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Rik Waller was one of the breakout stars of the first series of Pop Idol in 2001, but his singing career came to a standstill after he left the show and he is now unrecognisable Pop Idol star Rik ...

Rik Waller (Image: SWNS Group) He signed a record deal with EMI, rumoured to be worth around £400,000, and went on to release a cover of Something Inside (So Strong). Now aged 44, Rik has a very ...

Notably rotund performer Rik Waller is to quit music after agreeing to marry a pagan.. The 26-year-old former Pop Idol contestant will no longer grace stages after his engagement to “pink-haired goth” ...

Rik Waller became a household name back in 2001, when he starred in Simon Fuller's ITV talent series, Pop Idol, which ended in 2003. He appeared alongside Gareth Gates and eventual winner Will ...

Rik, now 43, has since appeared on various UK reality shows, including Celebrity Fit Club, but around this time, he was dropped by EMI and formed a band that signed with Red Admiral Records.

Rik Waller has complained about his struggle to find a girlfriend. ... "I feel like I've been on an emotional rollercoaster since Pop Idol," Waller told The People. "But now I'm ready for love.

Rik Waller, an original star of Pop Idol, is now unrecognisable 24 years after his appearance on the singing contest. The Kent-born singer was a strong contender to win the first series of the ...

Now 41, Will boasts 81,500 ... Rik Waller sadly had his time on Pop Idol cut short when he had to drop out of the competition due to laryngitis. He was replaced by Darius in the show.

In just one week from now, Rik Waller will be one of twelve ex reality show contestants entering a luxury London mansion to take part in the "reality show to beat all others," Back to Reality.

Rik Waller, now living in the Midlands, was signed by EMI after his stint on Pop Idol was brutally ended by illness, but now has a totally different life. News.

ITV's Pop Idol star Rik Waller looks almost unrecognisable 23 years after the show - and has an unpredictable new career. The series, which was one of the biggest TV sensations of the early 2000s ...