Five star Abz Love announces split from fiancee in heartbreaking posts, days after saying she ‘saved his life’ following downward spiral into drugs
The singer had lived with partner Vicky in a remote cottage in Wales
ABZ Love has been left heartbroken after splitting from his fiancee Vicky Fallon.
The former 5ive singer revealed the sad news on Twitter, just as a new interview highlighted how his partner had helped him turn his life around after he found himself at rock bottom when the boyband split.
He wrote on Twitter: "Amore no more" and added a broken heart emoji.
He followed it up with another tweet, writing: "Thank you for the time we shared together. It was a beautiful moment in my life.
"I wish you all the best. Take care."
The 37-year-old features in this weeks issue of Shortlist Magazine, with the reporter observing how he would gaze at her "with a tender combination of love and reverence" during the interview at their Welsh cottage.
Indeed it was Vicky who convinced Abz he needed to get back to work after years of drug taking and being declared bankrupt.
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Abz told the publication of his life before Vicky: "I didn't trust anyone - I was high as a f***ing motherf***er all day long.
"Wake up in the morning, coke, lemon sorbet with f***ing vodka, blazing all day.
"I was playing this role, but it wasn't me. Nobody knows this s**t about me."
The singer was one fifth of the popular boyband who rose to fame in the late 90s with hits including Everybody Get Up and Keep on Moving.
But after their split in 2001, and a failed attempt at a solo career, Abz life spiralled out of control.
Indeed Abz, who was just 17 when he joined the band alongside Ritchie Neville, Sean Conlon, Scott Robinson and J Brown, ended up bankrupt after the money stopped coming in to fund his extravagant lifestyle.
The remaining members of the band - minus J - offered him lifelines in the form of corporate gigs and reunion shows, but he was having none of it.
He said: "I hated 5ive. I f***ing hated 5ive's music.
"That period when I was broken. I was like 'F*** 5ive, I don't even want to talk about it'."
Abz recalled a time when Scott got in touch offering him a gig for 50 grand, and he said 'Na, that ain't enough'.
He added: "That f***ed up mentality".
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