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In the 1990s, D: Ream were huge with their hit songs, including the no. 1 hit Things Can Only Get Better, and lead singer Peter Cunnah has a strikingly different look now.

Three decades after their chart-topping hit, D: Ream’s dance group’s front man Peter Cunnah is now almost unrecognizable. The band, which also had Al Mackenzie on the lead, won several top 40 awards, including Shoot Me with Your Love and U R the Best Thing. However, Things Can Only Get Better, their 1994 song, held the top spot.

Fast forward to the present day, and Peter has traded his youthful appearance for a head of grey hair and a decidedly more mature vibe. He frequently posts snaps on D:Ream’s official Instagram page of him and Al chilling before gigs and special events. Despite the years rolling by, Peter and Al are still hitting the stage. D:Ream’s original line-up fluctuated but always showcased Peter as the frontman. Their live band boasted keyboard player Brian Cox, who later transitioned into television presenting and is now Professor Brian Cox.

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In one recent snap, he can be seen posing with Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke, aka Kevin and Perry, as they celebrated their 25th anniversary at a festival. The image was captioned: “Kevin and Perry official celebrating their 25th Anniversary at the Hardwick festival … Havin it LARGE!!!! … raving and misbehaving with our fellow superstar…… lead singer Peter Cunnah from D:Ream. Sing it!! Things Can Only Get Better. Now I found you!!! All you wanna do is Do it. Euphoria!!!”

Fans wrote, “Wow blast fro,” in response to the post. the present ! I remember when I first saw Keven &amp, Perry, I was like, “Wrf haha.” Haha, that was good. Another is “Still Fellow DJs,” which.

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In a second image, Peter is dressed to the brim with his band and is posing for a picture with the caption “Pre gig, Saturday night”

In 1994, D:Ream were in the running for Best Dance Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards and for Best Single at the 1995 BRIT Awards. Their biggest hit experienced a resurgence when Tony Blair adopted it for his New Labour campaign following 18 years of Conservative governance.

Peter wrote to the Belfast Telegraph about the hit, saying, “I’ve got a love-hate relationship with that song right now. It’s undoubtedly my meal ticket, but Tony Blair is essentially a walking war criminal, as you may well know. People have complained about my work being tarnished and that I’m somehow complicit, which I find very, very offensive.

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He also described a bizarre incident where he believed he was Robbie Williams while enjoying his drink and drugs addiction.

The Irish Sun reported that Peter said: “Eventually, you can get to a stage in your usage where the drugs are not working, you’re taking more to try and feel normal. And that’s bizarre. That was around the 1996 period, when I just couldn’t tell you which way was up. So from the second half of ‘96, I was a full-blown addict. And I came out of that by just getting clean and going into rehab. But I was watching things going on around me. I was turning on the TV and I’m seeing Robbie (who toured with D:Ream while with Take That) with my haircut, my mic technique and the frock coat singing Let Me Entertain You. And for a moment there, I thought it was me.”

In 2008, Peter and Al unexpectedly reconnected, and the two of them reconnected. In Memory Of, an album they released in 2011, followed by a single in 2009 and an album in the same year.

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The band continued producing music a decade later, releasing a studio album called Open Hearts Open Minds for fans.

Unfortunately, none of their most recent songs charted. The only song to make the top 100 was Things Can Only Get Better, which was released in 2014.

Peter scored a few hits when he penned songs for pop groups Steps and A1. He even contributed his vocals to Chicane’s top 40 track Love on The Run.

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Sam Thompson has revealed whether he would follow Pete Wicks on the Strictly dancefloor and which dance he would want to do if he signed up for the BBC One program.

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Sam Thompson has revealed whether or not he’d do hit show Strictly Come Dancing and which “dicey” dance he’d want to try out. The former Made in Chelsea star is best mates with Pete Wicks, who got to the semi-final last year.

When asked if he’d ever do Strictly, Sam told the Mirror: “I don’t know. I’ve never been a talent guy. I don’t really have a talent. That was the reason I’m A Celebrity was so good for me, I didn’t have to do anything. I just had to go and make friends.”

He emphasized that it would be “funny” if he attempted to perform Strictly but that he fears his nerves would interfere with his performance. I don’t know how good I would be because I’m very anxious and overthink everything. But it would be amusing in itself.

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Sam and Pete co-host a podcast called Staying Relevant, and he claims that doing Strictly would be a “luxury” if he so desired. If he said, “If I thought the time was right.” “Then yes”.

When asked what kind of dance he wanted to do, he initially said, “Where I’d be skipping and tapping my toes,” before revising and choosing something more “romantic” and “dicey.”

