Five star Ritchie Neville has surprised fans by announcing he is engaged to a woman who he has called the ‘nicest soul ever’. The singer took to his social media page to announce the exciting news.
He shared a photo to his Instagram page which showed him alongside his new fiancée. The pair beamed for the camera while Ritchie’s partner held up her hand showing off her new engagement ring.
Alongside the post, Ritchie shared a sweet caption which reads: “So…….this happened. Met the nicest soul ever and she felt like my wife the minute I met her.” He also added a blue love heart emoji to the end of the message.
Friends and fans of the star too to the comment section to add their congratulatory messages. One wrote: “Congratulations Rich. That’s great news, happy for you both x.”
As a second said: “Congratulations mate, wishing you both all the love in the world and the most beautiful wedded life together….Big Love C&Jxx.” While another added: “Aww congratulations both, finding your forever person is the BEST!!!”
Ritchie’s exciting news comes after it was recently revealed that he was paid less than minimum wage during Five’s prime. He previously claimed he was exploited in the music industry as he was only making £100 a week when the band sold more than 20 million records.
The group, including bandmates Scott Robinson, Sean Conlon, J Brown and Abz Love recently surprised fans as they announced their reunion tour going through Brighton, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Manchester, London and more. Fans were delighted at the announcement as one said: “Omg this is the best day of my life.”
The group signed for a six-album deal in 1997 but despite their success they were being paid a small weekly amount according to reports. Ritchie said he and his bandmates were only given “two days off in two years” and he said he had his passport taken off him when he contracted chickenpox while on tour.
The band were performing shows in Australia and New Zealand at the time when Ritchie was told by a doctor to take two weeks off and fly home to his parents to rest. But a label representative told the star: “Doctors over-exaggerate, don’t they?”
He said: “In the end, they wouldn’t give me my passport to fly home. Scott [Robinson] had to go in and nick my passport and just hand it to me and bundle me in a taxi at four in the morning.” Ritchie talked about the situation Louis Theroux’s new three-part documentary, Boybands Forever, in which the journalist and filmmaker delves into the 90s phenomenon.
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