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Lee Ryan files for bankruptcy
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 19 May 2015
For a while it seemed like Lee Ryan might escape the curse of Blue (well, one of the curses of Blue, anyway). It looked like, against all the odds, he would be the Blue boy who would ride the wave and come out on the other side without ever going bankrupt. But no, like his three bandmates before him, he’s had to admit defeat too.
The band’s Antony Costa was the first to go, way back in 2004. And for almost a decade he held the dubious title of ‘The One From Blue Who Went Bankrupt’. But nothing lasts forever, and last year the script was flipped when Simon Webbe and Duncan James filed for bankruptcy within weeks of each other. Meaning that, for a time, in a development even more unlikely than his claim to be friends with Dave Grohl, Lee Ryan was the most financially savvy member of the group.
But no more. A rep for the singer has told The Guardian: “Lee has tried to manage his financial commitments from over the years to the best of his abilities but ultimately concedes that bankruptcy is the best way forward in order for him to provide the best future for his children”.
So, despite being too successful to join the ‘Big Reunion’ tour, despite being so successful they had their own TV show on ITV2, and despite being – let’s not forget – very successful and not at all funny, not one of the Blue Boys has managed to make it out of this whole shebang with a clean financial record. Leaving everyone feeling a bit blue. Well, I’m sure the Blue guys’ creditors are feeling a bit blue. It’s possible no one else cares.