This Morning star Donal Skehan, 38, has opened up about his own experience with controversial music mogul Lou Pearlman in the wake of the new Netflix documentary Dirty Pop.The exposé details the rise and fall of Lou, who created and allegedly exploited some of the top boy bands of the 1990s.
While you may know Donal Skehan from appearing on screen as a TV chef, he was once part of an early 2000s boyband called Streetwize.
It all seemed like destiny when he had the chance to audition for music tycoon Lou, but things quickly went sour. Reflecting on his own experience, he said: "Okay now here's a b****y throwback Thursday for you!
Just finished watching Dirty Pop on Netflix, and wow what a ride it was. Back in about summer of 2005 I was wrapped up in the whole world of boybands." Continuing the trip down memory lane, he detailed: "We'd spent a year forming and rehearsing and thought we'd got our big break when our band Streetwize (note the Z) auditioned for the infamous Lou Pearlman.
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