Matt Willis Biography
Matt Willis is a musician, singer, songwriter, television personality, and actor from England best known as the bassist and co-vocalist for the pop-rock band Busted. On November 20, 2006, Willis released his debut solo album Don’t Let It Go to Waste. It has three top-20 singles.
How old is Matt Willis? – Age
He is 40 years old as of 8 May 2022. He was born 1983 in Tooting. His real name is Mathew James Willis.
Matt Willis Family – Education
He has an elder brother, but their parents divorced when he was three. His mother remarried and gave birth to his half-sister. Willis has three legal last names while growing up. His father gave him the surname Willis, which he changed to Woods after his parents divorced, and then to Sargent after his mother remarried.
Willis has stated that he was a “problem” child who would frequently sneak out of the house by climbing down drain pipes. He also had tunnel vision, asthma, and hyperactivity issues as a child. Willis attended Woking High School after being asked to leave his previous secondary school, before transferring to the independent fee-paying Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London, where he met his future friends Lee Ryan, Tom Fletcher, Billie Piper, Jodi Albert, and the late Amy Winehouse.
Who is Emma Lewis married to? – Wife
Willis married Griffiths on July 5, 2008, at Rushton Hall in Northamptonshire. The couple has three children: two daughters born in 2009 and 2016, as well as a son born in November 2011.
Matt Willis Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Matt Willis Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches(1.80 m).
Matt Willis Busted
Willis rose to prominence in the music industry as one-third of the pop band Busted. Willis, the band’s bassist and vocalist, founded the band and co-wrote nearly all of their songs with Charlie Simpson, James Bourne, and Tom Fletcher, though the latter was a member of McFly. During their tenure, the three achieved success in the United Kingdom and sparked a rise in pop popularity. They had multiple chart successes and produced two studio albums, one live album, and a best hits compilation in the United States. Simpson departed the band in 2005 to pursue other ventures, and the band disintegrated.
Busted announced on their official website and social media on November 10, 2015, that they would reform with a 13-date tour beginning in 2016. More dates were later added according to popular demand. Night Driver, Busted’s third studio album, was released on November 25, 2016. In 2019, it was followed by Half Way There. Busted took its first hiatus since the split at the conclusion of that year to allow the members to explore other projects. Willis’ return to music saw him reuniting with one of his former Busted bandmates (James Bourne) and McFly to form McBusted. They launched their debut album McBusted after a successful tour.
On November 10, 2015, it was announced that Simpson had opted to rejoin Busted after a 10-year absence; as a result, Willis declared that McBusted had parted ways for the time being, putting the band on hiatus.
Matt Willis Podcast
Willis and comedian Matt Richardson co-host the comedy podcast When No One Is Watching. The podcast features a variety of celebrity guests who are asked to disclose “the darkest pleasures and weirdest confessions they would rather no one knew about.”
Matt Willis Rehab
Willis, then 21, spent three weeks in April 2005 in London’s Priory Hospital for alcoholism treatment. In July 2006, at the age of 23, he was committed for a few days for substance misuse because he had been hooked to cannabis since the age of 13. He began to experience physiological and memory issues as a result of his drug use. Willis, 25, entered a treatment center in Bournemouth in June 2008 after a marital ultimatum, as he continued to take narcotics and abuse alcohol. Willis was said to have gone too far after a night out with close friend Amy Winehouse. Willis completed the whole five-week drug and alcohol course.
Willis claimed to have quit smoking at the age of 11 in November 2007, but has subsequently restarted smoking. Willis was recruited to the Church of Scientology shortly after finishing treatment, but later left the Church after they reportedly recommended him to divorce from his then-partner of three years, Emma Griffiths, whom the Church regarded to be a “Suppressive Person.”
Matt Willis Documentary
Willis said in 2022 that he would host a documentary about his addiction problems. Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction premiered on May 17, 2023. Willis was recognized for his forthrightness. Willis came on The One Show to promote the film.
Matt Willis I’m a Celebrity
Willis won the title of “King of the Jungle” on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in December 2006 on ITV. despite the fact that Jason Donovan and Myleene Klass were 8-1 favorites going into the final day. Weighing 13 stone 2 lb after entering, he found that he had lost two stone subsequent to being weighed again in the wilderness. Willis had to skydive from a plane in order to get into the jungle. During his visit, in an obligatory bushtucker preliminary, Willis ate a kangaroo butt, crocodile penis, crocodile eye, witchetty grub, and a few darlings and mealworms to procure a cooked, extravagance feast for him and different VIPs. Willis and Emma Griffths, his then-girlfriend, traveled to Australia in November 2007 to present I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2, following Willis’ victory in the 2006 series. After winning a presenting award earlier that year, the couple was subsequently asked to return in 2008. During November and December, each series aired in Australia for more than six weeks. Willis and his wife did not renew their contract with ITV2 at the beginning of 2009 because they had their first child in June 2009. Willis and his wife appeared on Big Brother’s Bit on the Side in November 2011.
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! has been won by, Willis has also worked on a number of presentations.
