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Tearful Rick Astley breaks down as he opens up on 'unconventional' childhood and death of sibling

Pop icon and singer Rick Astley was visibly emotional on stage as he opened up about his 'unconventional' childhood and his troubled relationship with his father

Rick took a deep dive into his family roots, speaking on the loss of one sibling to meningitis sorrow he feels his parents could never move past, leading to their eventual split when he was just a tender five years old. Ricky Astley was left in tears on stage (Image: No credit) He opened up about his father, telling the Liverpool Echo: "My dad had some issues with, probably, mental health. The singer also spoke about the unpredictable moods of his dad, noting how "one minute he would be really happy, singing Frank Sinatra and whistling how life was great, and the next he would be unbelievably dark."

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