Talking of pop talent shows, 2002 Pop Idol runner up Gareth Gates has said that the fact that he came to prominence as part of the reality show means that his subsequent career has been negatively affected. Of course, the winner that year, Will Young, did okay. As you may have not actually noticed, Gates released a new single back in April, bless him.
He told Popjustice: "I think the nature in which I was brought into the public eye has meant that I've been labeled unfairly. I'm aware that I'm not taken seriously and everyone that works with me knows that we've got a lot to do to try and shift that. We are on our way to doing that and we'll just wait to see what happens".