once every two days.
“I don’t think it’s enough, to be honest with you.”
But he might have a bit of a mountain to climb, as Vogue made it clear to him: “I’m not doing it once every two days. I said twice a week.
“He would do it every single day, five times a day, I’d say.”
Flash Simon’s view to a thrill
DURAN DURAN singer Simon Le Bon once accidentally flashed at fans during a wardrobe mishap on stage.
The A View To A Kill singer was performing in Rotterdam when Jean Paul Gaultier offered to lend him the male version of Madonna’s conical bra.
Simon explained: “He had made the same corresponding pants for guys, with kind of cones on the butt cheeks.
“Instead of having one zip up the middle like normal trousers do, they had two zips, one coming down from each hip.
“I came running across to do my star jump in Hungry Like The Wolf, where I jump up and put my arms out, and this seam in the middle of my crotch opened up like a flower.
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“There’s me and my junk flying towards the audience with velocity and I’m thinking, ‘Holy s**t’, the horror.”
I bet his fans at the front loved it.
LEWIS ON THE BALL
CAPITAL has announced the first batch of stars for its annual Summertime Ball bash line-up – and it’s as big as ever.
Lewis Capaldi, Jonas Brothers and Mimi Webb have all been confirmed on the bill, as well as Anne-Marie, Tom Grennan, Jess Glynne, Zara Larsson, Sigala, Raye and Joel Corry.
They will all take to the stage at Wembley Stadium in North London on June 11.
More big names were due to be announced this morning by Roman Kemp during his breakfast show.