{"id":2892,"date":"2025-07-19T16:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:15:16","slug":"00s-pop-icon-reveals-how-crystal-meth-addiction-almost-killed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/00s-pop-icon-reveals-how-crystal-meth-addiction-almost-killed-him\/","title":{"rendered":"00s pop icon reveals how crystal meth addiction \u2018almost killed\u2019 him"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jon Lee of S Club 7 fame has spoken frankly about his addiction to party drugs (Picture: Lorne Thomson\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

S Club 7<\/a>’s Jon Lee has opened up about his past struggles with drugs and how crystal meth ‘almost killed’ him.<\/p>\n

The pop star rose to prominence in 1998<\/a> when the band was formed by ex-Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, also comprising Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole<\/a>, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara<\/a>, Hannah Spearritt<\/a>, and Rachel Stevens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lee rejoined the pop group for smaller reunions in the 2010s, including the 2023 arena tour, which took place without Spearritt<\/a>, who left when Cattermole died of heart failure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a new interview, the 43-year-old singer has admitted he once spent \u00a3250 per week on crystal meth, a habit that began long after S Club’s heyday.<\/p>\n

It also led to him being sectioned in 2019.<\/p>\n

‘I didn\u2019t even recognise myself at that time,’ he recalled. ‘Sometimes, in the midst of one of the psychotic episodes where I\u2019d be smashing my flat up with a hammer, I\u2019d catch sight of myself in the mirror and say, “What the f**k?”‘<\/p>\n

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Lee rose to fame as part of the pop group in 1998 (Picture: Tim Roney\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Reach hitmakers reunited on several occasions, including for a 2023 tour, minus Hannah Spearritt and the late Paul Cattermole (Picture: Karwai Tang\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crystal meth, a highly addictive recreational and performance-enhancing drug, can boost energy levels and confidence in the short term, but its longer-term health impacts can be devastating, such as serious depression, anxiety, memory loss, aggression, and hallucinations.<\/p>\n

On how it took over his life, Lee reflected to MailOnline<\/a>: ‘I\u2019d have a moment of lucidity, thinking, “I was a successful young man; I had a brilliant career, incredible life. What am I doing?”‘<\/p>\n

There were points when he found himself with ‘holes in the walls around [him]’ and ‘cuts all over [his] knuckles’, as well as a ‘swollen eye’ from punching himself in the head.<\/p>\n

Lee would sleep with a hammer underneath his bed, once breaking down his bathroom door out of paranoia after hallucinations convinced him there were other people in his apartment.<\/p>\n

‘I didn’t look anything like Jon from S Club, or what people would expect Jon from S Club to look like,’ he admitted, having also shaved his head in his thirties.<\/p>\n

His addiction struggles came to a head when concerned neighbours called police, after which the Reach hitmaker was sectioned, having been transported to a clinic via ambulance.<\/p>\n

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Lee began taking crystal meth and GHB long after the band’s heyday (Picture: Tim Roney\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The singer was sectioned in 2019, having been considered a ‘danger’ to himself (Picture: Lorne Thomson\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Acknowledging that he was a ‘danger to [himself]’, he said someone would sit outside his room, and he had to leave the door open.<\/p>\n

Lee, who also took\u00a0the party drug GHB, which is a type of liquid ecstasy, now has immense ‘regret’ for what his family went through during that period.<\/p>\n

‘I’m not sure how I’m still here,’ he stated, having previously taken four times the dose in his darkest moments with the intention of not waking up the next day.<\/p>\n

He also used hard drugs as a distraction from his grief after his dad’s death from Motor Neurone Disease\u00a0(MND) in 2014.<\/p>\n

While once unable to leave his flat for days on end, Lee went travelling three years ago to find himself.<\/p>\n

In India, he met a rescue dog, which he claims gave him a new purpose, resulting in him returning to the UK in 2022 with three rescues of his own.<\/p>\n

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Lee went travelling three years ago and managed to find a new ‘purpose’ (Picture: Mathew Tsang\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lee moved to Cornwall, living next door to his mum and sister.<\/p>\n

Career-wise, Lee is set to appear on the next series of Celebs Go Dating.<\/p>\n

And it’s believed Lee found the love he was looking for in the pre-recorded E4 series, as he’s now said to be dating Jordan Fairhurst.<\/p>\n

The performer, who came out publicly as gay in 2010, is said to have felt sparks fly ‘instantly’ upon meeting his new boyfriend under the dating agency.<\/p>\n

‘There was a real connection there from the get-go, and things developed really quickly,’ a source told The Sun<\/a>. ‘They have been on a few dates on the show, but now they are official and in a full-blown relationship.’<\/p>\n

‘Jon never expected to find something serious on the show, but Jordan really took him by surprise,’ added the insider.<\/p>\n

‘Fans will see how the relationship develops on the show, but it’s one of the love stories of the series. It’s all very sweet.’<\/p>\n

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Frank offers<\/a> confidential advice about drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com,<\/a>\u00a0message 82111 or call 0300 123 6600) or the NHS has information about getting help.<\/a><\/p>\n

Adfam<\/a>\u00a0has local groups for\u00a0families affected by drugs and alcohol and\u00a0DrugFam<\/a>\u00a0offers phone and email support to people affected by other people’s\u00a0drug or alcohol misuse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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