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'I was in a boy band too and I loved every second of it!' As onslaught of 90s singers lament perils of fame, East 17 star insists he has no regrets - despite his financial hardships - and why even his rich friends would swap places with him


These days he earns his living as a humble roofer rather then performing to millions across the world.

Speaking to MailOnline, John revealed that while the public often assume he is a millionaire he doesn't even own a house and while his friends are behind the wheels of Porsches, he drives a battered roofing van. East 17 member John Hendy has urged whinging ex-boyband stars who moan about fame to 'get a grip' as he says he lived the dream playing to millions - and even though the cash has run out, his rich friends would trade places with him any day John travelled the world during his time in the band as he also recalled shooting a Pepsi advert in Moscow and playing to millions of fans in Israel before swimming in the sea with wild dolphins.

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