Former Five star Abs Breen tells the Sunday People he was devastated over the break-up of the boy band. “I was gutted, I never wanted the band to split. I wanted to hold it together for another couple of singles and a world tour. I was so happy.” He added, “One of the last gigs we had they didn’t even bother to turn up. I arrived at the airport at six in the morning and I was standing around thinking, ‘where are they?’ The least they could have done was call me. I mean, we were all supposed to be friends!”

Former Five singer Abs Breen spoke with the Scottish Daily Record on his move to become a top solo artist in the UK. “I admit two months ago I was really feeling the pressure and wondering if I could cope doing everything by myself and how long people would go on about me being Five’s Robbie Williams,” he said. “But in the last month I think I’ve established myself as a solo star.”