Emmerdale star Jay Kontzle has opened up about his boyband past and Britain's Got Talent stint.
The actor, who plays Billy Fletcher on the ITV soap, was previously in a boyband called The Mend who auditioned for the UK talent show in 2012.
They had previously auditioned for The X Factor in 2011, but were asked to leave at the bootcamp stage due to already having a management deal.
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The following year, they auditioned for Britain's Got Talent and did much better, reaching the final.
However, Jay said ultimately he was put off by the business side of the music industry, so it seems his boyband days are well and truly behind him.
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"It is true, I was part of a band, and it was an experience!" he told Inside Soap. "I don't really talk about it now because I've kind of moved on.
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"But the best thing about being in a band was the insight I got into the industry. We worked with people at the top of their game, like Simon Cowell.
"But in the end, the business side of music put me off."
Earlier this year, Jay announced that he and his wife Mimi were expecting their third baby together.
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"Mimi called me during my lunch break on set and told me," he told OK! magazine.
"I was sitting eating lunch in the sun and all of a sudden I went hot and started dripping with sweat. I was a bit shocked!"
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