I was a huge 90s star and made so much money my life came under threat – now I do up houses for cash
A HUGE 90s star who found fame and fortune before falling from grace is now a property developer living a much quieter life.
The popstar, famous for his hit Ice, Ice Baby, has reinvented himself time and time again, from chart-topper to reality star, world-class jet-skier and DIY expert.
Robert best known as, Vanilla Ice has established himself as a home improvements expert with his D-I-Y Network show, The Vanilla Ice Project.
It has notched up more than 100 episodes and nine seasons.
And being known for his bling, what could be more natural than for him to put his name to a lighting range of chandeliers and wall lamps?
The one-hit wonder, real name Robert Van Winkle, has also made a seven-part BBC podcast The Disappearance of Shergar the Super Horse, about the famous 1981 Derby winner.
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He called the mystery the "most amazing story ever" and is calling on Hollywood director about it.
Robert, 53, said: "This story just intrigues you, it's like a really good book - you can't set it down. This needs to be a Hollywood blockbuster, top star, top producers - Spielberg needs to come on and do this."
Shergar, owned by the Aga Khan, was kidnapped from the Ballymany Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. Worth £10 million, it is believed the horse was taken by the IRA to buy weapons at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but the thoroughbred's body has never been found.
And while Vanilla Ice might not be the first person you would think to host such a podcast, he has always had a love of horses.
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Robert wrote Ice, Ice Baby when he was just 16, using a sample of the iconic Queen and David Bowie song, Under Pressure.
Seven years later, the song, with the famous line, "Stop, collaborate and listen" made him a millionaire before his 21st birthday. It would go on to sell more than 40 million records.
His album To The Extreme, went to the top of the Billboard charts in America - and stayed there for an incredible 16 weeks, selling more than 13 million copies.
It made this American rapper, called "Vanilla" by his Black and Mexican friends on the breakdancing scene, more famous than he could ever have imagined.
He dated the Queen of Pop for eight months and appeared topless caressing a fully nude Madonna for her controversial photography book, Sex.
