Matt Goss signed up for 'Strictly Come Dancing' because he was becoming "very reclusive".
Matt Goss was in a rut
The Bros singer has loved spending the last decade performing in Las Vegas but it was starting to make him feel "really empty", so when he was approached to take part in the Latin and ballroom contest, he felt it was just what he needed to pull him out of the rut he'd ended up in.
He said: “The 11 years in Vegas was an incredible experience, and to be a headliner there is an honour, but I wasn’t happy at the end. And I found myself just doing shows, and on the way home I’d be feeling really empty.
“As a singer, it’s very hard to say that, because singing is my joy. It’s my peace. And I felt disconnected, and I knew that I’d become very reclusive.
“It just so happened that I made the decision, after the success of my last record, to come back to the UK. Strictly called, and I thought, ‘if I don’t do this, in a way, I’m just going to go back to my comfort zone of just working…’.
“I’ve gone through grief, and I just wanted to live a bit more and be happy. And 'Strictly'… it’s a joy.”
Matt is already showing his competitive side, admitting he "isn't here to lose".
He added: "I am bloody nervous though. I'm certainly not here to lose, I want to win."
The 53-year-old singer insisted his musical background is more likely to be a disadvantage than beneficial when it comes to preparing for the show.
Referring to fellow contestant and pop star Fleur East, he told reporters: "The very thing that’s going to be a hindrance to us is the fact we’re not told, ‘you must put your foot there, leave it there, you must move this way, you must do this…’
“The reason we didn’t want proper jobs is because we don’t like to be told what to do on stage. And when you do it for so long, it is a hard habit to break.”
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