I was a 90s boyband star but hotel lock-ins led to drugs spiral... I know how Liam Payne struggled

THE charts were dominated by boybands back in the Nineties and Noughties - and 911 was one of the biggest. From 1995 to 1999, the trio - made up of Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Spike Dawbarn - scored ten successive UK top 10 singles, with their biggest hit being Bodyshakin. Watching One Direction star Liam Payne’s funeral was a stark reminder for Jimmy, now 52, of the pressures of being in a boyband - and of the dark spiral he went into following 911’s split in 2000. Jimmy, who hails from Liverpool, formed 911 in Glasgow with Lee and Spike in 1995. They sold 10 million singles and six million albums around the world throughout their time together, and had high-level security while they were touring at the height of their fame. Liam tragically passed away on October 16, at the age of 31, after falling from his third floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz... The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics from news, money and sport along with our famous Fabulous Magazine,The Sun is the biggest newsbrand in the UK and one of the fastest growing news sites in the US. Stay tuned for video clips across the biggest news stories and segments from The Sun’s expert journalists. Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know. Read The Sun: https://www.thesun.co.uk/ Like The Sun on Facebook:   / thesun   Follow The Sun on X:   / thesun   Follow The Sun on TikTok:   / thesun   Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat:   / 1633225139   #liampayne #911 #boyband