Well, this is no good. Work on the third Busted album has been put on hold while Charlie takes two months off to work on indie side project Fightstar. This will, of course, fuel rumours that Charlie wants to leave the boy band that made him famous.
A source has told the papers: "Charlie's amazed at how successful Busted have become, but he knows the band aren't going to go on for ever. He wants to concentrate more on the sort of music he's really into, and that's what he plays with Fightstar."
As for his relationship with the other Busted boys, the source continues: "He just has different interests. He likes the quiet life and doesn't want to party in the West End."
A spokesman for the band confirmed Charlie would take a break from Busted at the start of 2005, but stressed: "This doesn't mean the boys are splitting. They still plan to reunite and work on their new album."