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Charlie Simpson has revealed he chose his rhino costume on The Masked Singer as a nod to his wife’s childhood and family.The 37-year-old Busted star won ITV’s secretive singing competition on Saturday evening after he performed three songs including Lewis Capaldi’s Before You Go. Following his win, Simpson explained the story behind his cowboy-inspired rhino costume choice saying: “My wife grew up in Kenya so I spend a lot of time in Kenya, and we spend a lot of time on safari. “I actually walked with rhinos, and some of the rhinos, there’s only a handful of them left.They’re really endangered and they have to be guarded by military personnel now, so the poachers don’t get them and I actually got to go and walk around with them, with these guards, it was incredible – with some of the last few remaining (rhinos) on Earth.

Busted star Charlie Simpson has urged parents to be extra careful this summer after his son was rushed to hospital during a family holiday.

Instagram with a warning to parents after Jago suffered “secondary drowning”.The little boy had to be rushed to hospital while the family were on holiday.Charlie, who shares two children with wife Anna Barnard, described the "terrifying experience" in the hope it could help prevent fellow parents going through something similar."I wanted to share a terrifying experience we had recently with my youngest son Jago, in the hope that if it helps just one person avoid a similar situation, it will be worth it."We were on holiday enjoying a morning in the pool. Jago is a strong swimmer for his age and he was swimming under water but suddenly came up spluttering and coughing. “At no point was he left unattended, It was momentary, nothing seemingly unusual for kids to experience.“We got him out and he seemed fine and happy and was completely normal for the rest of the day,” he continued. "At dinner he became very lethargic and went to sleep in my wife’s arms.