Eurovision winners: where are they now? From working in Tesco to global stardom
EUROVISION contestants grace the world stage year on year, performing in front of millions of adoring viewers.
But while some of them have hit the big time with chart-topping albums and critical acclaim, not everyone has gone on to enjoy life in the spotlight.
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Eurovision sees singers perform in front of millions of adoring fans, but not every contestant continues a star-studded careerCredit: Alamy
Since it began running in 1956, the Eurovision song contest has seen 67 winners from across Europe, who come together to sing their hearts out.
Updated: May 19 2021, 18:12 ET
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PLUNGING deeper and deeper into depression, Suzanne Shaw used booze and sleeping pills as a crutch throughout much of her twenties and thirties.
The singer suffered what she now describes as post-traumatic stress disorder after the dramatic collapse of pop group Hear’Say in 2002.
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Suzanne Shaw, 39, used booze and sleeping pills as a crutch throughout much of her twenties and thirtiesCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Two years later, she was left heartbroken when actor Darren Day, the father of her eight-week-old son, left her.
Suzanne, 39, was plagued by anxiety and it is only now, 18 months after ditching alcohol and taking up running, that she feels like “super woman”. She even wants to reunite with the band.
Inside EastEnders’ Paul Nicholls tragic decline from soap pin up to drug addict on verge of death
Updated: 16 May 2021, 17:56
FORMER EastEnders star Paul Nicholls spoke openly up on his cocaine addiction with The Sun this week.
The 42-year-old actor - who played schizophrenic Joe Wicks in the BBC soap - revealed he was on the verge of death after battling a series of personal problems.
But how did he get to that point? And when did things start to tragically decline for the soap star? Here s everything you need to know.
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Born in Bolton, Paul appeared as Joe on the Square from 1996 to 1997.