Inside Olly Alexander's life - famous ex, Harry Potter connection and Doctor Who rumours

dailystar.co.uk:

The Masked Singer this weekend.The 31-year-old catapulted to fame in 2015 when his band Years & Years managed to reach No1 in the UK charts with their hit single King.Since then, the northern star has gone on to become a triple threat as he stretched his wings and quickly established a successful career in acting in addition to his thriving pop group – and is even one of the rumoured stars to be taking over the lead role in Doctor Who.But as the award-winning singer prepares to grace our screens and provide his unique insight on who he believes is behind the elaborate costumes, the Daily Star has taken a deep dive into his impressive career over the years.Olly Alexander was born in Harrogate, in the heart of North Yorkshire back in 1990 and he studied at Hereford College of Arts after he completed his GCSEs.However, the singer songwriter later dropped out of art school to pursue a career in acting and singing.And his performance career first kickstarted in 2008 when he starred in the children’s TV series Summerhill in addition to his several appearances in the 2009’s Tormented and 2014’s The Riot Club.The CBBC series also starred Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave, who played Lavender Brown in a number of the films.

In addition to carving out his acting career, Olly also formed his pop band Year & Years in 2010 with Mikey Goldsmith and Emre Turkmen.Olly previously spoke out about once dating a straight guy when he was younger, telling BBC News: "He told me he was straight and we became friends, and at a certain point the relationship tipped over into something more intimate – and it felt like we were becoming lovers."And suddenly, there was just an explosion of pain and conflict."I’ve been out as a gay guy for nearly 10.