Darius Danesh's life after Pop Idol - US move, divorce and coma scare
16.08.2022 - 22:17
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Former Pop Idol contestant Darius Danesh was tragically found dead in his US apartment, his heartbroken family announced on Tuesday. Aged just 41, the singer had a remarkable career after propelling to fame on the 2001 series of Pop Idol, placing third in the competition which was won by Will Young.
Darius went on to appear in Chicago as Billy Flynn in two runs of the production, as well as Guys And Dolls, Gone With The Wind and more in the West End. But the singer was not without his fair share of heartache and struggles.
Here we take a look at Darius’ life after Pop Idol - from becoming a step father aged 22 to divorce.
Aged just 22, the TV star moved to the US and married Canadian actress Natasha Henstridge, becoming step-father to her two young sons. But their relationship was a turbulent one according to Darius, who said they were on and off throughout their courtship.
“That relationship was certainly not without its ups and downs. Over the course of 12 years we broke up many times and had a period of six months apart,” he previously told the Scottish Herald.
“It was often a long distance relationship for half of it. That in itself was an amazing experience, but a painful one. When you love someone you want to be with them.”
When they filed for divorce in 2013, Darius was devastated, according to Mirror Online. “I felt a great sense of loss with the divorce and I went through a grieving period. You see, you don’t break up with one person, you break up with three. And in some ways, it’s like a death,” he added.
Meanwhile, Darius suffered a health scare in 2017 when he collapsed into a near-fatal coma after accidentally drinking dirty water from the River Thames while shooting an advert for a charity water filter.
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