What’s the truly romantic one, exactly? The Viennese Waltz and The Waltz! That’s where everyone interacts with one another in a very conflictsome way. I’d love to do something similar because it gets very close.

Sam continued to claim that he believes he would be the first one out, but he does practice some dance moves. “Pete taught me to dance in any case.” Without even knowing what Strictly was, Pete entered the show as a complete novice. “Pete is amazing, he is actually amazing at dancing now.”

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Though Sam isn’t competing this year, Pete is still heading to live shows to support a pal, as his friend Vicky Pattison is taking part. The Geordie Shore star has been partnered with Kai Widdrington. In the first week, they danced a Cha Cha Cha to Ella Eyre’s Best of My Love and followed that this week with a Foxtrot to Rein Me In by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean.

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Vicky attended the Staying Relevant live performance at the O2 in September. She praised Pete on Instagram and called his accomplishments “incredible.”

Sam claimed in a statement to the Mirror that Pete is his “one constant” throughout “massive highs and lows” and that recording a podcast with his best friend was a blessing.

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Garraway’s closest and dearest would like to find happiness with a new person, but according to a source, the GMB presenter isn’t ready yet.

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After Kate Garraway shut down rumours that she was dating again, a source reveals she has a well-meaning cheerleading team around her who want nothing more than to see her loved-up once again. The Good Morning Britain host spoke out about potentially taking tentative steps back into dating after losing her husband Derek Draper, but confessed that she found the idea of being with anyone but him “preposterous”.

Kate, 58, was married to the political lobbyist-turned-psychotherapist for almost two decades, until his death in January 2024 aged 56, following a long battle with Covid. Opening up about how she’s coped since becoming a single parent to her and Derek’s two children, Darcey, now 19, and Billy, 16, Kate, as OK! reports, revealed she didn’t like the thought of spending “the rest of her life without love”.

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She added, “Our home life was just pottering around, and we had 21 years of that, so mentally I am still in that zone,” and added that she couldn’t see herself with anyone else. Our source adds that Kate’s friends are actively encouraging her to explore the possibility of dating someone new despite her reservations.

Our source claims that “someone is interested and her friends are encouraging her to just explore that and see how it makes her feel.” Kate isn’t currently ready for anything more than friendship, though. No one is trying to make things happen by force since it is still too soon.

She might want to take things slowly and even consider herself a single woman once more. who excels in return and has a lot to offer. She’s said to be starting to have a few dinners and moving slowly.

Recently, there has been rife rumors about Kate’s romantic life, with various rumors that “her new man” has been discovered. People weighing in on when the right time is right to move on after a partner’s death have inevitably attracted a flurry of comments from the posts, many of which appear to include images of either Kate’s coworkers or married friends.

On a Facebook post linking the former I’m A Celeb star to a “close friend of her late husband”, a person commented that she’d “got over Derek quick enough”, but was quickly shut down by more of the well-intentioned followers. Further supportive comments included one from a fellow widower: “To find love again is wonderful. Unless you have experienced a terrible sadness, you will never know the emptiness and loneliness you feel.”

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“Good luck, Kate,” another phrase. You are entitled to it. Now it’s your turn to keep the head up, Derek, because you gave a lot to him. According to our source, Kate is afraid of being judged or upsetting those around her, which is one of the reasons she isn’t jumping head first into a new relationship.

She is a woman who is constantly questioning and worrying about what other people might think if she had another man in her life. They assert that she would never want to hurt or upset anyone, especially her children.

“In reality, all of her friends, including her children, want her to be happy,” she says. She is deserving of it, they say. She endured hell without even realizing it. It takes a long time to go through something so challenging. But she never forgets Derek or tells a funny story about him again. He’ll be a part of her heart forever.

Kate also revealed that she was still mentally stable and in the “zone” of the shared life, but that she was aware that she would eventually have to consider the future.

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According to psychotherapist Kamalyn Kaur, Kate’s conflicted feelings are very normal. “What Kate described, about still being mentally in the world she built with Derek, is a very natural stage of grieving and adjusting to a new identity,” she tells . “There’s no rush for her, and honouring that ‘not yet’ feeling is actually a sign of self-awareness and emotional integrity.”

Kate might be ready to take those next romantic steps, Kamalyn adds, when her curiosity about “connection and companionship” starts to outweigh fears and resistance, and she can picture the potential to create something new without feeling” like a betrayal of what she shared with Derek.

She explains that the ideal moment is more about when the heart feels inspired to make new connections. Instead of pushing herself to date when she’s not yet ready, she’s definitely doing the right thing by going with what feels right.