Olly Murs split from fiancée during 'hidden struggles' and music hiatus
09.10.2022 - 12:59
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Olly Murs has opened up on his secret emotional struggles, as he prepares to release a new album for the first time in four years.
The pop star has made a lifestyle overhaul after he endured a dark part of his life where he was "in quite a bad place" emotionally. Not only has he quit alcohol, he has also been following a rigorous diet and fitness plan designed by his beloved fiancée Amelia Tank.
It was during his musical hiatus and after four years of being single, that Olly met bodybuilder and fitness model Amelia, 30, at an Essex gym in 2019. Before that, he admitted that his diet was out of control.
Speaking to the Mirror, Olly said: “I was eating f**king everything. I’d be like, ‘What’s that? Percy Pigs. Bang. Jaffa Cakes, ham sandwich, Chinese. Bang. Anything in my hand, gone. I got big!”
Since meeting the X Factor alum, Amelia has supported him through some of the darkest, most challenging times in his life. She was by his side when, while on holiday in Bali in 2020, Olly heard the devastating news that his dear friend Caroline Flack had died.
And in February this year, she secretly nursed him back to health after emergency knee surgery left him unable to walk for 12 weeks, leading him to fear his performing career was over. It’s no wonder then that Olly, 38, proposed last June.
“I knew after six months of being with Amelia, genuinely, this is it,” said the singer. “I thought at the time, ‘I can’t propose now, it’s too soon, she’ll run a mile!’
Then lockdown came and what happened with Caz came. It was a f**ked-up time. Amelia saw me at my worst, at my lowest, proper bad.”
This week marks a new dawn for Olly, who is making his music comeback on label EMI after deciding to part ways with Sony, which launched him to